Project Manager II

Job Title

Coordinates and delivers technical and non-technical projects across Information Technology, ensuring successful execution, effective stakeholder communication, and alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates technical and non-technical aspects of projects, working with cross-functional teams to support successful delivery.
• Creates, maintains, and monitors project charters, project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resource plans, work hours, and project documentation.
• Monitors project progress, quality, risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating concerns appropriately and helping drive timely resolution.
• Supports project financial management by tracking budgets, forecasts, expenditures, and variances while maintaining alignment with approved funding.
• Coordinates project teams and assists with resource allocation and day-to-day project execution.
• Builds effective working relationships with Information Technology teams, business partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Provides regular project status updates, dashboards, metrics, and KPIs to communicate project health and delivery progress.
• Applies project management methodologies, governance, and best practices to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality expectations.
• Performs work independently while appropriately seeking guidance on complex or high-impact decisions.
• Identifies opportunities to improve project delivery through process improvements, automation, AI-assisted capabilities, reporting enhancements, or project management tools.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of PMO standards, templates, tools, governance, and reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree and five (5) years of relevant project management or PMO experience.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, project planning, scheduling, risk management, and project lifecycle management.
• Experience supporting project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, expenditure tracking, and variance reporting.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with Information Technology teams, business partners, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Experience using OnePlan, Oracle PPM, or similar project portfolio management (PPM) tools.
• Experience working within a technology environment with an understanding of custom application development, cloud implementations, on-premises software, and enterprise systems.
• Experience presenting project status and recommendations to directors, senior leaders, or steering committees is preferred.
• Familiarity with applying AI, data, or automation to improve project delivery, reporting, or operational efficiency is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Oracle PPM/Procurement modules.
• Experience working within an enterprise PMO.

Physical Job Requirements

(The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

General office environment; may be required to travel. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit (remain stationary within work area) and use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to move about (stand, walk). The employee must occasionally lift and/or transport up to 10 pounds. Correctable vision required for close and distance activities.

The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

About Us

TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX's pool of railcars is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required.

TTX's generous Total Rewards package includes Paid Time Off, Health, Dental and Vision benefits, and 401(k) with company match. This position participates in Railroad Retirement.

TTX Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

About the Team

What we do:

Achieve strategic business value by leading and supporting TTX's Digital Transformation, including cloud solutions, intelligent real-time analytics, machine learning and mobility.

• Supports daily business operations via systems and data
• Develops and/or provides hardware and software to run business
• Provide maintenance and trouble-shooting for business systems
• Special projects to transform business operations and meet business needs
• Provide Cybersecurity for TTX and its information assets.

Job Info

• Job Identification 6346
• Job Category Information Technology
• Locations 2151 Hawkins St, Charlotte, NC, 28203, US
• Market Data $77,000 - $115,000
• FLSA Status Exempt