IT Senior Project Manager

The IT PMO Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing a portfolio of complex projects in a technical environment. It involves managing/leading key programs and projects required to achieve our business and IT goals. This role requires a high level of ownership collaborating with key stakeholders, skilled in organizational change management and assume full accountability for managing and delivering projects and programs. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and manages a portfolio of IT programs that are comprised of highly visible, high-profile projects that span the organization and have significant enterprise impact.
• Develops overall program strategy to ensure proper sequencing and integration of large/complex projects within the portfolio and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as necessary, based upon the needs of the business.
• Actively work with all involved to mitigate risks by maintaining a project plan.
• Communicates with IT leadership and senior business leadership to review program strategy, direction, and changes.
• Experienced quantifying impacts of risks and issues to scope, schedule, budget and prioritizing and driving resolution.
• Continually evaluates and maintains efficiency in managing the portfolio of programs through planning, scheduling, and budget assessment.
• Lead and support the vision and strategy for assigned area of the program, including project investments, associated business, and functional requirements necessary to achieve defined business needs.
• Develop a deep knowledge of the assigned program technology and business unit, build positive relationships both horizontally and vertically.
• Coordinate the delivery and execution of all projects within the area of the program and prepare the team for the execution of projects.
• Help support the project prioritization process (e.g., ensure proposals get scored, get decision makers the data they need, etc.).
• Support the development of new programs to help achieve the strategic goals of the organization.
• Help support the intake of new project ideas to ensure they are properly vetted and triaged.
• Coordinate cross-project dependencies within a program.
• Help foster project manager compliance around project status reports and ensure portfolio dashboards/reports are current and accurate.
• Perform project QA to ensure required features and function shave been enabled and optimized.
• Gather project requirements (initial and detailed) from project stakeholders.
• Organize and coordinate programs and provide strategic guidance to teams and project managers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement PMO process improvements.
• Recommend changes that streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of services or products.

Organizational Change Management

• Support and drive knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Apply a change management process and tools to create a strategy to help optimize or facilitate a change initiative.
• Support the development and maintenance of a Project Change Strategy (Communications, Alignment, Training, Reinforcement and Resistance) and detailed plans.

Quality Assurance

• Implement quality assurance measures to ensure that process changes meet the desired objectives and deliver value.

Required Experience: 

• Proven experience in business process analysis and improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication (written and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in process mapping and analysis tools (e.g., BPMN, Six Sigma)
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with process modeling and automation software.
• Experience in digital transformation or using technology to drive customer business outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Project management skills to plan and execute process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with teams and across the organization.
• Methodical approach, with a firm understanding in Agile/Waterfall/other project management methodology principles.
• Familiarity with MS Dynamics 365 business applications (features, functionalities, and integrations).
• Experience implementing AEC360 solutions supporting project management, execution, and associated project accounting functions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, and other project management tools.
• Strong data analysis skills, including proficiency in data visualization and analysis tools.
• Proficiency in process modeling and diagramming software (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart)
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills, with a demonstrated ability to prepare and present detailed project reports.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Critical thinking and the ability to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Change management and training abilities to drive process adoption.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills.
• Understanding and experience within the end-to-end ERP implementation project life cycle.

Education 

Bachelor’s degree in business, Management, Information Technology, or a related field.• 

Licenses/ Registrations

Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management) are a plus.

Workplace Flexibility

The position is remote, with strong preference made to candidates in Eastern or Central Time Zones.  

Compensation

The approximate compensation range for this position is $115,000 to $150,000.  This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting.  Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

ABOUT US 

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity. 
 
Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous. 
 
We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life. 
 
We Make a Difference.