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Senior Application Development Manager

Location:

Kansas City, MO, US, 64106

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Senior Application Development Manager will lead the overall processes and team members for the application development area. This position will be responsible for analyzing existing applications programs, directing team activities, and preparing reports. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions within defined limits of authority and consults supervisor on other decisions.
Career Path: Application Development Director

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT FAMILY - CORE

Plans, assigns, and directs activities to create new computer applications programs or installs and implements software purchased from outside vendors.
Reviews and analyzes existing applications programs and programs in development to ensure efficiency and effectiveness; reviews requests for program changes.
Conducts meetings to determine data processing requirements based on new project priorities, changes in technology, and system needs.
Assigns and reviews the design layout for programs required for special projects.
Troubleshoots hardware and software to determine root causes for system failure and to implement solutions.
Prepares regular reports for management showing status of program development, systems, and programming and implementation progress.
Reviews performance of applications programs to ensure program efficiency, program documentation, and to ensure that output meets the needs of user departments.
Manages and reviews annual software support agreements associated with all third party applications and makes sure they are in line with departmental budgets.
Has accountability for ensuring developmental initiatives are in support of and meet company Key Strategic Initiatives.
Ensures customer needs are satisfied from a developmental stand point by functioning as a departmental liaison and building relationships with internal and external customers.
Ensures team adheres to the overall development schedule.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

In addition this position will be responsible for:

Has responsibility for keeping abreast of application development industry best practice standards and applies those standards within the company.
Strives for continuous improvement in the application development processes by reviewing key metrics and providing proactive solutions to internal and external clients.
Assures application systems remain in regulatory compliance with corporate and departmental standards and regulations.
Facilitates creation and update of functional specifications for identified application programs.
Responsible for developing training materials associated with identified application programs for internal and external clients.
Provides ongoing education and training for the application development team.
Manages overall application development schedule and allocates resources as appropriate.
Provides recommendations to software enhancements that would require third party applications.
Provides in-depth analysis of team resource planning using cost benefit analysis of project to man hours, return on investment of developmental resources, and project specs to determine required FTE demands.
Responsible for presenting key development initiative and progress updates to key stakeholders and corporate leadership.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
Communication skills, verbal and written
Ability to conduct effective presentations
Proficiency in Application Development Documentation of industry standards, functional specifications, design/development architecture – Intermediate
Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate
Proficiency in standard front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) – Advanced
Proficiency in Object-Oriented server side technologies (PHP, C#, or equivalent) – Advanced
Proficiency in SQL – Advanced
Proficiency in PL/SQL – Advanced
Proficiency in relational database structure & design – Advanced
Proficiency in full Software Development Life Cycle principles – Advanced
Ability to manage a team
Ability to provide performance management feedback and complete evaluations
Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally

Education

Bachelors degree in computer science, information systems, or related field (Required)
In lieu of the above requirements, relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

10+ Years application development experience (Required)
8+ Years people management experience (Preferred)

Working Environment

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com

JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Requisition ID: 61974

Why People Work Here

At JE Dunn we offer our employees an inspired place to enrich their life and the lives of those around them

Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts