ORNL ERP Deputy Project Manager

Requisition Id 12273 

Overview: 

The Project Management Office (PMO) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a Deputy Project Manager to support the planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closeout of the ORNL ERP Project which will upgrade ORNL’s current SAP ECC environment to SAP S/4HANA.

 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. Our diverse capabilities span a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines, enabling the Laboratory to explore fundamental science challenges and to carry out the research needed to accelerate the delivery of solutions to the marketplace. As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

The position will report to the PMO. Though the position directly supports the existing ORNL ERP Project Manager, the position is highly visible requiring direct interaction with the Chief Information Officer (CIO)/Information Technology Services Division (ITSD), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as well as all other levels within the business services organization, IT, and Research organizations including section heads, Group and Team Leaders, Enterprise Architects, vendors, principal investigators, R&D staff, and others. It is expected that the Deputy Project Manager will acclimate such that experience gained on the S/4HANA upgrade prepares the individual to lead future business system upgrades as a Project Manager.

 

Specific responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and manages Project Management Plans (PMP), Configuration Management Plans, work breakdown structures, project tasking and sequencing for project schedules.

• Manages and directs complex matrixed project teams. Ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget and are of acceptable quality.

• Ensures projects execute communications plans, appropriately summarizes project status, interfaces with project workstream/task leads, project sponsors, Service Portfolio Managers (SPM), ITSD leadership teams and resources.

• Identifies, diagnoses, and consults on project risks, identifies mitigation strategies.

• Assesses project risks/issues, problems, implements corrective actions, executes baseline changes where necessary.

• Acts as an advocate for project management by providing information, recommendations, guidance, and assistance to business & IT staff regarding PM best practices to elevate overall staff project management knowledge.

• Prepares and presents presentations and reports as required, providing recommendations and findings on matters relating to projects.

• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in project management, computer science, business management, information systems, or related disciplines.

• A minimum of 5 years of related project management experience with 2 years or more in a lead role, understanding of IT hardware, software, and systems.

• Demonstrated practical experience in IT project work, especially application development and major infrastructure/technology deployments and upgrades.

• Knowledge of modern application software development lifecycle processes such as Agile.

• A thorough understanding of PMI/PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas, and hands-on experience with the processes within the Knowledge Areas of Integration, scope, time, cost, communication, risk, and stakeholder management.

• Significant experience with project planning and management tools, particularly in terms of scope organization, defining deliverables & requirements, detaile