Ozarks Electric, headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas with offices in Springdale, Arkansas, Stilwell, and Westville Oklahoma incorporated in 1938, is a member-owned electric cooperative, serving more than 90,000 meters across nine counties in Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma.

Ozarks provides its employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive wages, fully paid medical and dental coverage for both you and your dependents, a defined benefit pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions. Additionally, we provide paid time off, nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

DEPARTMENT:

Continuous Improvements

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree and two years' experience preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

May substitute education with at least five years of demonstrable working knowledge.

JOB KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Technical/software project management experience. Experience with Jira or similar

platforms preferred. PMP certification preferred or required within 24 months upon

acceptance of the position.

MAJOR JOB TASKS:

• Develops and manages complex project plans throughout the entire lifecycle: initiation, requirements gathering, planning, execution, monitoring and closing.
• Audits existing processes for efficiency, compliance, and quality. Works with leadership and cross functional teams to effectively select and prioritize process improvement efforts.
• Applies process improvement best practices to modernize and improve workflows and systems. Provide documentation as required.
• Coordinates among departmental stakeholders and project teams across the organization to ensure product implementations are delivered on time.
• Manages project risks and drives issue resolution as it relates to meeting the overall schedule and quality commitments.
• Coordinates activities and communication among project teams, including regular status reports to management.
• Directs project activities that use shared resources or require cross-project reconciliation. This may include training, communications, change management, deployment, and support resources.
• Develops performance metrics and implements improvements as needed.
• May develop plans as needed for systems integration and/or automation.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in many cross functional areas as it relates to enterprise software to ensure initiatives and processes are in alignment with Ozarks' strategy, goals, and objectives.
• Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

The Project Manager may be required to perform any other duties assigned to fulfill the objectives of the Cooperative.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Vendors, Consultants, and Technology Companies

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have valid driver's license without violation, which would prohibit insurability.
• Work is performed in an office environment. Weekends, evening hours, overtime and/or overnight travel will occasionally be necessary.
• All specific equipment related to Information Technology as well as routine office equipment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to perform all activities listed in the job description with or without reasonable accommodation. Occasional lifting, up to 25 pounds, required. Normal vision and hearing required.
• The physical activities and environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

SUPERVISES:

• Assists in supervision of project coordinators

Ozarks Electric is an EOE/AA/W/M/VETERAN/Disability employer