IT Project Manager

RGBSI; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm located in Illinois is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager. This role involves overseeing complex IT infrastructure projects that align with manufacturing needs. Key responsibilities include managing implementation initiatives, collaborating with various stakeholders, and developing comprehensive project plans. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and have over 8 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting, with expertise in project management and cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing complex, cross-functional IT infrastructure projects.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial sector essential.
• Deep knowledge of cloud migration strategies and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation initiatives for critical IT infrastructure programs.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and leadership for effective communication.
• Develop detailed plans and risk management for program execution.

Skills

Experience with General Contractors

Knowledge of structured cabling and AV standards

Project management skills

Cloud computing principles

Implementation of enterprise server solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Google Suite tools

Job description

Top mandatory skills/qualifications

• 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 environment
• 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).

The overall planning, execution, and delivery of critical Infrastructure programs supporting both factory build out and enterprise needs will include

• 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.