IT Infrastructure Project Manager

ComTec Information Systems (IT); Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ComTec Information Systems (IT) is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead multiple infrastructure projects from initiation through closeout. The role emphasizes Waterfall delivery, formal governance, stage-gate discipline, budget oversight, and RAID management across data center moves and upgrades.

The successful candidate will coordinate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver high-visibility initiatives on time and within budget,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT project management experience.
• Strong Waterfall methodology experience.
• Experience managing multiple high-visibility projects concurrently.
• Hands-on budget planning and variance analysis.
• Proven RAID/log management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure projects such as data center moves and upgrades, server consolidation, network segmentation, firewall upgrades, VOIP/SIP, and contact center services.
• Manage identity and security initiatives (AD consolidation or upgrades, IAM, access control, DLP).
• Develop and maintain project charters, business cases, scope, schedules, resource plans, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Oversee Waterfall phases and stage gates, approvals, and decision records.
• Own project budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and cost risk escalation.
• Maintain RAID logs with owners and mitigations for delivery risks.
• Coordinate internal teams, business partners, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance reviews and steering committee updates; document decisions and actions.
• Monitor scope, schedule, resources, deliverables, quality, and change requests across concurrent projects.
• Communicate progress and budget status to technical and executive audiences.
• Lead implementation and transition activities with successful handoffs.

Skills

Project Management

Waterfall

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

RAID management

Vendor coordination

Governance

Communication

Risk management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Title: IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Location:Newark NJ (3 days on-site or more as needed)

We are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead multiple infrastructure projects from initiation and business case through implementation and closeout. The successful candidate will bring strong Waterfall project delivery experience, formal governance and stage-gate discipline, budget oversight, and hands-on RAID management. This role coordinates with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors across high-visibility projects..

Responsibilities:

• Lead infrastructure projects such as data center moves and modernization, server consolidation and upgrades, network segmentation, firewall upgrades, VOIP/SIP, and contact center services.
• Manage identity and security initiatives, including Active Directory consolidation or upgrades, Identity and Access Management, access control, and Data Loss Prevention.
• Develop and maintain project charters, business cases, scope, schedules, resource plans, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Manage projects through Waterfall phases and formal stage gates, preparing required documentation, readiness reviews, approvals, and decision records.
• Own project budget tracking and forecasting, including actuals versus plan, variance analysis, estimates to complete, and escalation of cost risks.
• Maintain and actively manage RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies; assign owners, track mitigation actions, and reconcile items that could affect delivery.
• Coordinate internal technical teams, business partners, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings, governance reviews, and steering committee updates; document decisions, actions, dependencies, and status.
• Monitor scope, schedule, resources, deliverables, quality, and change requests across multiple concurrent projects.
• Communicate project progress, budget status, risks, decisions, and recovery plans clearly to technical and executive audiences.
• Lead project implementation and transition activities, ensuring deliverables and operational handoffs are completed.

Required Skills:

• 15+ years of experience managing IT projects, including 10+ years managing IT infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects using Waterfall methodology.
• Experience managing multiple high-visibility projects concurrently.
• Strong project governance and stage-gate management experience.
• Hands-on experience with project budgets, cost forecasts, variance analysis, and resource planning.
• Proven ability to identify, manage, and escallate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Experience coordinating internal resources, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expert understanding of project management processes and methodologies.