Senior Project Manager (IT Infrastructure)

Onico Solutions; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Project Manager for IT Infrastructure projects, focusing on successful execution of data center initiatives. This role demands excellent communication skills, project management experience, and a strategic mindset to drive process improvements and manage diverse teams effectively. The successful individual will work with various stakeholders, ensuring timely project delivery while fostering a collaborative environment. This is a minimum 12-month contract that may extend, with initial work from home until safety is ensured.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management.
• Experience with Data Center infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Networking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Defines project scope and creates detailed work plan.
• Manages project financials and ensures accurate invoicing.
• Provides leadership to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Influencing

Education

PMP Designation

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager (IT Infrastructure) to lead and enable the successful execution of IT data center infrastructure/MPLS related projects. We require a highly motivated individual who thrives in an exciting and constantly changing environment, can lead change through cross-functional teams and has the creative and innovative mindset required to get it done.

Responsibilities

• Defines the scope of projects in collaboration with project sponsor(s) and subject matter experts
• Creates a detailed work plan, identifying and sequencing activities needed to successfully complete the project
• Executes projects according to project plan
• Manages project financials and ensures accurate invoicing and budget documentation
• Provides leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams and liaise with various internal and external teams.
• Ensures that roles and responsibilities (internal and external) are clarified and understood.
• Facilitate, debate and guide decisions on appropriate solutions
• Identify opportunities and drive process improvements, standardization and enablers to gain efficiencies
• Provide relevant and high-quality communication to stakeholders, executives and team members
• Ensures that projects are appropriately resourced and delivered in full and to agreed timescales.
• Manages project financials and ensures accurate invoicing and budget documentation
• Complies with project governance, communications and change control standards, storing related documentation in shared team repositories.
• Delivers timely project status reporting.
• Carries out lessons learnt for each project to demonstrate continuous improvements and drive business change.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management
• Ability to translate and communicate complex issues and their resolution to stakeholders and senior management and be a thought leader
• Experience with management of projects related to Data Center infrastructure (servers,switches, routers, LAN, firewalls), Cloud Computing, Networking
• Understand high-level technical architecture
• Ability to liaise with technical and non-technical staff
• Be organized, highly effective at problem solving and have outstanding influencing and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio
• PMP Designation

This is a minimum 12 month contract with likely extension located in downtown Toronto (work from home until deemed safe)