Graton Resort & Casino
Overview
The IT Project Manager is part of a highly collaborative IT solutions team that works closely together to tackle projects ranging from enterprise infrastructure to software implementations and business process improvement initiatives. Primary responsibilities for this role include planning and managing individual projects, partnering with vendors implementation teams, communicating with and aligning stakeholders and project teams, and managing exceptions to ensure smooth delivery of quality results on schedule and budget. Responsibilities
Responsible for redefining hospitality at Graton Resort & Casino while living, supporting, and promoting our values. Perform responsibilities in accordance with all Company standards, policies, and procedures. Collaborate with project owners and stakeholders to break down business goals and initiatives into projects by defining objectives, scope, deliverables and benefits/outcomes. Plan projects comprehensively including phasing, activities, schedules, resourcing, risks, budgets and project measures. Manage project execution throughout the project lifecycle by coordinating project teams and outside vendors, facilitating a variety of project activities, managing scope and deliverable targets, driving risk and issue mitigation, coordinating testing and change management, and facilitating communication with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Create and maintain project artifacts including charters, work plans, timelines, resource plans, communications plans, test plans, RAID (Risk/Assumption/Action/Issue/Dependency/Decision) trackers, budget tracking, and checklists. Ensures project team members understand their roles and responsibilities and holds team members accountable by providing feedback and escalation where appropriate. For vendor-led projects, partner with vendor teams as a liaison to ensure well-coordinated Graton team participation and that Graton PMO practices are utilized where needed. Track and manage inter-dependent project timelines and milestones across all projects to advise and coordinate on prioritization and resource planning with the team. Manage budgets, purchasing, and ROI tracking for assigned projects. Participate in the continuous improvement of IT processes and practices. Create, maintain and organize technical documentation. This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced, or delegated by Management to meet the business needs of the property. Requirements
Required Qualifications: Ability to communicate effectively with Guests, Team Members and Management in both written and verbal form. Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent experience. Five (5) years of experience with Information Systems. Strong foundation in leadership. Minimum five (5) years experience managing or supervising other individuals. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in IT project management with large scale implementations. PMO and portfolio management experience preferred. Experience with leading and mentoring technical teams. A proven track record of building and fostering the continual growth of highly successful technical teams. Experience with all aspects of the project management lifecycle. Deep knowledge of project management and collaboration tools. PMP certification from PMI is preferred, or willingness to obtain certification. Strong understanding of and experience with predictive methodology is required. Experience with relevant PC software applications such as Microsoft O/S and MS-Office, Visio, and project management tools. Ability to work well in a highly team driven environment. Ability to perform well under pressure. Physical Requirements
Manual dexterity to operate job related equipment. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without assistance. Graton Resort & Casino #J-18808-Ljbffr
The IT Project Manager is part of a highly collaborative IT solutions team that works closely together to tackle projects ranging from enterprise infrastructure to software implementations and business process improvement initiatives. Primary responsibilities for this role include planning and managing individual projects, partnering with vendors implementation teams, communicating with and aligning stakeholders and project teams, and managing exceptions to ensure smooth delivery of quality results on schedule and budget. Responsibilities
Responsible for redefining hospitality at Graton Resort & Casino while living, supporting, and promoting our values. Perform responsibilities in accordance with all Company standards, policies, and procedures. Collaborate with project owners and stakeholders to break down business goals and initiatives into projects by defining objectives, scope, deliverables and benefits/outcomes. Plan projects comprehensively including phasing, activities, schedules, resourcing, risks, budgets and project measures. Manage project execution throughout the project lifecycle by coordinating project teams and outside vendors, facilitating a variety of project activities, managing scope and deliverable targets, driving risk and issue mitigation, coordinating testing and change management, and facilitating communication with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Create and maintain project artifacts including charters, work plans, timelines, resource plans, communications plans, test plans, RAID (Risk/Assumption/Action/Issue/Dependency/Decision) trackers, budget tracking, and checklists. Ensures project team members understand their roles and responsibilities and holds team members accountable by providing feedback and escalation where appropriate. For vendor-led projects, partner with vendor teams as a liaison to ensure well-coordinated Graton team participation and that Graton PMO practices are utilized where needed. Track and manage inter-dependent project timelines and milestones across all projects to advise and coordinate on prioritization and resource planning with the team. Manage budgets, purchasing, and ROI tracking for assigned projects. Participate in the continuous improvement of IT processes and practices. Create, maintain and organize technical documentation. This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced, or delegated by Management to meet the business needs of the property. Requirements
Required Qualifications: Ability to communicate effectively with Guests, Team Members and Management in both written and verbal form. Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent experience. Five (5) years of experience with Information Systems. Strong foundation in leadership. Minimum five (5) years experience managing or supervising other individuals. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in IT project management with large scale implementations. PMO and portfolio management experience preferred. Experience with leading and mentoring technical teams. A proven track record of building and fostering the continual growth of highly successful technical teams. Experience with all aspects of the project management lifecycle. Deep knowledge of project management and collaboration tools. PMP certification from PMI is preferred, or willingness to obtain certification. Strong understanding of and experience with predictive methodology is required. Experience with relevant PC software applications such as Microsoft O/S and MS-Office, Visio, and project management tools. Ability to work well in a highly team driven environment. Ability to perform well under pressure. Physical Requirements
Manual dexterity to operate job related equipment. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without assistance. Graton Resort & Casino #J-18808-Ljbffr