Description: The IT program director helps govern the planning and execution of information technology projects while also maintaining quality controls over technology decisions. While leading a technical team including IT program managers, this role is responsible for collaborating with key stakeholders and project managers to meet scope, timeline, and budget expectations. Provides oversight and connections from the project to other technology groups and the security team as needed. Accurately articulates milestone progress and speaks to executive leadership teams regarding project risks and issues. Develops and maintains quality assurance standards for information technology. Evaluates new requirements as well as upcoming risks to determine mitigation strategies and escalation needs to maintain project execution plans.
Direct Reports
Responsibilities: Provides leadership and guidance to a group of direct reports, including IT program management resources. Coordinates technology needs and decisions for assigned projects with other technology groups and stakeholders. Ensures the successful execution of project deliverables by assisting in the resolution of project risks, actions, issues, and decisions. Provides leadership and guidance to assigned project resources. Sets technology direction within the project to maintain alignment with BHE standards while also meeting stakeholder needs. Ability to work across other technology groups to review project requirements and expectations while providing alternatives if needed. Develops presentations and supporting documentation to communicate key milestone progress updates for leadership. Utilizes project tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO) and Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) to provide updates and actions on project tasks. Works closely with project management and other project stakeholders to align and deliver guidance and direction to the assigned project resources. Continuously seek out and, when appropriate, recommend opportunities for efficiencies within the project execution. Ability to professionally coordinate and communicate with all program stakeholders including IT, business partners and vendors.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science or related business or technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically, eight years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.) Eight years of information technology and/or project management. Experience in information technology system operation/environment and/or development. Understanding of agile methods, processes, and key concepts. Understanding of system development lifecycle within an enterprise. Ability to coordinate across teams to accomplish tasks. Effective project management skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently. Knowledge of information technology terms, equipment, systems, functions, and major vendors. Effective oral and written communication skills. Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Effective people skills and customer relationship skills. General understanding of IT operating and capital investment budgets. Understanding of company's existing IT environment and of applicable company policies, practices, and procedures. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Position descriptions are developed as guides for the employees of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The management team of Berkshire Hathaway Energy reserves the right to modify job responsibilities and position requirements to meet the corporate business goals and needs.
About US: MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.
About the Team: At MidAmerican Energy Company, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.
JOB INFO
Job Identification: 10001875
Job Category: Information Technology
Posting Date: 2024-10-24
Apply Before: 2024-11-24T02:57:00+00:00
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Locations: 4299 NW Urbandale Drive, Urbandale, IA, 50322, US
