Intermediate Level Project Manager

SouthTek Resources; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading tactical headhunting firm is looking for an IT Project Manager with a strong technical background to manage large-scale enterprise IT infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of relevant experience and excellent communication skills, as they will need to explain complex technical decisions to a variety of business stakeholders. Responsibilities include business case analysis, project charter development, and managing project scope and financials. A bonus of 10-15% is offered, with the start date as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of IT project management experience.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technology.
• Ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business case analysis and develop project charter.
• Manage project scope, plans, financials, and risk management.
• Coordinate scheduling, financials, and technical performance during project execution.

Skills

IT project management

Technical leadership

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Leadership skills

Tools

SAN

NAS

Networking

Windows

Unix/Linux

DBMS

Virtualization

Job description

Overview

SouthTek Resources is a full service tactical headhunting firm specializing in the staffing needs of the Defense and Aerospace, Technology, Manufacturing, Security, and Private Equity markets. We are a seasoned group of Senior Level Talent Sourcers who help clients hire the best and maximize human capital assets.

Job Description

Summary:

Terrific opportunity for an IT Project Manager with a strong technical background who has moved into management and is looking for a new challenge. Will run large-scale enterprise IT infrastructure projects for a large multinational firm that supports a variety of different types of business. Able to take complex technical decisions and explain them in language business can understand.

Responsibilities

• Business case analysis and development of project charter
• Create and manage project scope, project plans, financials, risk & issue plans, resource plan, change and procurement
• Coordinate, monitor, and communicate the scheduling, financials, and technical performance of the projects during execution

Qualifications

• Prior IT project management, technical lead, or functional management experience
• Takes personal responsibility for the successful delivery of projects across multiple technologies, business functions, and industries
• Strong understanding of the enterprise infrastructure technology domain including SAN, NAS, backups, networking, Windows, Unix/Linux, DBMS, and virtualization as mission critical infrastructure
• Experience managing geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups
• Proven experience delivering projects on time and within budget
• Effectively estimates costs, timescales and resource requirements of the project
• Facilitates agreement on project objectives and delivery schedules with stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to present metrics and to-the-point status to senior stakeholders, gather and verify requirements, and simplify complex topics for non-technical audiences
• Strong motivation, analytical, negotiation, organizational, customer service, and leadership skills
• Ability to anticipate problems and mitigate risks with reference to the project plan, costs, schedule, and resourcing
• Take a structured and effective approach to own work

Additional Information

Yrs Exp: 5-7 years

Bonus: 10-15%

Right-to-Hire: Yes

Can go W-2 or corp2corp

Start: asap

Interview Process

20 min phone with hiring manager; then, in-person with hiring manager and 2 others; possible 3rd interview with Sr Director

Company

For more information on our company and opportunities, visit us at southtek-resources.com

Legal / Compliance

• Due to the nature of work performed within our client’s facilities, U.S. citizenship or Permanent Residency is required.
• Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. No Third Party Vendors please.
• We are an equal opportunity employer (Unable to sponsor H1B Visas).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

It is the policy of SouthTek Resources LLC that all employees and applicants for employment shall be provided equal consideration without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran, pregnancy, parenthood, status or marital status.