Project Manager - El Dorado, United States - Murphy Oil

    Murphy Oil
    Murphy Oil El Dorado, United States

    1 month ago

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    Project Manager III

    The EPMO Project Manager III plans, manages and drives the end-to-end lifecycle of a small number of initiatives governed by the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO).

    These initiatives are high-priority, cross-departmental projects that support the achievement of Murphy USA's corporate goals.


    The Project Manager III ensures his/her assigned initiatives are delivered on time/budget and meet or exceed business expectations by: 1) partnering with the project team to solve the business problem(s) at hand and making recommendations to Management, 2) providing structure and adhering to quality standards of the EPMO; and 3) anticipating and resolving risks and challenges.

    The EPMO Project Manager III role is a highly visible role requiring significant teamwork and collaboration.

    She/he is the "pivot" that manages expectations of and partners with several internal customers: 1) the VP-level Project Sponsors and Director-level Project Leads overseeing the direction of and making decisions on the respective initiatives; 2) the project teams who provide the day-to-day support and content contributions to the initiatives; and 3) the Director EPMO and EPMO Program Managers who set the overall project management standards and program cadence.


    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Manage and lead EPMO initiatives and MUSA strategic projects.
    • Define status reporting cadences.
    • Set up and maintain shared project/program folders and templates.
    • Develop and maintain project/program plans.
    • Control the project/program scope and budget.
    • Monitor and report project/program status.
    • Coordinate internal and external resources required across projects and manage relationships with and expectations among Project Sponsors, Projects Leads, and Project Teams.
    • Anticipates risks and challenges related to assigned initiatives and keep Project Sponsors, Project Leads, and the EPMO informed of these risks and challenges.
    • Escalate issues to the EPMO, Steering Committee or appropriate oversight body.
    • Coordinate with change management to ensure user adoption and smooth transition of projects from EPMO oversight to business ownership.
    • Calculate and track projects benefits, both financial and strategic.
    • Participate in EPMO team activities.
    • Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

    Preferred Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
    PMP Certification
    PROSCI Change Management

    Software Skills Required:

    Intermediate:
    Sensei Beacon PPM, MS Project/Project Web App, SharePoint, MS Teams, Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

    Basic: 10-Key, Accounting


    Experience / Education Requirements:
    Bachelor's degree
    Four years related experience.