Project Manager; Information Technology

Position Overview

Location: New Orleans
Delta Utilities, a natural gas utility headquartered in New Orleans, is seeking a Project Manager (Information Technology) with strong Business Analyst skills to oversee IT-led projects and business-side transition activities. In this role, you will serve as the bridge between business, IT, and external vendors ensuring smooth delivery of complex technology projects across operations, customer service, finance, and shared services. You will be responsible for the timely, on-budget delivery of IT projects while meeting business requirements and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource requirements, RAID logs, and stakeholder trackers.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Plan and manage end-to-end transition activities across multiple business functions.
• Document business processes, identify gaps, and support the development of transition checklists and readiness assessments.
• Coordinate with business leads to drive readiness activities and validate progress against milestones.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with vendor partners and functional teams to define scope, detailed requirements, and track deliverables.
• Manage communication and dependencies between business and technical teams.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance, data security, and regulatory standards.
• Support cutover planning and post-go-live stabilization.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience Required: 7+ years of experience in project management and business analysis.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PMI, Agile, Waterfall, hybrid approaches).
• Excellent project planning, scheduling, and tracking skills (ADO, MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent).
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional business readiness efforts.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems is highly desirable.
• Understanding of business process design, change management, and transition readiness.
• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering capabilities.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable project tasks and deliverables.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with external vendors.
• Ability to anticipate and mitigate risks associated with system and process transitions.
• Proficiency in documentation (business requirements, process maps, checklists, and status reports).
• Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision while aligning with PMO governance.
• Excellent communication and people skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience within a regulated utility or similar industry.
• Preferred Project Management Certifications – PMP, CSM, CAPM, PROSCI.