Senior IT Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager will manage large and/or critical projects throughout all stages of the project lifecycle from initiation through closure.  This position leads and directs high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.  Responsibilities include execution of standard project deliverables, as required, including: charters / scope documents, resource plans, work breakdown structures, project schedules, communication plans, meeting minutes and status reports.   This individual will also be accountable in the development of process deliverables such as templates, process flows and review procedures.  The Senior Project Manager ensures that projects are completed that meet desired scope, quality, budget, and schedule.

Our preference is for this individual to be located within 50 miles of our Corporate Offices in either Mendota Heights, MN or Loveland, CO. This is a Hybrid position and in-person attendance is expected to foster collaboration, innovation, and team connection.

Essential Functions

Leadership/Strategy:

• Mentors other project managers and project coordinators to provide professional growth and ensure successful project delivery.

• Remains current with Project Management

• Best Practices and Methodologies to ensure company is effective and efficient with utilizing and deploying industry standard practices.

• Creates, modifies, and trains other Project Management team members on methodology processes and procedures. Operational:

• Create and update detailed project plans that outline specific tasks that need to be accomplished to ensure successfully deployed initiatives.

• Assign tasks and manage their progress to completion, documenting significant variations from originally estimated costs.

• Follow established project methodology when creating project plans and implementing solutions. Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel. Manage the successful release of software throughout the project lifecycle.

• Provide leadership and support by working with project sponsors and workgroups to analyze information, document critical processes, and identify improvement opportunities.

• Senior Project Manager works with various departments in the creation and approval of Statements of Work and other required documents.

• Identify areas of risk, escalate as appropriate, developing risk mitigation strategies and implement mitigation actions for the risks identified.

• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report (lessons learned) in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements. -

• Partner with business customers, 3rd party vendors (participate in RFI/RFP process, vendor selection) and Patterson staff to develop discipline and corrective actions plans for issues that arise during projects.  

Communication:

• Effectively communicates the progress of project activities to appropriate personnel to insure their awareness of the activities, the degree of resource investment, and to assure that the project / activities continue to meet operation goals.

• Ability to work and communicate executive level project summaries either write or in stand-up presentations

• Communicate clearly on the factual status of project progress, issues, timelines and implementation metrics.

• Identify areas of risk, escalate as appropriate, developing risk mitigation strategies and implement mitigation actions for the risks identified. Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report (lessons learned) in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.  

Budget

• Budget for projects by leading and gathering cost estimates from internal and external vendors for software, hardware and labor required to implement each project.

• Recommends process improvements to processes that result in more efficient, cost saving procedures for future projects.  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Business, or area of functional responsibility preferred, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.

• At least 8 years of Project Management experience.

• Experience using project management tools and methodologies, and a proven ability to develop successful collaborative working relationships with a variety of industries.

• Ability to effectively communicate with business leaders and collaborate with cross-department representatives.

• Ability to manage projects of any type (IT and non-IT) and projects with International components. Proven success managing large projects (12-18 months in duration) with multiple cross-department ties (IT and business).

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects, conflicting priorities and schedules simultaneously, meeting all deadlines.

• Strong customer service skills, sense of urgency responding to internal and external customers. - Attention to detail producing high quality work products.

• Ability to take direction from several individuals and be self-directed.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong positive problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Demonstrate best practices in professional relationships.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and critical thinking.

• Travel domestically and internationally up to 0-10% if required for project success.  

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP Certification

• Active in the PM Community; locally and nationally (PMI, local PM think tanks, etc).

• Experience mentoring Project Managers

The potential compensation range for this role is below.

$100,000 - $145,000

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount would be based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills. $94,100.00 - $117,700.00