IT Project Manager - Hybrid

Company Background

Founded in 1908, NEBCO, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated business with more than 1,100 employees and 50 locations throughout Nebraska. NEBCO supplies the construction industry with ready mixed concrete and concrete-related materials. The NEBCO group of companies are also active in road construction, traffic control, mining, real estate development and management and construction surety bonding. The company owns a short line railroad, as well as Quarry Oaks Golf Club and the Lincoln Saltdogs baseball team. NEBCO has grown to become one of Nebraska’s most diversified and successful privately-owned businesses. For more information about NEBCO, visit, www.nebcoinc.com.

Job Summary

The IT Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of business-facing IT projects, from large-scale initiatives to smaller efforts. This role ensures alignment with business priorities, achievement of defined success criteria, and realization of measurable value and ROI.

The IT Project Manager plays a critical role in improving visibility and accountability across NEBCO’s technology portfolio of projects, introducing consistent yet lightweight project management processes, enhancing coordination across teams, and ensuring timely project execution.

This role contributes to IT’s alignment with the business by engaging with management to understand evolving needs and ensuring IT efforts are prioritized, scoped and delivered in a way that supports those needs. This position also supports the CIO by participating in key meetings, tracking action items, and driving cross-functional follow-through. Must abide by Company Safety Program and Policies, while performing duties safely.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Strategy & Planning

• Engages with operations and works alongside IT project leads to understand business requirements.
• Supports business relationship management by actively engaging with department leaders to understand evolving priorities and ensure alignment between IT initiatives and business needs.
• Ensures ROI analysis is prepared for proposed technology initiatives and validate that completed projects achieve intended business outcomes.
• Resolves prioritization challenges when demand exceeds IT capacity, escalating as needed to the CIO.
• Refines project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with the business and the IT project leads.
• Defines and communicates project success criteria, ensuring alignment with stakeholders.
• Sets and manages expectations with stakeholders and team members.
• Schedules timelines and milestones, taking into account all active and upcoming initiatives.
• Maintains an active project portfolio, managing milestones, deliverables, status, and overall progress.
• Determines content and frequency of status reports, and analyzes, monitors and prepares presentation-ready reports on the overall portfolio and individual project progress.
• Conducts post-project reviews and captures lessons learned; adapts approach accordingly.
• Ensures action items from meetings are documented, assigned, and monitored for completion.
• Utilizes best practices, tools, and templates for project execution; evolves the methodology, standards and templates to ensure successful project and program management at the organization.
  
  

Project Leadership and Oversight

• Leads or provides structure and support for key IT projects, ensuring appropriate oversight, coordination, and alignment across initiatives—whether managed directly or by Business Analysts or other team members.
• Collaborates respectfully with project leads to ensure consistency in planning and execution while preserving clear ownership; ensures overall portfolio success, ensuring projects meet objectives, timelines, and ROI.
• Monitors project risks, quality, scope, and budget adherence.
• Ensures consistency in project management methodology, documentation, and reporting.
• Serves as a liaison for the CIO, coordinating across teams to manage the IT project portfolio and overall roadmap.
  
  

Strategic Project Coordination

• Attends key strategic and project meetings alongside the CIO to stay aligned on initiatives.
• Documents critical decisions, action items, and key take aways from meetings.
• Tracks and coordinates progress on all project-related tasks to ensure timely and complete execution.
• Supports validation of business requirements throughout the project lifecycle to ensure delivered solutions meet the original needs of the business.
• Helps maintain momentum on key initiatives by driving cross-functional accountability, while providing support without disrupting established roles or responsibilities.
  
  

Resource Planning & Coordination

• Plans and estimates resources and staffing needed to achieve project goals.
• Drafts and manages project budgets, recommending adjustments as needed.
• Coordinates with business departments to allocate necessary personnel.
• Recommends resource adjustments or consultant support, as project demands evolve.
  
  

Project Execution & Delivery

• Develops and maintains project plans, communications and stakeholder updates.
• Provides timely updates, reports, documentation, and presentations.
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identifies and manages dependencies and critical paths across projects.
• Manages changes in project scope and develops contingency plans as needed.
• Resolves conflicts and issues within project teams.
• Mentors, coaches, and motivates project team members.
• Fosters strong business relationships to support successful project delivery.
  
  

Other Duties As Assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3-5 years of project management required; IT project experience desired.
• an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  
  

Certificates and Licenses:

• Valid NE driver’s license
  
  

Other Qualifications:

• Experience in the building materials and/or construction industry is a plus.
• Experience delivering projects with strong ROI and meeting defined business requirements.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies.
• Aptitude for understanding application architecture, integrations, and data flows.
• Exposure to business domains such as accounting, HR, and manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience managing both large-scale and smaller projects.
• Deep experience with waterfall, agile, and hybrid project delivery frameworks.
• Experience supporting executive leadership and driving accountability across teams.
• Ability to work long or irregular hours as needed to meet project deadlines.
• Able to occasionally travel for meetings, presentations, or project-related needs.
• Occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
  
  

Skills & Abilities:

• Self-starter who works well independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to shift priorities and manage change effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear and persuasive communicator.
• Skilled at building consensus across diverse teams.
• Adept at navigating organizational dynamics.
• Strong writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Service-oriented with attention to detail and a commitment to quality, timeliness, and results.
• Highly organized and tenacious in driving outcomes.
  
  

Benefits Include

• Retirement Plans
• PAID Holidays
• Insurance Benefits
• PAID Time Off
• Wellness Program - with the opportunity to earn five additional days off
• On the Job Training
  
  

Condition of Employment

Candidate is required to meet the above qualifications, task frequency and PPE requirements. Approval of pre-employment reference & background checks, and post offer drug/alcohol testing with fit for employment screening (if required) are conditions of employment.