SR IT Project Manager

Essential Functions

• Implementation and Integration: Lead the implementation of Oracle/Microsoft projects, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and processes. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, develop specifications, and ensure the solution meets business needs. Coordinate with Oracle and other third-party vendors to ensure timely and effective delivery of services.
• Project Planning and Management: Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation. Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and deliver projects within budget. Define project success criteria and communicate them to involved parties throughout the project lifecycle.
• Jira Administration, Team Leadership and Collaboration: Administer, configure, and optimize Jira Cloud to support project, workflow, permission, and automation needs across technology teams. Assemble and lead cross-functional project teams, providing direction and support to team members. Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment. Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and senior management.
• Risk Management: Identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks. Develop contingency plans to address potential challenges and ensure project continuity.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure that project deliverables meet the highest quality standards and are aligned with business requirements. Conduct regular reviews and audits to ensure compliance with project objectives and standards.
• Change Management: Develop and implement change management strategies to support the adoption of Oracle Field Services. Provide training and support to end-users to ensure successful system utilization.
• Vendor Management: Identify and engage with third-party vendors and suppliers to support program and project needs. Negotiate and manage vendor contracts and relationships, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and on-time delivery of goods and services. Be the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, ensuring open and transparent communication. Develop and execute communication plans to keep stakeholders informed and engaged.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• In-depth knowledge of IT processes and tools as it pertains to project management, financial management and resource planning.
• 10+ years in IT program management, including leadership roles with a focus on agile delivery.
• Strong financial acumen with a successful track record in budget management.
• Able to design and execute strategic IT support initiatives in alignment with business objectives.
• Proficiency in vendor management, contract negotiations, and procurement processes.
• Familiarity with the field service business and process/tools to facilitate running a crew based field services business.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., ITIL, PMP) or technical certifications are advantageous.

Other Skills

• Experience with Oracle cloud products including Field services, Fusion HCM, Fusion ERP and CX cloud.
• Experience with Microsoft products including Dynamics 360, Azure EDW and Power apps.
• Master's degree in computer science, CIS, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a leadership role of a large matrixed organization.
• 8+ years of experience managing operational and/or project financial budgets.
• 8+ years of IT experience developing and implementing systems within an organization.
• 8+ years of experience managing systems analysis, including defining technical requirements and performing high level design for complex solutions.

Physical Demands

• Regular attendance is required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

About Us

Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, workforce and equipment to perform any job.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pike Enterprises, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.

Engineering

Pike Engineering employees play critical roles in ensuring that essential services like electric power, gas, telephone and wireless communications are up and running when people and businesses need them. We offer engineering opportunities in transmission and distribution, substations, smart meter technologies, renewable energy, telecommunications, storm damage assessment and more.