Infrastructure Project Manager
CHICAGO-60603, IL, US
10/24/2018
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Required Skills
Company
Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc
Experience
5 to 7 Year(s)
Job Description
This is a client-facing, consultative role, perfect for PM who enjoys influencing client IT decision makers while maintaining a technical edge.
The ideal candidate will have a history of successfully leading complex, large-scale infrastructure projects, specifically, Office 365 and Exchange online migrations, and will be an expert in making prudent business decisions that directly affect the customers' experience.
The focus of this role includes the successful delivery of large-scale Microsoft infrastructure projects and services, enhancement of practice capabilities, and standardization of methods and mechanisms utilized, and managing project budget and resource allocation.
Responsibilities:
Oversee higher complexity project(s) with multiple workstreams
Development of project requirements, workplan estimates, project timelines, project charters, project plans, schedules, status reports, communication plans, migration plans and custom project deliverables.
Lead project planning workshops, design sessions, project closure meetings and postmortem project analysis exercises.
Maintain detailed project plans and schedules.
Create status reports and lead status meetings, including budget, actual spend versus and actual work performed analysis and forecasting metrics (using earned value management concepts). Maintain detailed project plans and schedules.
Client facing Microsoft infrastructure project management on the most challenging and complex projects, with very demanding clients and little oversight
Setting and managing client expectations regarding the project and pursuing applicable follow-up opportunities
Managing milestones for successful, on-time, on-budget completion, providing reporting as necessary against baseline schedule, and conducting post-project lessons learned meetings
Maintaining and reporting on Risk, Actions, Issues and Decision (RAID Log) for projects
Preparing for all project reviews (status reports, Steering Committee meetings)
Coordinating managed communications between client and internal team
Providing feedback to technical team leads on the performance of project teams
Collaborating with fellow PMs/EMs on project staffing and task allocation
Collaborating with Sales teams, including scoping and pricing new opportunities, proposal and contract development, client meetings and relationship development
Structuring consulting engagements
Supporting the administrative aspects of PMO engagements, such as:
Setting up charge codes, establishing project schedules, and following deliverable acceptance and reporting procedures to PMO standards
Reporting project progress, maintaining/updating issues, and risks
Tracking and ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, and monitoring deliverables and receivables for project
Reporting project progress, maintaining/updating issues and risks, logging hours and expenses and verifying/approving team hours/expenses on a weekly basis
REQUIREMENTS
5+ years of infrastructure project management experience within the IT project field
Recent project management experience within the Microsoft stack (Exchange, O365, Access and Identity, Azure, SharePoint, etc.)
BA/BS degree or equivalent desired
PMP certification
Demonstrated familiarity and experience in using MS Project / Project Online
Ability to apply proven project management methodologies and practices, including IT
Implementation (e.g. CMM and CMMI), IT Service delivery and Support (e.g. ITIL Foundation), or Project Management fundamentals (e.g. PMI or equivalent)
Demonstrated understanding of the PMO as a strategic asset, a basis for continuous
improvement and the role of driving organizational maturity in an evolving environment
Strong customer service orientation
Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
Attention to detail in both administrative and project/program activities
Project Manager
Information Technology
No Preference
FullTime Job
Other
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Candidate Requirements
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Bachelors
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Recruiter Details
Doug Klares
1350 Broadway, Suite 2205,
NEW YORK-10018, NY,
US
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