Information Technology Project Manager

VBeyond Corporation; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Normal, Illinois, is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure projects. The role involves strategizing and implementing program initiatives, bridging technical discussions across teams, and managing large-scale network solutions. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial sector and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing complex IT infrastructure projects.
• Experience in IT construction and deep Network knowledge.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale infrastructure implementations.

Responsibilities

• Strategize and implement program initiatives that meet organizational objectives.
• Define program charter, roles, and tasks for initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional sessions for planning and design.

Skills

Project management methodology

Problem-solving skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Google Suite

Job description

• Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives.
• Communicate effectively at all levels, bridging technical discussions between manufacturing, engineers, SMEs, and senior leadership.
• Define the program charter, roles, tasks, milestones, budgets, and measures of success for each initiative.
• Develop estimates and detailed plans to manage the end-to-end program execution, ensuring alignment with production schedules and deployment windows.
• Ensure manufacturing and business requirements are captured accurately and completely.
• Facilitate cross-functional sessions for planning, alignment, and design across disparate teams (e.g., ME Engineers, Network Engineers, SRE DevOps, Facilities Designers, and LV AEOR Designers ).
• Using disciplined project management methodology to define scope, develop program plan, and execute sub-projects that adhere to guidelines and deliver within cost and schedule.
• Using problem-solving/critical thinking skills, and independent thinking to overcome challenges.
• Develop robust program risk management plans to ensure timely delivery, testing and commissioning of all projects with no impact to business continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience partnering with General Contractors and Facilities during construction implementations for manufacturing buildings, data center build-outs or expansions related to manufacturing support.
• Experience and knowledge of structured cabling, division 27 standards, AV standards, and telecom/construction drawings for both office and industrial environments.
• 8+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional IT infrastructure projects and programs, specifically within a manufacturing or industrial sector.
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure implementations involving integration between plant floor systems (OT) and enterprise IT.
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation and refreshes of enterprise network solutions (e.g., Multi-site connectivity, Factory LAN/WLAN, DHCP, DNS).
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation and refreshes of enterprise server, data, and backup solutions (e.g., Data Centers, NAS, Backup, DR, Server Patching within controlled manufacturing environments, Active Directory, Server OS Upgrades).
• Deep understanding of cloud computing principles, migration strategies, and deployment experience in at least one major provider (AWS, Azure and GCP).
• Demonstrated experience in project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Google Suite tools.

- The core experience will remain in IT construction background and deep Network experience.