Position Summary:
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 processimprovement initiatives. Primary responsibilities for this role include planning and managing individualprojects, partnering with vendors' implementation teams, communicating with and aligning stakeholdersand project teams, and managing exceptions to ensure smooth delivery of quality results on schedule andbudget.
Essential Functions:
1. Responsible for redefining hospitality at Graton Resort & Casino while living, supporting, and promotingour values.
2. Perform responsibilities in accordance with all Company standards, policies, and procedures.
3. Collaborate with project owners and stakeholders to break down business goals and initiatives intoprojects by defining objectives, scope, deliverables and benefits/outcomes.
4. Plan projects comprehensively including phasing, activities, schedules, resourcing, risks, budgets andproject measures.
5. Manage project execution throughout the project lifecycle by coordinating project teams and outsidevendors, facilitating a variety of project activities, managing scope and deliverable targets, driving riskand issue mitigation, coordinating testing and change management, and facilitating communication withstakeholders at all levels of the organization.
6. 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.
7. Ensures project team members understand their roles and responsibilities and holds team membersaccountable by providing feedback and escalation where appropriate.
8. For vendor-led projects, partner with vendor teams as a liaison to ensure well-coordinated Graton teamparticipation and that Graton PMO practices are utilized where needed.
9. Track and manage inter-dependent project timelines and milestones across all projects to advise andcoordinate on prioritization and resource planning with the team.
10. Manage budgets, purchasing, and ROI tracking for assigned projects.
11. Participate in the continuous improvement of IT processes and practices.
12. Create, maintain and organize technical documentation.
13. This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in thisposition 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.
Required Qualifications:
1. Ability to communicate effectively with Guests, Team Members and Management in both written andverbal form.
2. Bachelor's Degree in a related field, or equivalent experience, plus
3. Two (2) to Four (4) years of relevant experience in IT project management and/or solution developmentand delivery.
4. Ability to manage all aspects of the project management lifecycle with minimal managerial assistance,utilizing common project methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall, and specifically projects followingSDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) processes.
5. Highly proficient with relevant software applications such as Microsoft MS-Office, Visio, and projectmanagement tools like MS Project or Smartsheet.
6. Ability to work well in a matrixed environment of team members, vendors, and stakeholders.
7. Ability to manage time and stay organized amidst multiple time demands.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Industry certifications such as PMI-PMP, or willingness to obtain certification
Physical Requirements:
1. Manual dexterity to operate job related equipment.
2. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds with or without assistance.