IT Infrastructure Project Manager

The Talent Advantage Group
Novi, MI
15 Feb 2025

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#1515 IT Infrastructure Project Manager Job DescriptionThe IT Project Manager directs and coordinates strategic technology projects to ensure that goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within the committed time frame and budget. The role is primarily responsible for managing the IT aspects of multiple Greenfield automation and non-automation projects at a time, developing full scale project plans, IT budgets, IT equipment procurement and deployment, as well as provide direction and support to the overall project teams. The IT PM will help to advance the state of project management within the IT organization including standard processes and a consistent delivery methodology. The Project Manager will oversee diverse projects including system integrations, IT infrastructure, digital transformation, and service delivery optimization. The Project Manager will be involved with multiple projects at a time, developing full-scale project plans, as well as provide direction and support to the project teams.The role involves the coordination of technical resources across multiple teams, including external vendors working concurrently on multiple, projects. (e.g., construction team and subs, electrical team and subs, IT vendors, etc.), the Automation teams, the corporate – PMO (Project Management Office), working concurrently on multiple projects. The role also ensures overall project alignment, including communication both inside and outside the team, dependency identification and resolution, and proper priority and order for work. Milestone establishment and tracking are critical tasks in this role in the success of our client’s most advanced facilities and is highly visible throughout the entire organization.The aim is not to build the largest IT group; instead, our client is creating a small, highly skilled team that focuses on having the right mix of talents, skills, and the capacity to learn in areas that define our core differentiation. Our client leverages cloud services, best-of-breed technologies, and external teams to augment their capabilities with sufficient capacity. This means that in addition to being a great project manager, an ideal candidate will need to be able to review and collaborate with others - both internal and external - to ensure that our client is collectively able to deliver projects in support of company goals.Our client builds state-of-the-art systems to make their employees productive, to meet and exceed customers’ expectations, to assist in growth, and to create an operating platform that enables our client to achieve its vision of transforming the global supply chain. This is one of the most critical roles in that journey, and it will require someone who has a true passion for technology and project management.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Partners with project sponsors, project teams and other project managers to help evaluate technical and business requirements and to develop and implement approaches and solution alternatives
  • Integrates inputs and schedules from multiple sources to create a cohesive plan with an identifiable critical path, task dependencies, and major milestones, and manages the agreed project plans and schedules ensuring successful completion within scope, budget, time, and quality parameters
  • Adapts project plans, schedules, and resource assignments as required throughout projects, to respond to emerging requirements and risks
  • Communicates overall project status including milestones, adherence to project deadlines, and relevant risks to teams, stakeholders, and management
  • Develops project charter/scope document and manages the programs or projects and their life cycles through the creation, collection, and maintenance of project documentation, and in accordance with standards established by the Program Management Office (PMO)
  • Identifies and estimates project scope and deliverables
  • Holds team members accountable, sets clear performance standards, resolves performance issues, and keeps technical teams engaged and on task
  • Develop and manage IT Budgets for each project
  • Successfully manage all IT vendors and internal resources throughout the project that help design, build, and deploy the IT infrastructure to a Greenfield facility. This includes network equipment, server room (MDF), IDF’s, low voltage cabling, (e.g., data drops, security cameras, access controls), ‘rack and stack’ (MDF) and IDF equipment installation and turn-up, SD-WAN, internet circuits, VoIP/telephony, overhead paging, etc.
  • In lieu of project risk management, ensures detail plans are created for any necessary implementation rollbacks from an infrastructure perspective as required.

Education and Work Experience:
  • University degree in Information Technology, or business administration and/or 3-5 years equivalent work experience
  • Minimum 5 - 7 years of experience as project manager with IT Infrastructure projects
  • Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; including the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
  • Hands-on experience with a variety of project delivery methodologies
  • Experience working in a matrixed global organization where success requires broad orchestration of resources and services
  • Strong understanding of the business impact of IT tools, technologies, and policies
  • PMI or PMP certification is a strong plus

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Utilize knowledge of project management best practices and methodologies
  • Deliver on commitments (high quality, on budget, on time) while working on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Comfortable relating openly, honestly, and consistently with diverse groups of people
  • Act decisively for improvement in both projects and in the organization including addressing urgent, time sensitive, or crisis issues
  • Use leadership skills to align project and department goals with the organization's and sponsor's goals
  • Lead a project team, create, and maintain group cohesiveness, interact with internal and external customers, and manage vendor relationships
  • Work in a fast-paced, agile environment
  • Possess a willingness and ability to work non-standard hours to support delivery of time-critical project deadlines
  • Properly set priority and order for work
  • Ask for help and provide it to others
  • Learn and apply innovative technologies and business concepts
  • Understand your skills and your talents and apply them appropriately
  • Travel as required.
  • ID: #49230834
  • State: Michigan Novi 48374 Novi USA
  • City: Novi
  • Salary: Up to $135,000
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-02-15
  • Deadline: 2023-04-14
  • Category: Et cetera