JDE ERP Implementation Delivery Manager

Quanta Services•Houston, TX

About The Position

Quanta Services is seeking a JDE ERP Implementation Delivery Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementations, upgrades, and cloud migrations. The role owns program milestones, budget, and resource management across the project lifecycle, ensuring deployments are timely, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. The Delivery Manager partners with the PMO on schedules, governance, reporting, and KPIs, and works with Operations to align delivery milestones with business priorities and readiness. The position serves as 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 and the ability to lead complex, multi-phase, cross-functional programs. It provides day-to-day leadership to a project team of approximately 10 to 20 internal staff and contractors. Travel is required 25–40% of the time, including international travel as needed, with overnight travel required. The working environment is a standard office environment with regular domestic and international 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, including the ability to interact effectively with executive leadership, stakeholders, project teams, vendors, and technical resources.
Ability to lead a project team of approximately 10 to 20 internal staff and contractors.
Willingness to travel 25–40% of the time, including international travel as required, and overnight travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience in engineering, construction, infrastructure, or utility industries.
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 while 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 the program schedule, governance structure, steering committee reporting, and KPIs.
Oversee requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, and solution design with business stakeholders and functional leads.
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 delivery milestones with business readiness and operational priorities, and coordinate with the PMO to keep schedules and reporting current.
Manage relationships with system integrators, JDE consultants, and third-party vendors.
Drive change management and organizational readiness, and ensure adherence to the selected project methodology and internal PMO standards.
Identify and manage program risks and issues, escalate appropriately, and drive resolution with workstream owners, the PMO, and Operations stakeholders.
Lead a project team of 10 to 20 resources by assigning work, managing performance and capacity across workstreams, and escalating staffing needs.
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 to coordinate scope, budget, milestone delivery, and functional design across areas including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, and Payroll.