SAP Project Manager

Why Cadre5?

• Working with highly talented team members
• 3 weeks’ vacation
• Excellent medical insurance, up to 100% paid by employer and contributions to HSA Plans

Job Responsibilities:

• 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, detailed scheduling & cost estimation, resource loading, budgeting, status & reporting, change control, and maintaining post-project lessons learned.
• Experience in SAP ERP (SAP ECC, SAP S/4 Hana) for all areas supporting the business functions in Supply Chain Management, Procure-to-Pay, Order to Cash, MM, WMS
• An advanced degree in project management, business management, computer science, information systems, or related discipline is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with IT-specific project management methods, such as Agile and its associated processes.
• Experience operating with the rigor of a Software Development Lifecycle.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills working in a matrix/collaborative environment with a broad range of individuals, particularly including scientists, engineers, managers, administrators, and technicians.
• Strong communicator at all levels of an organization including executive management and external stakeholders.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "Q" clearance is required. This requires US Citizenship.