Job Title: Project Manager (814662) Client: Commonwealth of PA Location:Dauphin County, PA Duration: 08 Months Note: Remote with occasional on-site requirements. Job Description: Wave 2 is a complex, enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative involving one of the PA TURNPIKE’s core business applications and numerous interconnected systems, business processes, and stakeholders. Successful delivery will require a highly motivated, experienced PM with exceptional organizational, communication, coordination, and leadership skills. The PM must be capable of managing multiple concurrent workstreams, navigating technical and business dependencies, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and coordinating effectively with IT teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership. The selected resource will be expected to provide strong project governance, maintain accountability for deliverables, milestones, and budget estimations, as well as ensure that Wave 2 initiatives remain aligned with PA TURNPIKE’s strategic priorities, operational needs, and established project management standards. Current SAP Environment: PA TURNPIKE operates a complex, cloud-based, multi-tiered, multi-client SAP environment that includes, but is not limited to, the following platforms and solutions: SAP S/4HANA SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) SAP Datasphere SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM) The SAP environment also supports numerous critical integrations with internal and external systems, including: SmartDocs: Vendor Portal SAP SuccessFactors: Recruiting, Onboarding, Employee Central (EC) Mini Master, and Compensation OnBase: Document Management AgileAssets: Signs, Tunnels, and Pavement/Road Asset Management ServiceNow: Change Management and Asset Tracking Qlik Sense: Data Analytics and Dashboarding Board: Operating Budget Microsoft Dynamics 365 Kahua: Engineering Project Management Financial Institutions Benefit Providers Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The selected candidate will perform the following duties: Manages and coordinates the activities of internal and/or external staff involved in multiple IT projects of varying complexity. Develops and maintains project artifacts as required using PA TURNPIKE or other established project management standards, procedures, templates, and methodologies. Builds and manages the detailed integrated project plan and schedule that captures all task level detail with deliverables, milestones, cross-functional dependencies, etc. while mapping the critical path. Estimates and maintains cost plan(s) during all phases of the project. Plan and schedule resources efficiently by ensuring that the right resources are allocated and available to the right project activities at the right time. Forecasts and enables resource capacity planning in a dynamically changing business environment. It is critical to forecast and get real-time foresight into project resourcing so that the project can take corrective actions ahead of time. Establishes project governance framework with a structured approach to govern the project activities. This framework must have well-defined roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and decision-making processes. Coordinates with business owners and other analysts to define and refine the project scope. Performs project management duties through the entire project lifecycle, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, and closing. Conducts lessons learned sessions during and after projects to identify recommendations for improvement. Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with technology staff, business owners, project sponsors, vendors, and key clients. Coordinates all project activities with System Integrator Project Managers including interrelated projects within the PA TURNPIKE landscape. Manages all project artifacts including signoffs. Adheres to the PA TURNPIKE PMO Playbook and referenced artifacts. Desired Skillset/Minimum Experience: The ideal candidate will have a minimum of ten (10) years of expertise in project/project management of projects of various size and subject matter, including but not limited to integration, scope, schedule, communication, vendor, and risk planning and management. The candidate must have experience managing high profile subject matter vendors within the on-prem and cloud landscape. Experience with Enterprise Business Solutions, specifically SAP/ERP projects as a Project Manager. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Experience with multi-year projects. Strong skills with leadership, conflict management, and negotiation. Must have expert level knowledge and extensive experience in creating and maintaining integrated plans in MS Project and or MS Project online. Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills. Required Skills: PM of projects of various size/subject matter, including but not limited to integration, scope, schedule, communication, vendor, risk planning Experience managing high profile subject matter vendors within the on-prem and cloud landscape Experience with Enterprise Business Solutions, specifically SAP/ERP projects as a Project Manager Experience with multi-year projects. Must have expert level knowledge and extensive experience in creating and maintaining integrated plans in MS Project and or MS Project online. Strong skills with leadership, conflict management, and negotiation. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. If you are: bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction, enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead, then we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client, so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit. About Us: Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence. Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.