Enterprise Engineering Platforms Leader - Strategy & Execution

Varite, Inc

Overland Park, KS

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$75–$82.70 Per Hour
SKILLS
Business Skills, Business Strategy, Business Support, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Computer Science, Computer Security, Computer Workstations, Construction Engineering, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cost Analysis, Customer Relations, Desktop PC, ESRI, Ecosystems, Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC/EPCC/EPCM), Engineering Software, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Data Integration, Establish Priorities, Fortune 1000 Customers, Government, Help Desk, High Availability, High Level Architecture (HLA), ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), Information Technology & Information Systems, Investment Management, Leadership, Multitasking, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Project Execution, Purchasing/Procurement, Relationship Management, Right-Sizing, Root Cause Analysis, Service Level Agreement (SLA), ServiceNow, Software Administration, Software Architecture, Software Architecture Design, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Strategic Planning, System Architecture, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), System Integration (SI), Team Lead/Manager, Technical Support, Time Management, United States Citizen, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Overland Park, KS
POSTED
6 days ago
VARITE is looking for a qualified Appl. Portfolio Manager 2 for one of its clients located in Overland Park, KS
 
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
A global engineering, procurement, construction, and consulting company that provides infrastructure and energy solutions. It specializes in sectors such as energy, water, telecommunications, and environmental services.
 
WHAT WE DO?
Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
 
Job Title: Appl. Portfolio Manager 2
Duration: 06
Location: Overland Park, KS
Work Mode: Onsite
Pay Rate Range: $75.00 - $82.70/hr on W2
 
HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL DO:
  • The Enterprise Engineering Platforms Leader serves as the strategic leader responsible for defining and delivering the initiatives, roadmap, vision, and operational excellence for client’s enterprise engineering systems and desktop application ecosystem. You will provide forwardlooking leadership across the full application lifecycle ensuring these platforms enable highperformance engineering outcomes at scale, which includes architecture, deployment, optimization, and sustainment.
  • As the steward of client’s engineering technology landscape, you bring deep expertise in complex engineering application environments and modern delivery architectures. This role aligns technology capabilities with business strategy, ensuring that engineering teams are equipped with resilient, intuitive, and futureready solutions.
  • This leader orchestrates collaboration across a broad network of stakeholders to anticipate needs, drive innovation, and deliver integrated solutions that strengthen client’s competitive advantage. Through strategic planning, governance, and continuous improvement, this role ensures client’s engineering systems remain a catalyst for operational excellence, digital transformation, and longterm enterprise value.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure all technology maintenance and end-user support needs for deployed enterprise engineering systems are resolved in a timely manner; driving continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action opportunities as needed.
  • Define and maintain application & technology roadmaps which ensure deployed solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with vendor lifecycles & the overall client portfolio strategy.
  • Partner with business, technical, and software/service providers to translate business & technology needs into potential solutions with costs/benefits analysis, achievable project timelines, and client-standard deployment architectures.
  • Manage relationships with key software providers such as Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, and more to achieve client business outcomes through vendor solutions and services.
  • Lead and develop a small team responsible for executing work within the portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of work in alignment with business priorities and strategic goals.
  • Provide oversight to IT service providers to ensure engineering systems are continuously available, performant, and supported per business needs, IT policies, and contracted KPIs/SLAs.
  • Collaborate with business/discipline stakeholders to package and deploy application updates to client workstations which keep engineering client applications current and free of defects or vulnerabilities.
  • Coordinate with business owners, software providers, and client software procurement teams to ensure applications are continuously rationalized, licenses are right-sized, and contracts renewed.
 
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO WIN:
Skills:
Preferred Qualifications:
  • U.S. citizen capable of being exposed to data classified as CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information).
  • Experience managing the application lifecycle for desktop, cloud, and hosted engineering solutions from key software providers: Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, etc.
  • Experience in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry.
  • Background in designing, building and maintaining enterprise design and modeling environments.
  • Experience with mapping a solution’s recommended deployment application architecture into high-level architectures which align with enterprise standards.
Desired Non-Technical Competencies:
  • Client focus and proven ability to solve business problems through the appropriate application of technology.
  • Understanding of cross-disciplinary AEC workflows and project execution in CAD/CAE technologies.
  • Capability to multi-task and effectively prioritize within a multi-tasking environment.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks independently and deliver to expectations as agreed with stakeholder/requester.
  • Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills targeted to all levels of leadership.
  • Experience leading small technical teams in an operational environment.
Desired Technical Competencies:
  • Understanding of and experience with the software development lifecycle and methodologies.
  • Enterprise data and systems integration experience.
  • Software and systems architecture design, cloud services, and hosting experience.
  • Experience managing third party SaaS and application hosting platforms.
  • Understanding of application packaging and deployment technologies and practices via SCCM.
  • Experience with service ServiceNow reporting/ITIL service management framework.
Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 10+ years progressive experience in IT, engineering and construction practices, and engineering applications including leading large-scale projects and initiatives in a complex organization
 
If this opportunity interests you, please respond by clicking on EasyApply.
 
BENEFITS:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:
  • Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
  • Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.
 
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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status

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