Senior IT Project Manager

 

 

 

Job ID:  517621

CRH's Americas Materials division is the leading integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and paving and construction services in North America. Our operations span North America with over 29,000 employees at close to 1,660 locations in 45 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.

 

Position Overview

CRH Americas Materials currently has ~15 different ERP systems (from two separate software vendors - SAP and Viewpoint) and is on a transformational journey to move to a single ERP environment with standardized business processes across the company. This will be a multi-year program with complex change management and implementation plans.

 

The Sr. IT Project Manager is a key role in this transformation and will manage multiple workstreams integrated plan, timeline, resource allocation, and cross-workstream interdependcies to ensure timely and on-budget completion of the program.

 

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily for multiple workstreams

• Plan, schedule and track project timelines, resources, milestones and deliverables using program/project management tools and best practices.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop and manage full-scale project plans and associated communications documents for all assigned projects.
• Set, communicate and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders in a timely, clear and concise manner.
• Conduct project closing and create lessons learned documentation identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path issues/risks.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, schedule, resources and budget.
• Identify any issues/risks to program/project success and develop mitigation plans to manage them throughout the project life cycle.
• Coordinate the efforts of all project team members and contractors, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Coordinate with IT Product Management to ensure that all program/project deliverables align with and support the strategic business goals of the applicable products.
• Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the program and any related projects.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

 

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• 10+ years ot experience working on IT projects
• 5+ years working on SAP implemenatations in various roles (such as Project Manager, Functional Analyst, Technical Developer, or Tester, etc.)
• 3+ years of managing and leading SAP ERP implemenatations
• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent technical Degree
• Experience working in complex, distributed business preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• CSM – Certified Scrum Master preferred

 

Physical Requirements

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.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% (average 25% but will be higher during key project milestones such as User Acceptance Testing, Go-Live)
• Overtime as required to meet project deadlines.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Hybrid work schedule and ability to come to the office atleast 3 times a week, but could be higher during peak periods.

 

Work Environment

• Office work environment including equipment such as computer, and projector

 

The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.  Other duties may be assigned as required.  Re