Patterson Companies, Inc.

Senior IT Project Manager

Patterson Companies, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ST PAUL • Colorado • Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $145,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage large and/or critical projects throughout all stages of the project lifecycle from initiation through closure.
  • Lead and direct high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.
  • Execute standard project deliverables, including: charters / scope documents, resource plans, work breakdown structures, project schedules, communication plans, meeting minutes and status reports.
  • Accountable in the development of process deliverables such as templates, process flows and review procedures.
  • Ensure that projects are completed that meet desired scope, quality, budget, and schedule.
  • Mentor other project managers and project coordinators to provide professional growth and ensure successful project delivery.
  • Remain current with Project Management Best Practices and Methodologies.
  • Create, modify, and train other Project Management team members on methodology processes and procedures.
  • Create and update detailed project plans.
  • Assign tasks and manage their progress to completion, documenting significant variations from originally estimated costs.
  • 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.
  • Work 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 and Patterson staff to develop discipline and corrective actions plans for issues that arise during projects.
  • Effectively communicate the progress of project activities to appropriate personnel to ensure their awareness of operational goals.

Requirements

  • 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.
Benefits
  • Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • Integrated Wellness Program
  • 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays
  • Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave
  • LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program)
  • Patterson Perks Program

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementproject lifecycle managementrisk mitigation strategiesprocess flowsresource planswork breakdown structuresproject schedulescharterscommunication plansstatus reports
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingdecision-makingattention to detailcustomer serviceindependent judgmentcritical thinking