Senior IT Infrastructure & Networks Project Lead (Hybrid)

Placements24; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Project Manager specializing in IT infrastructure and network deployments for a hybrid role based in Randburg. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of complex IT projects, coordinating with IT operations, cybersecurity, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT PM with experience managing multi-million rand budgets, and a strong background in networking, cloud platforms, and security best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of IT project management experience, focused on infrastructure, networking, cloud, or data center projects.
• Strong ability to manage budgets exceeding R10 million.
• Experience with IT security policies and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of IT infrastructure and network projects.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Manage cross-functional teams (network engineers, sysadmins, support staff).
• Oversee vendor selection and management for infrastructure-related hardware, software and services.
• Ensure projects are on time, within budget, and meet specifications.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies; implement mitigations.
• Communicate status to stakeholders regularly.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Project Manager specializing in IT infrastructure and network deployments for a hybrid role based in Randburg. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of complex IT projects, coordinating with IT operations, cybersecurity, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT PM with experience managing multi-million rand budgets, and a strong background in networking, cloud platforms, and security best practices.