Project Manager

Ampcus Inc; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc in White Plains, NY is seeking a Project Manager to lead IT infrastructure initiatives from planning through delivery. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure on-time, within-budget outcomes and adherence to governance standards.

The role requires a deep technical background in networks, servers, virtualization, cloud, and security, plus strong communication and risk-management skills for complex programs.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT project management experience, with infrastructure focus.
• Strong technical background in networks, servers, storage, virtualization, cloud, and security.
• Proven track record delivering complex infra projects on time and within budget.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and PM tools (MS Project, Azure DevOps).
• Understanding of SDLC and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and deliver infrastructure projects on time and within budget.
• Develop budgets and track expenditures for cost-effectiveness.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables, and KPIs with stakeholders.
• Create detailed project plans, schedules, and resource plans.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies; implement mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and conduct reviews.
• Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and technical teams throughout lifecycle.
• Ensure governance requirements are met and aligned with IT strategy.
• Manage cross-functional teams to achieve project outcomes.

Skills

IT project management

Infrastructure expertise

Budgeting & cost control

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Risk management

Communication

Agile & Waterfall

SDLC understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field

PMP certification

Tools

MS Project

Azure DevOps

IT governance tools

Excel/Spreadsheets

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location(s): White Plains, NY

Job Summary

The Project Manager will be heavily involved in the planning, execution, and oversight of infrastructure projects. This position involves meticulous coordination of project teams, ensuring timely and budget-conscious project delivery, and adeptly managing stakeholder expectations. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders, the Project Manager is instrumental in driving successful project outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background and extensive experience in IT project management, particularly in infrastructure-related initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Focus on the planning, execution, and delivery of infrastructure projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required quality standards.
• Skillfully develop project budgets, meticulously tracking expenditures to ensure cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, identifying necessary resources, milestones, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track project progress and success.
• Proactively identify potential risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project timelines and deliverables.
• Effectively communicate project status, risks, and successes to stakeholders, providing regular updates and conducting project reviews as needed.
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors, contractors, and technical teams, ensuring clear communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engage in regular communication with project stakeholders, providing transparent updates, soliciting feedback, and adeptly managing expectations.
• Ensure projects follow established IT governance framework and collaborate with teams on timely completion of governance requirements and expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in IT project management, with a focus on infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical background and understanding of infrastructure technologies, including network infrastructure, servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services, and security.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex infrastructure projects on time and within budget.
• Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure design and planning, server and operating systems management, network infrastructure and protocols, network virtualization, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, network security, monitoring and performance optimization, and vendor management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, with the capacity to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyze complex situations, identify solutions, and drive successful outcomes.
• Experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Azure DevOps).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Thorough understanding of project management phases, techniques and tools: Initiate, Planning: definition/scope/requirements, Execute & Control: scope, work plans, resources, deliverables, Q/A, transition planning, etc, Closure: completion and assessment.
• Strong and tested project management skills including: Customer satisfaction management, Sponsor expectation management, Vendor and consultant management, Risk management and issue resolution, Financial management including budgeting, forecasting and reporting, Change Management.
• Ability to work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes, analyze decisions and actions for their support of the larger area's strategic direction; and work with senior management to resolve more complex problems.
• Understanding of the SDLC and other life cycles for the deployment of infrastructure, networking and other non-software projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PMP) is desired. Other possible desired certifications for a project manager working with infrastructure projects may include: ITIL, CompTIA Network, Cisco, AWS.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.