IT Project Manager

15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

A Brief Summary of This Position :

This individual contributor role drives the successful planning and execution of Business Application projects and overall project delivery. It maintains overall responsibility for reviewing, planning, organizing, and directing Business Applications program and / or project initiatives. This position will drive consistent process and project management practices across IT and Business Applications, resulting in predictable, measurable services. This individual will work closely with senior leaders, both internal and external to IT and Business, to ensure an alignment of personnel and services with business priorities while creatively identifying solutions. Furthermore, this position serves as the coordinator among all Valmont functional groups to establish a common practice for project management and delivery.

It is essential to embody Valmont’s core values of Passion, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, and Delivering Results while cultivating a workplace where employees feel valued, trusted, understood, and respected.

Essential Functions :

This position reports to the Director of Enterprise Applications Integration and has no direct or indirect reports.

This role requires up to 20% travel both domestic and international, overnight travel required; Regular travel between Valley and Omaha sites.

Flexible, hybrid schedule with ability to report into the office 3 days per week.

Ability to manage internal and external projects from inception to successful implementation in a cross-functional environment.

Define resource requirements and partners with business process / product owners to ensure that complex projects are appropriately resourced and completed within committed time, scope, and budget.

Understanding of the software development process, including requirement gathering, analysis / design, development tools / technologies, release / version control, contemporary testing methodologies, and deployment management.

Strong analysis, design, and implementation experience with expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.

Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.

Ability to communicate needs and schedules to customers, as well as ensuring that plans are in place and standards are adhered to.

Present and explain technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding.

Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with stakeholders regarding pertinent project updates and activities.

Support the development of project management standards and procedures.

Other Important Details about the Role :

Initiates and implements new technologies, methodologies, processes, and procedures that will support Company goals.

Demonstrates skill in conceptualizing creative solutions, as well as documenting them and presenting / selling them to senior management.

Coaches the project team to initiate and present the right questions to gain insight into the business issues and needed resolutions.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate

Preferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience.

6+ years of progressively responsible experience as a project manager.

Must be able to work effectively with people at all levels, solve personal conflicts, understand and diagnose the causes of change resistance and lead without authority.

Experience with implementing and maintaining business systems to support a corporate business environment / function.

Demonstrate advanced level analytical and problem-solving skills and root cause analysis.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all levels.

Must have leadership skills with the ability to influence, build relationships, manage high priority items, and adjust to shifting priorities while meeting deadlines.

Demonstrates the ability to adapt to and lead change.

High level of initiative and self-motivation.

Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Experience successfully implementing ERP systems in a project management role.

Highly Qualified Candidates May Also Possess These Qualifications :

Masters / Graduate degree.

Project Management Certification.

Familiar with the alignment between project management, lean manufacturing, and IT applications.

Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall system development methodologies.

Familiarity with ERP Systems, specifically IFS or QAD.

Familiarity with Transportation Management Systems, HR / Finance systems.

Additional language skills in Spanish, French, Polish and / or Portuguese.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following :

Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

401k retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Employer paid life insurance

Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

Work Life Support

Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.

Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.

Valmont serves two primary markets — agriculture and infrastructure — and seven diverse product lines : Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries.

That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.

• That’s the value we add.