About Us

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee owned ESOP Company, we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. Our standard is to achieve operational excellence at all levels of the organization, whether we are serving internal or external customers. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

In addition to our employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, we also have a traditional Company matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. If advancement is what you’re looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry leading, and the formula for our success is centered on promotion from within.

Intrigued? Read on to learn more about specific opportunities to join our dedicated team.

About The Opportunity

*Onsite position, may be based in Gardiner, ME or Auburn, NH

Reports to: Business Systems Manager

As IT Project Manager, your job will be to coordinate people and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. The IT Project Manager also provides regular detailed project information on performance and schedule to stakeholders with project management software, tools and periodic reports.

What you will be doing:

Coordinate and maintain process governance Seeks out organizational and technical knowledge and industry trends to identify alternative approaches/solutions Maintain Master Project Plan, scope, and budget Maintain documentation of project decisions Work closely with team leads to manage project scope and team member hours Use the best methodology for the type of project managed (approach, template documents, time-tracking) Continually optimize our technology and operations cost Creates reporting mechanisms and tracking methodologies Support long term adoption and improvement strategy Support the definition and rollout of change management activities associated with new processes in partnership with management and business partners Ensure understanding, commitment and application among all strategic decision makers for the successful application of best practice project management and problem solving Accountable for project deliverable to be in time, in budget and agreed specifications within the scope of your responsibility Flagging any potential gaps in scope, business case, risk assessments and the definition of roles & responsibilities Translating data into relevant information and to link data sources to business requirements and potential productivity savings Ensure timely completion of projects with successful implementations considering all stakeholders with early identification and mitigation of potential risks and issues Provides project status to manager providing recommendations as needed Identify resource needs and tracks their effort to the task Perform other duties as assigned

In order to be successful in this role, here is what we will need from you:

Strong ability to contribute in a collaborative team environment Project Management certification (e.g. PMI, ScrumMaster, etc...) Content-oriented/process-oriented Effective presentation, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, project and program management skills Manage and drive multiple projects at the same time Highly collaborative leadership & communication style

About You

You hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology or relevant work experience. You are highly detail-oriented and are able to consistently meet important deadlines while also effectively communicating progress to team members. Your effective management skills will ensure a smoothly coordinated process that produces desired results. 

Aside from technical competency, dedication, enthusiasm, hard work, integrity, honesty, and responsibility are key indicators for us in any candidate interested in joining our world-class team. Is this you? Are you excited to make a difference? If you are, go ahead and hit that APPLY button because we cannot wait to meet you!

Interested in learning more about advancement opportunities? Check out these videos:

Dante (CST) talks about what it’s like to work at MD&B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrSWPW4Qbgo
Elissa (Blaster) talks about her progression with MD&B: https://youtu.be/MS968n7l2Us
Dan (CEO) talks about career advancement opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvloIft9KPY

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)