Senior Manager, Operational Systems

LS Power Development, LLC•East Brunswick Township, NJ

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Operational Systems is responsible for defining the strategy, governance, and continuous evolution of the company’s core platforms supporting asset management and project development across energy infrastructure. This role owns CMMS, project management, and procurement systems, ensuring they are integrated, scalable, and aligned with business priorities and financial controls and supporting current ERP D365 team. As the business owner of operational systems, this individual ensures platforms are configured and governed to support standardized workflows for work orders, project execution, procurement activities, and associated spend. The role drives system architecture, data governance, and platform roadmaps, establishing consistency across asset management, capital projects, and vendor management workflows. Working across accounting, operations, development, and IT, this role ensures systems deliver transparency, discipline, and control over budgets, approvals, and spend, while enabling informed decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

Think strategically about how systems enable operations and financial performance
Can translate business needs into scalable, well-governed solutions
Drive alignment across teams and enforce standards
Focus on data integrity, efficiency, and continuous improvement
10+ years of experience managing CMMS, EAM, project management, or procurement systems in asset-intensive industries (energy, utilities, infrastructure, industrials)
Demonstrated ownership of system strategy, governance, and roadmap development
Strong experience with system integrations, data architecture, and platform migrations
Proven ability to design and implement standardized workflows and enterprise governance frameworks
Experience enabling budget tracking, approval workflows, and spend management through operational systems
Deep understanding of asset management and capital project lifecycle processes
Understanding of accounting principles and their application within operational systems, including project accounting, cost tracking, and financial reporting
Experience with IBM Maximo (or similar CMMS/EAM platforms)
Experience overseeing Maximo configuration and administration (Work Orders, Assets, Locations, Preventive Maintenance, Inventory, and Purchasing modules), including user roles, workflow automation, and escalation rules
Experience administering ERP project management and procurement modules, including project structures, budget management, procurement workflows, and financial integration
Familiarity with Maximo-to-ERP integrations, including master data synchronization (assets, vendors, cost centers) and financial data flows
Experience leading vendor engagement and coordinating with external system providers
Track record of driving cross-functional initiatives across accounting, operations, development, and IT
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience building reporting frameworks and dashboards
Experience leading system implementations or large-scale enhancements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field (advanced degree a plus)

Responsibilities

Define and execute the strategy and roadmap for operational systems, aligning platforms with business objectives, growth plans, and financial governance requirements
Serve as the enterprise owner of CMMS (IBM Maximo) and ERP project management and procurement platforms with accountability for performance, scalability, continuous improvements and long-term evolution and supporting current ERP D365 team.
Establish and enforce enterprise-wide standards for work order management, project execution, procurement, and vendor management workflows
Design and govern system-enabled processes for budget planning, approval workflows, and spend management across operations and capital projects
Lead system architecture and integrations across platforms, ensuring seamless data flow, consistent master data, and reliable financial reporting
Oversee the administration and optimization of Maximo and ERP modules supporting asset management, maintenance, project tracking, and procurement
Govern integration between Maximo and ERP platforms, including vendors, assets, projects, and cost structures, to ensure consistency and accurate financial postings
Define and enforce procurement system controls, including vendor setup, approval workflows, and spend authorization frameworks
Partner cross-functionally with accounting, development, operations, supply chain, and IT to align systems with business processes and drive adoption of standardized practices
Develop reporting frameworks and dashboards to support operational performance, capital tracking, vendor management, and financial oversight
Establish and maintain data governance standards to ensure accuracy, consistency, and auditability across systems
Lead vendor engagement for system providers, including performance management, contract oversight, and service delivery
Provide leadership, training, and guidance to system users and supporting resources to drive adoption, data quality, and process compliance