Information Technology Project Manager - Overland Park, KS (30953)

 Description 

The Watco team is expanding our Information Technology team to complement Watco’s growing role as a leader in the logistics industry.  This position’s goals are to ensure the successful completion of Information Technology projects. This includes projects that focus on infrastructure, data integration, 3rd party software deployment, application development, etc. A project’s successful completion is measured in both meeting requirements and delivering on time and within budget.

This position will work in tandem with change management initiatives throughout the Information Technology team. The intent is to make sure the projects are not only successfully implemented, but the ongoing adoption and usage to make these initiatives a success story for Watco’s IT journey.

 Responsibilities

• Develop clear and concise project plans that define the scope, responsibility, and requirements for IT team efforts as established by the project sponsor and subject matter experts.
• Work with various product owners on needed roadmaps and backlogs.
• Manage projects as defined by requirements, and ensure they are worked to completion on time within budget as best able.
• Provide needed scope management and change control to manage issues and address risks.
• Coordinate with project resources to track milestones and deliverables with the appropriate test plans and user acceptance.
• Manage vendor engagements and additional liaison activities.
• Provide needed status updates to the stakeholders that detail efforts and timelines; including any potential issues, any potential risks, any needed plans to mitigate that risk, and any needed root cause analysis in which those issues and risks resulted in missed deadlines.
• Assist with any change management efforts to support project turnover upon completion.
• Assist in developing, documenting, and maintaining best practices for project executions including establishing intra-department relations with other project managers to drive common best practices where applicable.
• Understand the business and technical needs and processes to ensure project deliverables are meeting the expectations of the business.
• Work with developers to ensure solutions are monitored, scalable, and follow industry best practices.
• Work with Quality Assurance Team to ensure appropriate test plans are built and executed.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Personal Attributes

• Customer service focused.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with limited supervision.
• Enjoys complicated challenges in a fast-paced, growing company.
• Well-organized, efficient, and knowledgeable.
• Respectful of others.

• 4+ years of project management experience.
• 1+ years of Agile methodologies with supporting tool experience.
• Experience with project management tools and software.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships built in respect and trust.
• Ability to motivate teams to work together, communicate, and deliver.
• Problem-solver with root cause identification skills.
• Well-defined presentation skills to various group sizes and seniority.
• Ability to manage priorities, assess, and adjust as needed.
• Ability to enforce IT standards, relationships, and processes.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Experience working in a 24x7 IT environment.
• Experience working in an Agile, DevOps, CI/CD environment.
• Ability to be a team leader to champion Watco’s IT strategy.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communications, Organization Behavior, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Desired Skills

• Project Management Certification.
• 1+ years of Business Intelligence or Enterprise Information Management experience.
• Experience working with major technology such as:
  • SAP S4
  • Data Warehouse / Databrick / Data Lake
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Azure SQL and MS SQL Server
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Power BI
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • UKG Pro Workforce
• Experience in the logistics industry, including rail.

Physical Demands