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Title: Infrastructure Project Manager

Right to Hire: No
Professional Day Length: 0.0
Contract Duration: 12+ months
Environment: Business Casual
Sponsorship Available: No
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Minimum Requirements:

• 10+ years overall with at least four plus years PM experience
• IT project management experience involving complex data center buildout and migration projects
• IT background in network engineering - i.e. Solaris, Cisco, EMC, VMware  
• Proficient in Microsoft Project
• Must be able to articulate key project factors & techniques
• Has managed multiple projects under a Program Management Structure
• Solid knowledge of MicroSoft Office including Word,  Visio, Excel and PowerPoint
• Hands-on experience with gathering functional requirements, design, implementation and launch of large-scale projects

Description:

The Project Manager will actively manage Enterprise-wide projects in accordance with PMO procedures.  Performing industry standard PM tasks from the product business case to post-implementation to include the coordination of delivery, testing, debugging, issue resolution, change requests and team moral. This individual has strong written and verbal communication skills and works well in a changing environment.

Ž       Manage the day to day operational and tactical aspects of a minimum of 2-3 large scale projects.

Ž       Plan, organize and monitor all activities of the internal and external members of the project team

Ž       Assist in the prioritization of project activities

Ž       Take appropriate action to track, identify, mitigate and minimize company’s exposure to risks

Ž       Manage the scope of the project

Ž       Maintain overall project schedule and the delivery of expected objectives

Ž       Track and monitor project issues; Confront issues openly and quickly.  Escalate to the appropriate management

  level when necessary particularly those that impact budget, scope or milestones

Ž       Report on time status of project and major milestones as well as progress made against plan

Ž       Actively  lead,  motivate, and challenge teams

Ž       Take accountability for the delivery of the project

Ž       Timely submission and approval of time reports and expenses.

Ž       Oversee Project Meetings

ŽFacilitate in order to ensure meeting productivity and proper focus is maintained

ŽDocument Agendas/Minutes/Actions and decisions

Ž       Ensure adherence to company’s agreed methodologies (SDLC, OPDS, Agile) during the project life cycle

Ž       Actively work with company Resource Manager to report resource needs and utilization levels

Ž       Prepare and present project updates and phase reviews to company’s governance bodies (e.g. PSC)

Ž       Assist with the identification and implementation of process improvements

Ž       Proactively manage the project’s critical path with CFT to identify areas of pull in Manages third-party partner and/or vendor relationships, as necessary

Ž       Ensures that client drivers and priorities are understood and addressed. Frames decision-making based on business trade-offs

Ž       Develops relationships with key project stakeholders and ensures appropriate level of participation throughout project life cycle

Ž       Ensures the use of best practices and lessons learned from previous projects.

Ž       Creates a positive, collaborative working environment for the team