Software Project Manager

Job Description

The primary focus of this position will be to closely collaborate with all the stakeholders of project development Project Management BA development QA documentation in order to meet the specified requirements of a given software project. This role is responsible to ensure the project releases adhere to agreed schedule scope and budget. This position will manage the development and deployment of warehouse and distribution center automation solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

• Apply engineering concepts in accordance with Fortnas engineering objectives to drive the development and deployment of creative effective and timely software solutions within the triple constraints of schedule scope & budget

• Preparing publishing distributing and maintaining detailed project schedules via the Work Breakdown Structure

• Liaising with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis

• Setting and continually managing project expectations with sprint teams and other stakeholders

• Interfacing with multiple groups within a lifecycle which include: internal sprint teams external stakeholders and end users

• Identifying managing and controlling the change control process both with internal and external stakeholders

• Assuming responsibilities for risk management and risk mitigation

• Tracking project costs and preparing associated forecasts

• Ensuring that project releases are completed to design specifications and as per the Definition of Done

• Managing issues as they arise creating and tracking punch lists as necessary

• Traveling to project sites as necessary to facilitate successful project implementation

• Creating and managing project records; archiving proper files for retention through Fortnas Data Management System

• Attending internal and external project meetings

• Conducting project post-mortems and prepare recommendations report identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements

• Participate and help drive continuous process improvements and adoption to ensure delivery of extremely high-quality software projects

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in software engineering computer science or a related field

• 4 - 7 years of technical experience with project management

• Cross functional team management experience

• Strong understanding of software principles and methodologies

• Ability to employ persuasion/negotiation skills with discretion and consideration

• Project costing and forecasting experience

• Risk management and risk mitigation experience

• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language

• Highly motivated directed and a team player

• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

• Experience working in a team-oriented collaborative environment

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Strong interpersonal organizational time management and problem-solving skills

• Ability to travel nationally and internationally approximately 10-15% of the time

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Industrial automation software and/or material handling experience

• PMP certification

• Business degree is preferred but not required

• Scrum certification

The base salary range for this role is $87600 to $145800. This base salary range represents the low and high end of the base salary range for this position. Actual base salary offered will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location level job-related knowledge skills experience and performance.

This job description describes the general nature and level of work expected of a person assigned to this position. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.

It is the policy of FORTNA and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition status with regard to public assistance veteran status citizenship status (if authorized to work in the U.S.) or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition FORTNA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.