Location:
Radnor, PA (Airgas HO) - ManagementHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?This position is responsible for overall oversight and management for Airgas IT Projects and leading the PMO team in evaluating, prioritizing, planning, and executing IT-related projects, as well as driving the PMO roadmap in order to continuously improve the PMO processes and services. This role is critical in ensuring that these projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while meeting or exceeding business objectives. Must have a strategic mindset, excellent leadership skills, and deep experience in managing large-scale programs across various business functions.Lead the PMO team, which may include 3rd party consulting resources
Create and maintain a portfolio management process in order to properly prioritize projects with business stakeholders
Lead efforts to deliver IT applications and services to the business community by leveraging internal resources, and third party relationships
Participate in departmental and project budget preparation and assume responsibility for managing team specific items
Manage project budgets across the project portfolio
Develop and maintain a high-performing / highly motivated team, by identifying and attracting qualified professionals, establishing challenging career opportunities, and implementing competitive compensation and development programs.
Create project-specific Statements of Work and other contractual agreements as required
Develop and execute procedures, processes and guidelines that enhance the overall effectiveness of the PMO
Manage resource allocation across the project portfolio, as well as for individual projects
Effectively collaborate with other teams to document requirements for new functionality as required in support of the project, which may include application configuration, enhancements and custom reports
Manage the entire project lifecycle from project initiation through closure
Facilitate the definition of project scope, resources, timing, goals and deliverables
Define project tasks and resource requirements
Develop full scale project plans, including specific activities/tasks and timelines
Monitor and report on progress of projects or the project portfolio to all stakeholders
Oversee integration, string and unit testing to ensure a high degree of quality
Lead ERP and acquisition cutovers utilizing the Airgas integration tools and processes
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Work with a great deal of autonomy, conferring with manager on unusual matters
Provide direction and support to project team
Work effectively across cross-functional teams to reach a common goal
Track project deliverables and facilitate issue identification and resolution
Strong leadership and people management skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and manage stakeholders at all levels
Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving
Proven ability to work with IT Program and Project Managers on large scale projects
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in management Information Systems, Computer Science, and/or Business, or equivalent work experience
6 – 8 years experience in an Information Technology project management and/or lead systems analysis function
2 – 4 years managing teams of internal associates and 3rd party resources
Demonstrated understanding of all aspects of a full life cycle project implementation and support
Experience with project management tools such as MS Project, ServiceNow PPM, Asana, Jira, or similar
Knowledge of Waterfall, Hybrid (Waterfall/Agile), Agile, Lean, or other project management methodologies
Experience with complex implementations that include packaged software and custom development is required
Experience establishing program/project level governance programs
Excellent written and oral communications skills; ability to lead discussions, present ideas to audiences of all sizes, and interact with all levels of the organization
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and accomplish goals
Proven ability to understand complex business processes and suggest possible solutions
Experience leading and managing cross-functional project team members and deliverables
Demonstrated ability to analyze and provide effective problem solving
Experience in Industrial Gas and Distribution is a plus
Knowledge of SAP functionality and configuration is a plus
PMP and SCRUM certification is a plus
SAP implementation and cutover experience is preferred
Willingness and ability to travel as required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Spends 70% of the time sitting, and 30% of the time either standing or walking while in the office
Occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, climbs, balances, crawls, and reaches
Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone
Visual capacity enabling frequent use of computer equipment
Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of automated office machinery
Must be able to work in a smoke-free and drug-free workplace
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and the work environment is an office or home office setting
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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.
We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.
Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
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Your differences enhance our performance
At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.
Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.
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