Network Project Manager

Morris Technology Solutions; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Morris Technology Solutions seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a seven-month network refresh across central Illinois hospitals. You will manage schedules, logistics, multi-site deployments, and coordination of engineers, with travel to sites required weekly.

Responsibilities include coordinating maintenance windows, managing change requests, asset tracking, risk mitigation, and ensuring clinical downtime planning and approvals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing IT infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading two network deployments in hospitals or health systems.
• Experience coordinating infrastructure work in active acute-care environments with overnight maintenance windows.
• Strong scheduling, logistics, and multi-site deployment management.
• Ability to travel regularly to central Illinois for the contract duration.
• Ability to complete required hospital credentialing, including immunizations.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, site sequencing, and deployment progress across multiple locations.
• Coordinate network engineers and onsite technician teams to stay on schedule.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance windows, including overnight cutovers in hospital environments.
• Prepare and manage change requests and coordinate with change advisory boards.
• Coordinate site access, escorts, and clinical stakeholder approvals.
• Oversee equipment logistics, staging, delivery, installation, and removal of decommissioned equipment.
• Maintain project trackers and provide regular status reports.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Coordinate project closeout documentation and acceptance sign-offs.

Skills

IT project management

Multi-site deployment

Stakeholder management

Scheduling & logistics

Travel coordination

Communication

Education

PMP certification

Tools

ServiceNow

SharePoint

Smartsheet

Epic

Job description

Position Overview

Morris Technology Solutions (MTS) is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to support a large-scale network infrastructure refresh for a hospital system in central Illinois. This approximately 7-month contract involves replacing end-of-life Cisco network devices across hospitals, clinics, and data centers, including switches, wireless access points, controllers, and routers.

The Project Manager will oversee project scheduling, site logistics, resource coordination, and deployment activities across multiple locations. This role requires regular weekly travel to central Illinois for most of the contract duration, outside of the December holiday period. Travel expenses will be covered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, site sequencing, and deployment progress across multiple locations.
• Coordinate network engineers and onsite technician teams to ensure deployment activities remain on schedule.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance windows, including overnight network cutovers in active hospital environments.
• Prepare and manage change requests, approvals, and coordination with network engineering teams and change advisory boards.
• Coordinate site access, escorts, infection-control permits, and clinical stakeholder approvals.
• Oversee equipment logistics, including staging, delivery, installation coordination, and removal of decommissioned equipment.
• Maintain project trackers, monitor deployment progress, and provide regular status reports.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Coordinate project closeout documentation, including as-built records, asset tracking, and acceptance sign-offs.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing IT infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing at least two network deployment or refresh projects within hospitals or health systems.
• Experience coordinating infrastructure work in active acute-care environments, including overnight maintenance windows, change control, and clinical downtime planning.
• Strong project scheduling, logistics coordination, and multi-site deployment management experience.
• Experience coordinating technical teams, including client employees, contractors, or subcontractors.
• Excellent communication, organization, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel regularly to central Illinois and support occasional overnight cutovers.
• Ability to complete required hospital credentialing, including immunizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience managing Cisco network refreshes, including Catalyst switching, wireless infrastructure, and data center networking.
• Familiarity with Epic or other EHR implementations, go-lives, and associated change freezes.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar change management platforms.
• Experience with SharePoint, Smartsheet, or similar project tracking tools.