SAP Project Manager

Wave 2 is a complex enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative involving one of the PA TURNPIKEs core business applications and numerous interconnected systems business processes and stakeholders.

Successful delivery will require a highly motivated experienced PM with exceptional organizational communication coordination and leadership skills. The PM must be capable of managing multiple concurrent workstreams navigating technical and business dependencies proactively identifying and mitigating risks and coordinating effectively with IT teams business stakeholders vendors and executive leadership.

The selected resource will be expected to provide strong project governance maintain accountability for deliverables milestones and budget estimations as well as ensure that Wave 2 initiatives remain aligned with PA TURNPIKEs strategic priorities operational needs and established project management standards.

Current SAP Environment:

PA TURNPIKE operates a complex cloud-based multi-tiered multi-client SAP environment that includes but is not limited to the following platforms and solutions:

SAP S/4HANA

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)

SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

SAP Datasphere

SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM)

The SAP environment also supports numerous critical integrations with internal and external systems including:

SmartDocs: Vendor Portal

SAP SuccessFactors: Recruiting Onboarding Employee Central (EC) Mini Master and Compensation

OnBase: Document Management

AgileAssets: Signs Tunnels and Pavement/Road Asset Management

ServiceNow: Change Management and Asset Tracking

Qlik Sense: Data Analytics and Dashboarding

Board: Operating Budget

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Kahua: Engineering Project Management

Financial Institutions

Benefit Providers

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The selected candidate will perform the following duties:

• Manages and coordinates the activities of internal and/or external staff involved in multiple IT projects of varying complexity.
• Develops and maintains project artifacts as required using PA TURNPIKE or other established project management standards procedures templates and methodologies.
• Builds and manages the detailed integrated project plan and schedule that captures all task level detail with deliverables milestones cross-functional dependencies etc. while mapping the critical path.
• Estimates and maintains cost plan(s) during all phases of the project.
• Plan and schedule resources efficiently by ensuring that the right resources are allocated and available to the right project activities at the right time.
• Forecasts and enables resource capacity planning in a dynamically changing business environment. It is critical to forecast and get real-time foresight into project resourcing so that the project can take corrective actions ahead of time.
• Establishes project governance framework with a structured approach to govern the project activities. This framework must have well-defined roles responsibilities escalation paths and decision-making processes.
• Coordinates with business owners and other analysts to define and refine the project scope.
• Performs project management duties through the entire project lifecycle including initiating planning executing monitoring and controlling and closing.
• Conducts lessons learned sessions during and after projects to identify recommendations for improvement.
• Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with technology staff business owners project sponsors vendors and key clients.
• Coordinates all project activities with System Integrator Project Managers including interrelated projects within the PA TURNPIKE landscape.
• Manages all project artifacts including signoffs.
• Adheres to the PA TURNPIKE PMO Playbook and referenced artifacts.

Desired Skillset/Minimum Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of ten (10) years of expertise in project/project management of projects of various size and subject matter including but not limited to integration scope schedule communication vendor and risk planning and management.
• The candidate must have experience managing high profile subject matter vendors within the on-prem and cloud landscape.
• Experience with Enterprise Business Solutions specifically SAP/ERP projects as a Project Manager.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Experience with multi-year projects.
• Strong skills with leadership conflict management and negotiation.
• Must have expert level knowledge and extensive experience in creating and maintaining integrated plans in MS Project and or MS Project online.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.