Requisition ID: 181934
Job Level: Entry Level
Home District/Group: DHO Information Technology Group
Department: Technology Group
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Kiewit Technology Group (KTG) Project Manager/Scrum Master, you will be responsible for the management of projects and coordination with peers to achieve program level success. While some of the work for this team is conducted in a waterfall manner, the volume of work in the space necessitates the use of Agile values and principles within the project teams to ensure proper prioritization and execution of work. The role facilitates a variety of meetings, workshops, and ceremonies in support of all @types of work for the team. Additionally, they are responsible for the accurate and timely upkeep of data related to the team's performance including project schedules, resource plans, and risks/issues and financial summaries that define and report progress toward cost savings and program success. The Project Manager fosters the team's self-organization and does anything possible to help the team realize the goals of their product roadmap and perform at the highest level.
At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals - they're the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won't find just anywhere. We're always pushing new limits. You can too.
District Overview
Kiewit Technology Group's (KTG) mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team deploys apps to the field that increase profitability by maximizing the way we use our people and resources in daily operations. KTG uses the Kiewit Management System (KMS), which includes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit's business and lifecycle of a project, to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field by giving our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions. Every day our employees make an impact the efficiency of the iconic projects Kiewit builds and you can too.
Location
This position is based out of our La Vista, NE office.
Responsibilities
Oversee multiple concurrent complex projects
Drive establishment of, and enforce, team ground rules and cultural norms
Enable collaboration across all roles and functions
Ensure the team is fully functional and productive
Protect the team by identifying and removing or escalating any distractions, impediments or roadblocks
Review action items / next steps and hold the team accountable for follow-through. Rigorously manage scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time
Stay focused on delivery and quality by encouraging teamwork, transparency, and collaboration, minimizing silos and blind hand-offs
Manage budget estimates, actual cost, and remaining work forecast/cost evaluations, applicable to the project(s), with the ability to speak to the details and escalate any risks with the project sponsor and stakeholders
Develop and manage the detailed project and release plans, including all dependencies, resource constraints, associated timelines, gate checks, reviews, and reporting
Manage interactions with all project participants and stakeholders to ensure an effective transition of reusable project-related documentation and results into production/operations ownership
Identify and mitigate risks as they occur elevating them to management, as appropriate, in a timely manner
Creatively facilitate retrospectives to elicit ideas and improvements
Qualifications
Experience with various project management methodologies (waterfall, Agile, SCRUM, Kanban, etc.)
Must be able to communicate well with teams. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to present information both to technical and non-technical customers/stakeholders, in appropriate media and form
Able to use Project Management / Agile methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, while adhering to high quality standards and meeting customer expectations
Able to effectively manage procurement of software, software development and hardware as required by the project
Understand basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
Understand incremental delivery and the value of metrics (burndown metrics, velocity)
Understand backlog tracking and task definition
Familiarity with techniques such as user story mapping, personas and persona mapping, visual management and information radiators
Ability to navigate complex release management environments and effective at planning and coordinating software releases at various intervals (monthly, adhoc)
Familiarity with Agile tools/products, such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Clarity, etc. is a plus
PMP certification or Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) is preferred
Other Requirements:
Regular, reliable attendance
Work productively and meet deadlines timely
Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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Company: Kiewit
