IT Field Manager I

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General Summary

Manage IT operations including implementing Corporate IT policies, procedures and standards to ensure timely resolutions and implementations in alignment with Company strategic goals. Provides leadership for those involved in the development, design, installation, and optimization of technical information systems platforms. Responsibilities include but are not limited to analysis, selection and modification of enterprise systems, application software, installation of network hardware and software, and database management. Provides overall leadership to the effort required to protect the company's data, tools and information systems. Ensures infrastructure architecture standards maximize efficiency and support platform compatibility. Requires subject matter knowledge of user group for practical application of system characteristics. Coordinates delivery of services to user groups and ensures IT service is uninterrupted. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the IT function.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Provide technical guidance and support for field IT operations staff.
• Provide guidance on strategic IT planning, technical guidance and application support for Branch Business Managers to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Act as a representative of Field IT within the IT Management Team to promote communication and teamwork within the IT Department.
• Develop, communicate, and enforce company IT policies, standards and procedures to the field IT operations to ensure alignment.
• Build an engaged, self supporting IT team within the operating group to ensure department productivity and efficiency.
• Participate with the CIO and direct reports to strategize, manage, integrate and coordinate with overall IT direction.
• Assist with preparation of IT-related proposals by performing feasibility, economic and cost-benefit analysis of alternative solutions.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting for field IT operations to ensure budgets are met.
• Coordinate large project initial setup and teardown with regional IT resources.
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions analysis and related conversions and implementations to ensure a smooth transition.
• Provide guidance to Business Unit management to determine future IT needs at the location, enterprise initiatives, budgets, forecasts, licensing and asset rotation to ensure profitability and alignment with Company goals and objectives.
• Maintain open communication with local IT staff and local business management to ensure effective problem resolution and establishment of priorities.
• Supervise or manage the job performance of business unit or region IT employees and / or consultants including exercising discretion in evaluating job performance and determining appropriate corrective action, analyze work flow, establish priorities and delegate tasks in order to meet deadlines

Education

Work Experience

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements / Skills

Our Benefits at a Glance :

Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad benefits package that includes paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.

Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.

Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Salary Range :

$92,964.00 - $139,444.00

Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his / her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.