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Description:

ABOUT JFT: James Fisher Technologies (JFT) is a reputable provider of remote solutions, specialty engineering, and technical services for applications within hazardous environments or with high integrity requirements. As a ground-breaking and rapidly expanding company, our highly trained staff and enduring heritage enable us to provide solutions to the most demanding operational and technical challenges faced by our customers. Our goal is to recruit and retain the finest staff. We achieve this by providing a gratifying experience that demands, supports, and rewards the highest performance. Everyone at JFT has the chance to forge their own career in an environment that values initiative, persistence, respect, curiosity, and passion.

At JFT, we work a Monday–Friday 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, providing the opportunity to recharge, maintain a healthy work-life balance, and return refreshed and energized.

The anticipated closing date for this posting is 10/06/26 and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

FUNCTION: James Fisher Technologies (JFT) is seeking an experienced ERP Project Manager to lead the implementation of our Epicor Kinetic ERP system. This is a contract position expected to last approximately 12 months and will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving all aspects of the ERP implementation from project kickoff through successful go-live and transition to operations.

The ERP Project Manager will serve as the primary liaison between JFT leadership, Epicor, implementation consultants, and internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will ensure the project remains on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives while effectively managing risks, scope, communications, and organizational change.

This position is focused on project leadership rather than long-term system administration.

REPORTING TO: Chief Financial Officer

Requirements:

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Objectives

• Successfully implement Epicor Kinetic as JFT’s enterprise resource planning system.
• Deliver the project on schedule and within budget.
• Minimize business disruption throughout implementation.
• Ensure user readiness through effective training and change management.
• Establish a smooth transition to JFT’s long-term ERP Systems Manager and business owners following go-live.

PRIMARY REPSONSIBILITIES:

Project Leadership

• Develop and maintain the overall ERP implementation project plan.
• Define project scope, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate activities across Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Project Management, IT, and executive leadership.
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain action items, risks, issues, and decision logs.
• Work directly with internal stakeholders across departments to drive timely decision-making, and hold business owners and team members accountable for completing assigned action items and deliverables on schedule.
• Partner closely with JFT's ERP Systems Manager throughout the engagement, not only during transition, to ensure configuration and process decisions reflect long-term system ownership.

Vendor & Consultant Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact with Epicor and implementation partners.
• Coordinate consulting resources and hold vendors accountable for project deliverables.
• Review statements of work, implementation plans, and project schedules.
• Maintain a tracking log of all vendor and consultant SOWs, ensuring deliverables, milestones, and change orders are documented and reconciled against contracted scope.
• Escalate issues and facilitate timely resolution.

Business Process & Change Management

• Work with department leaders to understand current business processes and support future-state process design.
• Facilitate decision-making regarding system configuration and business process changes.
• Develop and execute a change management and communication plan.
• Promote organizational readiness and user adoption.
• Coordinate the documentation of future-state business workflows and standard operating procedures with department leaders and implementation partners, ensuring process documentation is complete and validated prior to go-live.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify project risks early and develop mitigation strategies.
• Manage project scope and change requests.
• Escalate significant issues to executive leadership with recommended solutions.
• Maintain overall project governance.

Testing & Deployment

• Coordinate conference room pilots, system testing, user acceptance testing, and production readiness.
• Ensure business owners complete testing and sign-off activities.
• Coordinate cutover planning and go-live activities.
• Support stabilization during the post-implementation period.

Communication

• Provide regular executive status reports highlighting schedule, budget, accomplishments, risks, and upcoming milestones.
• Ensure project documentation remains current.
• Maintain transparency across all project stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of ERP implementation project management experience.
• Experience leading at least one full-cycle ERP implementation.
• Strong project management, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external consulting partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, drive decisions, and hold cross-functional team members accountable in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with government contractors or DCAA/FAR-compliant organizations, including sensitivity to how ERP configuration decisions affect cost accounting and compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Experience implementing Epicor Kinetic or another manufacturing ERP platform.
• Experience with engineer-to-order or project-based manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Inventory, Purchasing, Project Accounting, and Engineering business processes.
• Experience with change management methodologies.

ACCESS TO RESTRICTED INFORMATION: This role requires immediate and routine access to restricted information under federal law. Under applicable DOE orders and client contracts, non-U.S. citizens (including lawful permanent residents) may require an approved DOE Foreign National Visit/Assignment (FNVA) before starting work. Because this position requires immediate access, JFT cannot initiate or sponsor new FNVA processes. Hiring is contingent on the candidate's eligibility to access all required information and facilities as of the start date. All offers are subject to applicable licensing, training, and other client or government requirements. JFT does not sponsor employment visas. Hiring decisions are based solely on access requirements and project timing, not on citizenship, immigration status, or national origin. JFT is an equal opportunity employer.

JFT participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 Information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.

FLSA EXEMPT/NONEXEMPT STATUS: FLSA Exempt – not eligible for overtime.