IT Program & Project Management Consultant

Role Overview

• Provide project management for multiple concurrent Infrastructure projects developing pragmatic delivery and implementation plans with project resources.
• Responsible for adhering to PMO best practices, standards and framework for projects.
• Design, develop and maintain a detailed work breakdown of project milestones, deliverables and tasks to be accomplished for the initiative and ensure that tasks are accomplished on time and within budget.
• Leads and communicates project scope, goals and responsibilities to project team.
• Establish clear project sponsor and stakeholder expectations and engagement model which is then managed throughout the project life cycle.
• Proactively lead and manage program tollgates, risks, issues, mitigation plans, dependencies and continuous improvement actions.
• Monitors work of technical personnel, such as network, compute and storage engineers, providing support and direction to meet objectives as needed.
• Develops and maintains reporting procedures and monitors performance in project control activities; prepares and distributes reports related to project activities, health, risk, issues and budget.
• Drive collaboration and accountability with Tower Leads, Service Managers, Global Operations personnel, and Suppliers to develop and implement infrastructure projects in a complete and timely manner consistent with business needs.
• All other responsibilities as directed by management.

Requirements

• Ten (10+) years’ experience project management experience including developing project schedules, managing team resources, creating work breakdown structures, estimating size and effort for new deployment projects.
• Solid understanding of PMO, SDLC and governance best practices.
• Ability to effectively apply project management methodologies and enforce project standards.
• Self-starter who can dive in to complex projects and take it forward with minimal supervision.
• Proficient with project management s/w tools as well as other productivity tools including: MS Office, Project, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Excellent communications skills (interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written)
• Ability to direct and drive complex project efforts to completion.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide competent and proactive leadership.
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners.
• Sound business acumen and good judgment.
• Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Flexibility, interest and ability to work in a fast-paced environment on mission critical projects.
• Possess excellent technical aptitude and a desire to learn constantly.
• Knowledge of infrastructure concepts and experience with managing technology projects; familiarity with ITSM methodologies (e.g. ITIL).
• Experience working in an IT outsourcing environment and/or managing IT service provider(s).
• Experience implementing projects using Agile methodologies a plus.
• PMP and/or Six Sigma certification is a plus.

Tech Stack

• ITSM
• PMP
• SDLC

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Voluntary dental and vision programs
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Great Work Environment