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IT Project Manager for our client in Cary, NC Job Title: IT Project Manager Job Location: Cary, NC Job Type: Contract Job Description: Responsibilities:- 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 the 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.
- 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 into 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 providers.
- Experience implementing projects using Agile methodologies is a plus.
- PMP and/or Six Sigma certification is a plus.
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