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IT Analyst-Forestry-Columbia Falls, MT (Thru 11/30/06)

Company Plum Creek Timber Company
Wage Not specified
Location United States, Montana, Columbia Falls
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience Academic Only
Travel Not Specified
Published on 11/16/2006
Description
Can YOU really have it all?

A great place to live in beautiful Northwest Montana AND a great career in Information Technologies!

Save your PLACE with Plum Creek!

IT Analyst-Forestry
Columbia Falls, MT
Plum Creek is the United States largest privately held land owner and we're rapidly growing! We're listed on the S&P 500, located in 19 states and our IT group supports 1,000 users and various business groups including forestry, real estate, land management, manufacturing, accounting, human resources, and legal. Our IT team members are driven and passionate about their desire to deploy technology which helps our businesses achieve Plum Creek's goals.

We are looking for people to help Plum Creek transform our IT department to collaborate closely with the businesses to deliver technology solutions that add business value, to migrate to a new technology stack based upon Microsoft technologies, and to mature our delivery processes around IT best practices. Plum Creek has a collaborative, team centric, execution oriented culture focused on delivery. Plum Creek values strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills in addition to strong technical skills. We look for motivated people interested in identifying and championing new ideas and technologies that add value. We strive to have a good balance between career and personal life and between cutting edge and proven technology. Plum Creek has grown substantially which creates interesting and unique career opportunities for our team.

Our offices are located in beautiful Columbia Falls, MT. This is truly a magical place where the highest structures are still trees and wildlife still outnumbers the residents. We're located in the Flathead Valley, which stretches 60 square miles and features numerous lakes, wild and scenic rivers and adjacent peaks of Glacier National Park, and amazing powder days up at Big Mountain Ski Resort or Blacktail Ski Resort. You'll be able to build a rewarding and successful career with Plum Creek, while enjoying the low-key atmosphere of Montana that tends to make life in our tight-knit communities a happy and warm place to live and visit.


Plum Creek wants to attract and keep the best people-the team who drives our business success. That is why we offer superior performers opportunities for compensation that is in the top 25% for our marketplace. Your benefits
package from Plum Creek consists of a comprehensive range of benefits including Health care coverage, Health and Dependent Daycare Funds, Life and Disability protection, Saving and Retirements benefits, Paid Time Off, Relocation, and more.


For more information about Plum Creek, please visit our web site at:




IT Analyst-Forestry
Columbia Falls, MT

Job Description
Primary Function:
Responsible for developing deep knowledge of Plum Creek business processes, and the information systems that support those processes. Serves as translator between functional and technical experts.

Responsible for translating the business requirements into documented functional and technical specifications.

Trains, develops, coaches, and mentors functional users to continuously improve their technology skills and the value received from technology tools.

Serves as activity manager of technical, functional or external resources for support, development, testing and implementation activities. Will have multiple activities running concurrently.


Provides creative information technology opportunities to add value to the business line.

Education Required:
Degree in Information Technology, or other degree plus Information Technology experience or relevant experience.

Experience Required:
Entry-level to five years information technology experience. Ideal candidate will have experience in development, business process, technical support, and business relationships. Successful candidate could have depth in one or modf-tc

Experience/Skills
Experience in one or more of the following forest industry areas considered a plus: resource management, forestry, manufacturing, finance. Specific Skills Required: System development life cycle (SDLC) methodology would be helpful. Knowledge and experience with packaged and/or custom systems implementation methodology, including business case development, analysis, design, training, testing, and support. Activity management. Documenting, tracking, and resolving issues; documenting project status and communicating project status to management. Must have the ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities concurrently. Application development experience including code and report development, preferred.

Other desired skills:
IT Analyst-Forestry-Columbia Falls, MT (Thru 11/30/06)
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