JDE ERP Implementation Delivery Manager

Quanta Services Management Partnership•Houston, TX

About The Position

Quanta Services is seeking a JDE ERP Implementation Delivery Manager to lead planning, execution, and successful delivery of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementation, upgrade, and cloud migration projects. The role is accountable for program milestones, budget, and resource management across the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. The Delivery Manager partners with the PMO on program schedules and governance and with Operations to align milestones with business priorities and readiness. The position is the primary liaison among sponsors, business stakeholders, functional and technical workstream leads, system integrators, and third-party vendors. It leads enterprise-wide implementations and acquisitions and provides hands-on program leadership across multiple operating companies. The role requires extensive JD Edwards EnterpriseOne delivery experience, ERP implementation methodology expertise, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex, multi-phase delivery efforts. It provides day-to-day leadership to a project team of approximately 10 to 20 internal staff and contractors. The position includes domestic and international travel, including overnight travel, with travel estimated at 25–40% of the time. The work environment is a standard office environment with regular travel to support program delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
7 to 10 years of ERP program or project delivery experience, including at least 3 to 5 years managing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementation or upgrade projects.
Demonstrated success delivering full-cycle JD Edwards implementations, major upgrades, or cloud migrations.
Strong understanding of JDE modules such as Finance, Distribution/Logistics, Procurement, Workforce Management, and Project Costing, and how they integrate across the enterprise.
Exceptional program management, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interact effectively with executive leadership, business stakeholders, project teams, vendors, and technical resources.

Nice To Haves

Experience in engineering, construction, infrastructure, or utility industries is highly desirable/preferred.
Experience in large, multi-company organizations, particularly in engineering, construction, infrastructure, or utility industries.
Experience serving as the recognized delivery authority for an ERP implementation program and working closely with a PMO and Operations function.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-workstream initiatives with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Own delivery of project milestones, budget tracking, and resource allocation for JD Edwards implementations, upgrades, and rollouts; partner with the PMO on program schedule, governance, steering committee reporting, and KPIs.
Work with business stakeholders and functional leads to oversee requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, and solution design sessions.
Coordinate functional and technical workstreams across modules including Finance, P2P, Equipment, Workforce Management, Project Costing, and Contract and Service Billing.
Oversee cutover planning, data migration, and go-live activities, and direct system integration testing and user acceptance testing.
Partner with Operations to align milestone delivery with business readiness and operational priorities, and coordinate with the PMO to maintain program schedules and reporting.
Manage relationships with system integrators, JDE consultants, and third-party vendors.
Drive change management and organizational readiness, and ensure adherence to the selected Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodology and internal PMO standards.
Manage program-level risks and issues by identifying delivery risks, escalating as appropriate, and driving resolution with workstream owners, the PMO, and Operations stakeholders.
Lead a project team of 10 to 20 resources, including assigning work, managing performance and capacity across workstreams, and escalating staffing needs to functional and vendor leads.
Oversee post-go-live stabilization and hypercare with the PMO, and coordinate knowledge transfer to ongoing support teams.
Mentor project team members, promote knowledge sharing, and provide delivery leadership across the organization.
Apply ERP program management and business process fundamentals, including understanding how scope, budget, and milestone delivery interact with functional design across General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Payroll, and other applications integrated with JD Edwards.