What are the responsibilities and job description for the Information Technology Project Manager position at New River Electrical Corporation?
We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead department-level and complex, enterprise-wide technology and transformation initiatives. You'll own and drive a portfolio of projects from concept through delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, and ensuring projects land on time and within scope. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on bringing structure to ambiguity, improving processes, and knows how to get things done in a dynamic environment. This position reports to the Director of the Project Management Organization within the IT & Transformation Office.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project management for enterprise-wide technology initiatives, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout
- Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders and sponsors.
- Support software selection processes, including guiding business leadership in the decision-making process
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, resource plans, and budgets
- Identify risks and dependencies; develop mitigation strategies and escalate issues appropriately
- Drive change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of new systems and processes
- Facilitate requirements gathering and documentation with business and technical teams
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and project outcomes
- Communicate project status, milestones, and key decisions to stakeholders at all levels
- Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal teams across multiple locations
- Travel for this position is up to 20% and will consist of overnight stays
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Requires 7 years of professional experience with minimum of 3 years of project management experience with a track record of delivering complex department-level and enterprise-scale projects
- Strong background in technology and IT projects (software implementations, infrastructure, digital transformation, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience in change management, helping organizations adopt new tools, processes, or systems
- Solid skills in requirements definition and translating business needs into actionable project plans
- Experience driving process improvement initiatives
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, with attention to details
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
- Experience with Project tracking software such as Smartsheet or Microsoft Project
- PMP, PgMP, or similar project management certification
- Background in Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methodologies
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee is required to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods of time.