Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure

Job Description:
The Senior Project Manager will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:
● Supporting business and project management staff
● Collaborate with teams to define project scopes, initiating and managing large, complex technology projects
● Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
● Capture requirements and tasks for multiple projects.
● Challenge the validity of given procedures and processes with the intent to enhance and improve
● Initiating and managing multiple projects and projects in parallel and with multiple dependencies
● Producing project reports and performance metrics
● Communicating with the Portfolio Management Office manager and ITS management regarding the status of a portfolio of projects
● Conduct monthly risk assessments to Identify and manage project risks
● Using influence to eliminate bottlenecks and potential resource alignment problems
● Managing projects and projects within standard project management methodologies to time, quality, and budget.
● Create and articulate executive-level communication on a project or program level.
● Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities
● Managing through all stages of the project life cycle
● Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
● Managing stakeholders and stakeholder expectations.
● Providing excellent service to clients (internal and external to ITS)
● Effectively managing vendor relationships in accordance with Client and ITS strategies and directives
● Develop and maintain processes and procedures for ongoing management of the infrastructure systems.
● Direct the creation and maintenance of the required documentation and artifacts. As well as facilitate the defining / revising of operational processes.
● Providing project status and other deliverables at each stage of a defined project
● Demonstrating a willingness to collaborate and support the PMO and ITS peers and leadership
● Planning, directing, and implementing complex projects on time, within budget and with desired functionality
● Ability to work across multiple departments and negotiate differing priorities
● Performing related duties as required

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Senior Project Manager must possess the following qualifications:

Type of Education Required:
● Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
● PMP or PMI-ACP Certification.

Type of Experience and Number of Years:
● Minimum seven (7) years of related experience required
● At least seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in Project Management, preferred
● At least five (5) years of experience in Information Technology, preferred
● Experience in Education (K-12) project work, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
● Experience with IT Infrastructure projects such as
o Server implementations
o Information Security implementations
o Network infrastructure implementations
o Telecommunication implementations
● Proficient in Project Management practices, principles, and tools
● CI/CD, DevSecOps, PMP or Agile methodology and experience. The successful candidate must also have broad knowledge of current information technology systems, infrastructures, and technologies.
● Knowledgeable about organization and process structures
● Knowledgeable about Business Analysis, Organizational Change Management, Technical Architecture ● Proficient in Google Suite office products is preferred
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Ability to apply process standards
● Self-motivated/willing to take initiative
● Proven ability to build positive working relationships within own team and other areas of business
● Ability to effectively communicate with customers, project, and functional management to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions
● Ability to work as a Senior Project Manager on multiple simultaneous projects
● Ability to work independently towards established goals
● Ability to work with all levels of the organization
● Proven track record of leading large complex implementation projects
● Strong conflict resolution, negotiating and influencing skills