Job Title
Technical Project Manager
Business Function
Information Technology
Branch Name
Murphy-Hoffman Company
Address
4501 College Blvd
Job Overview & Essential Functions
Murphy-Hoffman Company, LLC is North America's largest Kenworth truck dealership group and leasing group. As MHC continues to grow, we have an opening for a Technical Project Manager.This position is responsible for leading and managing IT projects that have been approved and prioritized by executive leadership from discovery and analysis, through build, test, production implementation, and
finishing with project closure. This includes the scheduling, financial and resource planning, andcommunication components of Project Management.
- Responsible for leading and managing IT-based projects in terms of scheduling, financial andresource planning, and communication.
- Lead point of contact between project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors, andproject stakeholders.
- Effectively use appropriate resources and tools to plan project timelines, schedules, tasks,
milestones, and deadlines, communicating with all stakeholders as relevant. - Plan and facilitate project meetings to align the project team to appropriate methods and goals,
as well as to track project tasks and progress. - Ensure project deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and work plans are communicated and completed.
- Monitor task completion status(es) to identify at-risk project tasks and develop effective mitigationplans, while escalating when necessary.
- Responsible for the allocation of resources, budgets, and time to the project, adjusting allocations
as necessary to remain on time and within project scope. - Prepare meeting agendas, meeting/project notes and summaries to accurately reflect project
status and efficacy. - May serve as point of contact for completed projects to train/transition to support colleagues.
- Coordinate with and take guidance from MHC IT leadership.
- Manage and support ongoing system updates with MHC IT employees and/or 3rd partycontractors/staff as necessary.
- Responsible for effective process management, ensuring efficient and effective project management practices to achieve maximum ROI.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems or Business/Business Administration
preferred. - PMI-PMP Certification or similar, preferred.
- At least 3 years project coordination or management of IT and/or Software development projects
- experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to translate technical concepts to peers, management, leadership, and customers.
- Ability to influence others, build relationships and work effectively with others in the organization.
- Ability to work within multiple SDLC methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.
- Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising technical teams.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Excellent time management and multitasking skills.
MHC is an expansion of the original company, Ozark Kenworth, Inc. Ozark Kenworth started in Springfield, Missouri, in January 1975. Opening for business without a Parts or Service department and only three employees in a temporary facility. From there, the company grew and expanded. MHC is now a multi-state network of full-service diesel truck dealerships, leasing and rental operations, transport refrigeration locations, and a finance company which offers a complete array of finance and insurance services. We believe in fostering an environment that helps employees realize their full potential - a place where you can grow as a person and a professional.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
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Murphy-Hoffman Company
Jul 30, 2025