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Merger and Acquisition Project Manager

Location: Houston, TX

Job Type: contract

Company: IDR

Category: Project Management

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We are looking for a skilled and experienced Merger & Acquisition Project Manager to join one of our top energy clients in Houston, TX! The Project Manager will plan, execute, and finalize projects for an upcoming merger! If you're looking for an opportunity to work for growing company in Houston, TX, APPLY TODAY! 

Responsibilities:

• Manage projects associated with mergers/acquisitions
• Develop, present, and lead project planning efforts including project definition, project justification/NPV, proposals, success criteria, risks/issues, requirements definition, technical design, testing procedures and documentation, system documentation, user training, and production delivery while coordinating and communicating with business and technical resources.
• Consult with program manager and sponsors to strategize, plan and implement needed projects within designated time and budget constraints.
• Recognize and document business process gaps and propose improvements.
• Extensive knowledge of interfaces, integrations and process flows.
• Maintain demand management list and work queues for managing workload and communicating priorities and resource allocation to the business.
• Host and facilitate regular meetings with business and technical resources for status updates, requirements definition, technical design, architectural reviews, demand management, and audit review.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Maintain appropriate status reports, meeting minutes, and follow-up with business partners and technical resources.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Review deliverables prepared by team before delivery to the business or production support.
• Effectively applies appropriate project and development methodology and enforces project and development standards.
• Prepare for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
• Minimize and manage exposure and risk on projects.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Maintain project actual and forecasted budgets utilizing the various IT systems used for requests for expenditures, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.

Top Skills:

• 5+ years' experience facilitating and managing small to large projects through project life cycle for large-enterprise environments, leading teams of 4-10 resources
• Must have experience managing Merger & Acquisition projects for publicly traded companies
• Must have experience managing project budgets (some CAPEX and some OPEX) from different funding sources ranging from $50,000 to up near $1MM (million) in spend
• 5+ years’ hands-on experience developing complex project plans comprising of multiple teams and resources including functional use of dependencies, resources, budgets, and reporting
• Ability to create/maintain project metrics and manage customer expectations on a weekly/monthly basis including delivery schedules, scope management, risks/issues, and budget through the life of the projects
• Understanding and experience with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls 
• Using excel and a plus if they’ve used Microsoft project
• Must have PMP Certification

Nice to Have:

• Masters and/or bachelors in business oriented vertical
• Change Management skills

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. IDR is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, we invite employees to voluntarily self-identify their race or ethnicity, gender, and veteran status (if applicable). Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. You may access this form here.

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