Description: The primary responsibility of this role is to manage and support a large ERP implementation project. The scope includes:
Implementing the Unanet ERP system with significant integration needs and business intelligence dashboarding.
Managing smaller sub-projects identified during fit-gap analysis or design phases.
Coordinating with stakeholders across our company to ensure business requirements are met, holding team members accountable for timely deliverables to keep the project on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management: Develop and update detailed project charters, scopes, management plans, work breakdown structures, and schedules. Coordinate with IS managers, technical leads, and key stakeholders.
Communications: Prepare and deliver status reports to sponsors and project teams. Communicate with end users and stakeholders, generate meeting notes, and follow up on action items.
Relationship Management: Maintain productive relationships with business owners and key clients. Ensure end-user testing is conducted and documented. Conduct formal reviews with business sponsors at project completion.
Project Monitoring: Monitor projects, identify resource needs, perform quality reviews, and escalate issues related to scope, budget, quality, and timelines. Formulate recovery plans or assess impacts if not recoverable.
Budget Management: Determine project budgets and continuously monitor actual costs versus budget. Conduct root cause analysis for budget discrepancies.
Human Resource Management
Assist in determining staffing requirements and forming project teams.
Identify roles, skills, and knowledge required for successful project execution.
Ensure staff has the necessary resources and skills to support work initiatives.
Standards and Continuous Improvement
Utilize and develop established project standards and procedures, including templates, processes, workflows, and tools based on Project Management Institute practices.
Contribute to the development of new quality metrics.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 7+ years of IT/MIS project management experience.
Project management certification or completion of a recognized project management curriculum is desired.
Experience managing large IT projects across multiple technical disciplines.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Thorough understanding of ERP systems and related terminology.
Direct experience managing large-scale ERP projects, particularly in financial or procurement systems.
Experience working with government contractors is highly desirable.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Teams.
Ability to take initiative, work independently, and meet strict deadlines.
Strong communication skills are essential.
Additional Information
No security clearance required.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Hybrid position with a preference for local candidates.
Contact: cbeasty@judge.com
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