Applications Manager

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• Private Equity backed, independent power and energy producer specializing in Electric, Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities and Waste.
• Company owns and operates multiple electric generating facilities, including coal, waste coal, natural gas, and solar.
• The company has operations throughout most of the United States, and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Experiencing growth, both organically and through mergers and acquisitions.
• Annual revenue approximately $1.1 Billion

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• Excellent culture - In business for over 35 years and have approximately 370 employees and two corporate offices in Charlotte, NC and Princeton, NJ.
• Focus is on their people and a familial environment in their offices amongst employees. Company started as a family company, and is now private equity backed with a focus on growth, while still retaining their culture.
• Opportunity to make a major impact and grow in their IT division - Shape the future of their Market practice.
• Investment in people, IT systems and operations, with excellent potential to continue to grow your career and learn new tools and technologies and make an impact on the communities served.

WHERE IS IT LOCATED:

• Hybrid onsite role in Charlotte, NC (Ballantyne Area)

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:

• Reporting to the Senior Director of IT Systems and Applications.
• Opportunity to influence the development and expansion of the team.
• Lead a small team consisting of a Lead Systems Analyst and PeopleSoft Functional Analysts.
• Manage workload and provide critical support to internal customers
• Work with 3 rd party software vendors to ensure proper management of tickets and workflow.
• Responsible for deploying critical patches for the Business Application platform.
• Assist with yearly budget recommendations and employee reviews.

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or relevant work experience
• 8+ years of experience in the business software/applications space, functioning as a Manager or Lead
• Proficiency in IBM Maximo CMMS is required, with functional knowledge of Maximo considered a plus.
• Excellent project management abilities working in an Agile environment.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively take initiative, assume ownership, and drive projects to completion.
• Oversee workflow management of internal team and 3 rd party software vendor of customization within PeopleSoft and Maximo platform.
• Must be able to maintain updated technical documentation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to function within a highly collaborative team environment.

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