Job Description

Company Description

Pilot Flying J is the 10th largest privately held company in North America with more than 28,000 team members. As the industry-leading network of travel centers, we have more than 950 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division is a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958, we are proud to be family owned and consider our team members to be part of the family. Our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Pilot Flying J is part of the Pilot Company family of brands that keeps North America's drivers moving, including E-Z Trip, Mr. Fuel, One9 Fuel Stop, Pride, StaMart and Xpress Fuel.

Job Description

Pilot seeks a Sr. IT Project Manager ideally with Oil & Gas, energy trading, or supply chain exposure.

The purpose of this job is to manage large, complex projects and contribute to standard project management practices used throughout the organization in order to establish consistency on processes and methods across all areas of business.

Manage projects throughout project lifecycle to plan projects, coordinate roadmaps, timeline and project deployment, communicate updates, determine return on investments and prioritize tasks

Conduct project scoping by analyzing, defining, and understanding business requests, gathering requirements, collecting data and metrics, preparing budgets, defining process flows, and gathering time estimates

 Liaise between PMO, Information Technology (IT), and business partners to ensure timely communication regarding priorities, project status, and training needs

 Identify and determine PMO project focus

 Consult business team members on prioritization of upcoming projects and identify resources necessary based on current project portfolio and business strategic direction

 Lead discussions within the PMO, manage standard project management templates and framework components, and determine initial version of the project management framework

Manage risk and risk mitigation plans for assigned projects

Use negotiaton skills to consistently resolve disputes without the need for escalation

Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose; ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level

 Ensure all activities are in compliance with rules, regulations, policies and procedures

 Complete other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business management, information technology, or related field preferred

Minimum five years’ IT project management or general management experience required ideally in energy trading, oil & gas or supply chain

Minimum three years’ project management office (PMO) experience required

Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

Project Management Institute Agile Certified Professional (ACP) Certification preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Qualifications

Associate degree in business management, information technology, or related field required *

Bachelor’s degree in business management, information technology, or related field preferred

 Minimum five years’ project management or general management experience required

Minimum three years’ project management office (PMO) experience required * Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

Project Management Institute Agile Certified Professional (ACP) Certification preferred

Knowledge of agile software development tools and techniques including Scrum and Kanban approaches

Working knowledge of programming techniques

Knowledge of root cause analysis (RCA) tools, brainstorming tools, and planning tools

Ability to anticipate stakeholder needs, resources required and expected follow-up, combined with working collaboratively to meet those needs

 Ability to make independent decisions for identifying an approach project methodology and framework

Ability to coach and motivate team members * Ability to prioritize projects with input from business and IT team members

 Ability to identify risks and dependencies of the project 

Strong organizational and attention to detail skills

 Strong analytical thinking skill

Ability to analyze and solve complex problems

Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Travel required less than 5%

General office work requiring sitting or standing for long periods of time

Application Instructions

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