Project Manager, ePMO

Victaulic is a global provider of mechanical pipe joining solutions and engineering services. The Project Manager will lead complex enterprise initiatives through planning, design, development, and deployment, managing scope, schedules, resources, risks, stakeholders, and delivery outcomes. The role also involves improving project management processes and coordinating multiple cross-functional workstreams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and utilize standard templates to accurately and concisely convey project schedule and status
• Collaborate with project sponsors and representatives of the business to define project scope and vision
• Leverage subject matter expertise in driving conversations and/or influencing decisions/direction with Business, Technology, and functional partners
• Plan and drive execution of initiatives in partnership with internal and cross-functional teams
• Develop detailed project plans and milestones, coordinating with cross-organizational team members (technology, business, vendors, etc.) to determine resource needs
• Control project scope, schedules, milestones, resources, and potential issues
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Devise contingency plans to mitigate risk, manage expectations, and escalate when necessary
• When relevant, track defects through the testing phase, ensure timely fixes, and manage release schedule
• Identify creative and timely solutions to key challenges while motivating the project teams to complete critical tasks
• Establish and maintain relationships with the business and third parties/vendors
• Identify priorities and manage multiple workstreams, coordinating activities across departments to ensure deliverables are tracked in line with due dates
• Conduct regular status meetings with project teams to manage progress against the project plan and keep members informed of updates and changes
• Communicate relevant project information to management, understanding how to communicate difficult and sensitive information tactfully
• Publish status reports for project sponsors and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are clearly understood
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Continuously analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing project management processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes
• Manage additional tasks as assigned through Operational Excellence

Requirements:

• • Minimum Associate's degree
• • 5+ years of project management experience
• • Experience managing complex, large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders
• • Experience managing software projects within various business areas
• • Ability to analyze complex business processes, propose and explain multiple solutions, and negotiate a compromise
• • Ability to create reports, analyses, or scorecards for the management team, with strong verbal and written presentation skills
• • Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• • Demonstrated leadership within a dynamic and fast-paced team environment
• • Ability to exercise independent judgment, effectively prioritize, and execute tasks while under pressure
• • Ability to manage multiple projects with overlapping schedules
• • Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• • Focused and assertive with a strong customer service orientation
• • Goal-oriented, highly self-motivated and directed
• • Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
• • Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• • Willingness to be flexible in schedule, make infrequent overnight travel, and work occasional overtime
• • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, etc.)
• • Proficiency using project management software such as MS Project, JIRA, Smartsheet, etc
• All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the applicable country on a full-time basis without the need for employer-sponsored immigration support now or in the future
• • B.S. or B.A. degree
• • Project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP)
• • Experience managing the implementation of cloud-based software and major system migrations