Project Manager 3

GovHRUSA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical benefits

Job summary

MGT Impact Solutions is seeking a Consulting Project Manager for OTTM in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role is onsite, full-time contract for 1 year with potential renewals; expected to last 2–3 years overall.

You will lead an OT/network modernization program, coordinating vendors, cybersecurity and engineering teams, while managing schedule, budget, and risk in a mission-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of project and program management principles for complex technology and infrastructure initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Operational Technology, enterprise network infrastructure, data centers, telecommunications, cybersecurity, or systems integration.
• Knowledge of scheduling, RAID, scope/change control, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management.
• Experience coordinating multiple vendors, contractors, engineering teams, cybersecurity teams, and stakeholders.
• Understanding of network deployment, site readiness, testing, commissioning, migrations, and controlled cutovers.
• Ability to manage projects in mission-critical, 24x7 environments.
• Experience with Arista, CloudVision, Cisco and related networking/cybersecurity tech is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree and PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the OTTM Project Management Plan with phases, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establish and track the master project schedule and critical-path activities.
• Coordinate activities across data centers, stations, labs, field locations, cybersecurity, and deployments.
• Coordinate multiple vendors, OEMs, systems integrators, contractors, cybersecurity partners, and stakeholders.
• Track vendor commitments, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and actions.
• Manage expenditures, invoices, costs, and remaining contingency.
• Maintain project scope and change-control processes.
• Maintain an active RAID Register and ensure decisions are tracked to closure.
• Coordinate design workshops, engineering reviews, and document decisions.
• Lead site readiness, installations, testing, migrations, cutovers, and acceptance.
• Lead regular project coordination meetings and weekly status reports.

Skills

Project management principles

Operational Technology

Vendor management

Scheduling / critical-path

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Networking & cybersecurity tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business/PM

PMP or equivalent certification preferred

Tools

Arista

CloudVision

Cisco

Network switches

Firewalls

Monitoring / SIEM

Job description

Consulting Project Manager – Operational Technology Topology Modernization (OTTM)

Job Details

• Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
• Work Arrangement: Onsite
• Job Type: Full-Time Contract, 40 hours per week
• Pay Rate: $80–$90 per hour, W2
• Initial Contract Term: 1 year, with anticipated renewals
• Anticipated Project Duration: 2–3 years

Description

MGT Impact Solutions is seeking a qualified candidate to be a Consulting Project Manager – Operational Technology Topology Modernization (OTTM) for their client. Successful candidates will be MGT employees contracted to MGT's client.

Primary Duties

• Develop and maintain the integrated OTTM Project Management Plan, including phases, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, implementation sequencing, testing, commissioning, and final acceptance.
• Establish and maintain the master project schedule and track critical-path activities.
• Coordinate activities across data centers, passenger stations, lab/training environments, field locations, cybersecurity implementation, and production deployments.
• Coordinate multiple technology vendors, OEMs, systems integrators, contractors, cybersecurity partners, engineering teams, and operational stakeholders.
• Track vendor commitments, contractual milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and outstanding action items.
• Manage project expenditures, commitments, invoices, milestone payments, professional services, hardware/software costs, and remaining contingency.
• Maintain project scope and formal change-control processes.
• Maintain an active Risk, Issue, Action, and Decision (RAID) Register.
• Coordinate design workshops and engineering reviews and ensure decisions are documented and tracked through closure.
• Coordinate site readiness, installations, testing, migrations, cutovers, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Lead regular project coordination meetings and prepare weekly executive project-status reports.

Essential Functions

• Manage the execution of a complex, multi-site OT/network infrastructure modernization program.
• Track hardware delivery, design approvals, lab testing, site readiness, installation, cutovers, FAT/SAT activities, training, documentation, and system acceptance.
• Identify schedule risks and critical-path concerns early and develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate site-readiness requirements involving racks, power, UPS/PDU,fiber, cabling, conduit, environmental requirements, field access, and installation prerequisites.
• Coordinate Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), lab validation, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, migration, rollback, and acceptance procedures.
• Coordinate cybersecurity requirements, including network segmentation, firewalls, access control, monitoring, logging/SIEM integration, vulnerability management, remote access, asset visibility, and security validation.
• Coordinate planned outages, maintenance windows, operational notifications, change-control activities, and field access.
• Track deficiencies, punch-list items, corrective actions, and final acceptance.
• Maintain comprehensive project and configuration documentation.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into project progress, upcoming milestones, risks, decisions, vendor commitments, schedule, and budget.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Education Required

• Demonstrated knowledge of project and program management principles for complex technology and infrastructure initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Operational Technology, enterprise network infrastructure, data centers, telecommunications, cybersecurity, or systems integration.
• Knowledge of project scheduling, critical-path management, RAID management, scope/change control, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management.
• Experience coordinating multiple vendors, contractors, engineering teams, cybersecurity teams, and operational stakeholders.
• Understanding of network infrastructure deployment, site readiness, testing, commissioning, migrations, and controlled cutovers.
• Ability to manage projects within mission-critical and 24×7 operational environments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, communication, stakeholder-management, and executive-reporting skills.
• Experience with Arista, CloudVision, Cisco, network switches, firewalls, network segmentation, monitoring/SIEM, or related networking and cybersecurity technologies is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline is preferred.
• PMP or equivalent project-management certification is preferred.

Position Requirements

• Significant experience managing large, complex, multi-site technology or infrastructure modernization projects.
• Project-management experience involving OT, network infrastructure, telecommunications, data centers, cybersecurity, or systems integration.
• Experience managing vendors, OEMs, systems integrators, contractors, and internal technical teams.
• Experience with infrastructure deployments, field/site readiness, network migrations, testing, commissioning, cutovers, and formal acceptance.
• Experience within transit/rail, airports/aviation, utilities, government, telecommunications, data centers, or other mission-critical environments is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work onsite at client locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area as required by the project.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Hourly Wage and Selection Process

The hourly pay rate for this position is $80–$90 per hour on W2, depending on qualifications and relevant experience.

MGT employee benefits include up to a 5% match for the 401(k) retirement plan and a comprehensive medical/health benefits package.

Qualified candidates will be evaluated based on relevant project-management experience, OT/network infrastructure background, mission-critical environment experience, vendor-management capabilities, technical project exposure, certifications, and overall alignment with the engagement.

Candidates with questions are encouraged to contact Syed Naqvi at [e-mail].