Position Overview
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is seeking an experienced PMO Project Manager to lead and coordinate a complex, enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative known as Wave 2. This initiative involves one of the Commission’s core business applications, multiple interconnected systems, and numerous business and technical stakeholders.
The selected candidate will oversee project planning, execution, governance, resource allocation, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale IT and SAP/ERP projects, coordinating system integrators and vendors, and delivering complex initiatives across cloud and enterprise environments.
This role requires exceptional leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and ensure alignment with business priorities and established PMO standards.
Current SAP Environment
The PA Turnpike operates a complex, cloud-based, multi-tiered SAP environment that includes:
SAP S/4HANA
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)
SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
SAP Datasphere
SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM)
The environment integrates with several enterprise platforms and business systems, including SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Qlik Sense, OnBase, SmartDocs, AgileAssets, Kahua, financial institutions, benefit providers, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania systems.
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 10 years of project management experience delivering IT projects of varying sizes and complexity.
Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-level projects involving scope, schedule, integration, communications, vendors, risks, and resources.
Hands-on experience managing SAP/ERP or enterprise business solutions projects.
Experience managing complex, high-profile vendors across cloud and on-premises environments.
Proven experience managing multi-year projects and multiple concurrent workstreams.
Expert-level proficiency in creating and maintaining integrated project plans using Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft Project Online.
Strong understanding of project governance, budget management, cost estimation, risk mitigation, and resource capacity planning.
Excellent leadership, conflict resolution, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Exceptional written and verbal communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
Ability to coordinate effectively with executive leadership, business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and system integrators.
Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience leading SAP S/4HANA implementation, enhancement, or transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with SAP BTP, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, and SAP SuccessFactors.
Experience managing integrations across enterprise applications and third-party platforms.
Experience working within a PMO framework and following formal project governance standards.
Previous experience with public-sector organizations, transportation, infrastructure, or other complex enterprise environments.
Work Arrangement and On-Site Requirements
The position is primarily remote, with on-site attendance required for approximately one week per month, as scheduled by the PA Turnpike.
Additional on-site attendance may be required for stakeholder meetings, work sessions, planned implementations, system issues, and other business needs.
On-site work will take place at the PA Turnpike facilities in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Candidates should preferably reside within the continental United States.
Candidates must be able to travel to the PA Turnpike location within three hours for emergency situations.
The selected candidate must attend a full-day, in-person orientation in Middletown, Pennsylvania, to complete onboarding and collect assigned equipment. Travel costs for the orientation and equipment pickup are not reimbursed.
For candidates within a three-hour commuting distance, the hourly rate must include any required travel costs, with no additional travel compensation.
Any reimbursable travel expenses must comply with applicable GSA guidelines and submission deadlines.
Overtime requires prior approval from the appropriate project authority.
Candidates must comply with PA Turnpike IT standards, security policies, onboarding requirements, and confidentiality agreements.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a senior-level IT Project Manager with 10+ years of experience managing enterprise technology initiatives, strong SAP/ERP project management expertise, advanced Microsoft Project skills, and a proven ability to lead complex, multi-vendor programs. The candidate should be comfortable managing executive stakeholders, integrated project schedules, budgets, risks, resources, and cross-system dependencies while supporting occasional on-site work in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Interested candidates should have strong enterprise IT project management experience, SAP/ERP project exposure, PMP certification, and expert-level Microsoft Project skills.
