Project Manager

Ergon, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. With over 4,000 employees across the globe, the company is divided into three distinct business segments: Energy & Specialty Solutions, Pavement & Coating Resources, Integrated Services & Logistics, and Ergon Corporate. Ergon owns and operates two petroleum refineries located in Mississippi and West Virginia, producing gasoline, low-sulfur diesel, lubricant and process base oils, asphalts and other specialty products. Ergon also produces, markets, and/or distributes paving asphalt, asphalt emulsions, specialty coatings, sealants, and other road construction and maintenance products from over thirty owned or leased asphalt and emulsions plants across the United States. Job Location: Flowood, MS (Corporate Office) Job Description: The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the execution of medium to large-scale project plans to implement continuous improvements, enhancements and integrate acquired companies into Ergon's IT landscape. The IT Project Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of technology solutions that align with business objectives delivering projects on time, to scope and within budget. These projects may require leading IT team members, representatives from business units and outside consultants. The IT Project Manager will be responsible for all project management documentation, management and escalation of issues, and producing timely status reports to review with project stakeholders. The IT Project Manager should possess strong leadership, communication, and time management skills. Project Manager Typical Duties: Typical duties may include, but not be limited to, the following: Serves as individual contributor on critical project activities. Leads or actively participates in meetings with internal departments and external partners. These meetings may include project kickoffs, status meetings, requirements gathering, testing and training sessions. Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets. Manage projects including scope, quality, budget, risk, staff morale and customer satisfaction before, during and after project completion. Drives projects from conception to completion identifying and mitigating risks as needed to ensure successful project delivery. Ensure projects are executed according to established guidelines and standards. Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, drive decisions and provide project updates. Foster positive relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment between IT initiatives and business goals. Lead cross-functional teams, providing guidance and support to ensure project success. Allocate resources effectively to maximize productivity and meet project deadlines. Conduct regular reviews and assessments with stakeholders to measure project performance. Develop and manage project budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and efficient resource allocation. Provide financial reporting and analysis related to project expenditures. Accountable to sponsor of project for delivery of overall results. Ensures team is offering quality work or services to organization and work plans align with the business strategy. Oversees or creates Statements of Work (SOW's) for internal customer sign-off. Other duties as assigned. Project Manager Qualifications: The following qualifications are required or preferred: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field and 3 years of project management experience with IT software application implementations. Demonstrated ability to manage, execute, control, and achieve closure of complex projects. Experience with Organizational and Operational Change Management Experience with a variety of project management methodologies such as waterfall and agile. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation communication skills. Excellent planning and organization, project management and time management skills. Experience working with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira. Strong problem solving and negotiation abilities. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred. Experience working with projects in an SAP environment helpful. Ergon offers a competitive benefits package for our operators: 401(k) Matching, Health, Life, Dental, Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave, Tuition Assistance and Profit Sharing Ergon is an EEO/AAP Employer. Employment offer contingent upon pre-employment drug test, background check, and MVR.

Created: 2025-03-10