Sr. Project Manager, IT

CECO Environmental•Addison, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior IT Project Manager will partner with CECO’s ERP team to lead enterprise business application transformation projects, including implementations, enhancements, and ERP migrations. The role manages multiple projects within scope, schedule, and cost constraints, using waterfall and agile approaches and dynamic change management to deliver business value and quality. It requires strong knowledge of enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, and HCM, with Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience, including D365 F&O. The Project Manager leads cross-functional teams of internal staff, third-party implementation partners, and business stakeholders. The role also supports M&A integration activities, particularly migrating acquired businesses’ applications and ERP systems, while coordinating with business workstreams and minimizing disruption to operations. The position is based onsite at CECO’s headquarters in Addison, Texas, and requires some domestic and international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience deploying enterprise business applications and customer-facing technologies.
At least 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in a corporate IT organization.
Recent and relevant experience performing D365 ERP migrations.
D365 Finance & Operations (F&O) experience.
Working knowledge of SOX compliance activities in the context of project management.
Experience building strong relationships with collaborators across an organization and with external partners.
Experience advancing technical projects with minimal oversight and adapting to new information, situations, or challenges.
Demonstrated knowledge of using Azure DevOps to manage ERP projects.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience with ERP migrations.
Previous M&A integration project management experience.
PMP certification and familiarity with PMBOK knowledge areas and processes for conventional or hybrid projects.
Agile certification such as CSM or PSM.
Experience in engineering design or commercial industrial manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Drive business application transformation projects under IT Program leadership and coordinate resources to create ERP migration plans.
Partner with IT ERP system architecture leads to define project timing, approach, and scope.
Communicate migration plans and project developments across IT and business stakeholders.
Lead and manage ERP migrations and traditional IT projects.
Create IT PMO project artifacts and identify and schedule deliverables, milestones, tasks, and required activities.
Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle and develop work plans with project staff.
Establish work plans and staffing for project activities, iterations, or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
Collaborate with internal and external project managers.
Conduct risk assessments and develop and implement mitigation plans.
Translate business needs into functional requirements and ensure the solution delivery team has a clear and complete understanding of them.
Manage organizational change, training, testing, data migration, and cutover activities.
Implement project communication plans, conduct weekly status and stakeholder meetings, and prepare status reports.
Coordinate with the internal audit team to manage and archive required project documentation.
Monitor project activities and ensure information accuracy, quality, integrity, and consistency across the enterprise.
Ensure project goals are accomplished and aligned with business objectives.
Assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority to project team members.
Direct and coordinate project schedule activities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
Follow established project reporting and documentation standards and procedures.
Ensure adherence to SOX controls by following documented approval and artifact-management guidelines and providing evidence for internal and external audits.
Identify continuous-improvement opportunities and help improve project and portfolio management maturity.
Partner with project sponsors, stakeholders, project teams and SMEs, business-unit management and executives, business analysts, developers, service providers, and consultants.
Support M&A integration workstreams, including application and ERP migrations, change communication, and coordination with business objectives while minimizing operational disruption.