Project Manager III, Infrastructure (3 Year Assignment)

Referral Job Portal; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Orlando is seeking a Project Manager to lead IT Infrastructure initiatives in support of P320. You will define scope, plan delivery, oversee execution, and ensure governance, budgets, quality, and timelines. Travel to the UK may be required to perform duties.

You will collaborate with Infrastructure, Operations, Governance, Cyber Security, Finance, vendors, and internal teams to drive successful outcomes and smooth transition to operations.

Qualifications

• Solid practical experience in project management with defined processes for prioritization and demand management.
• Ability to work with a wide range of sponsors, stakeholders, and resources to align activities.
• Cross-functional expertise in IT infrastructure, cost estimation, and what-if analyses.
• Strong ability to present recommendations to leadership and external stakeholders.
• Cross-Team/Cross Department Project Leadership experience.
• Strong organizing and interpersonal skills.
• Technology experience is a plus; Smartsheet experience is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to the UK as needed.
• Consistent attendance is a job requirement.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, secure, and manage resources for IT infrastructure projects following lifecycle policies.
• Develop and track budgets and schedules; manage tasks; provide risk analysis and issue resolution.
• Gather requirements, participate in design reviews, testing, and ensure deliverables meet scope and schedule.
• Communicate program status, health metrics, and dependencies to stakeholders; lead meetings.
• Ensure smooth transition of completed projects into operational support.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Risk analysis

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Technology or Business

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of IT Infrastructure projects supporting P320. Working closely with Infrastructure, Operations, Governance, Cyber Security, Finance, business stakeholders, third-party suppliers, and Universal Creative Parkwide team, the Project Manager will define project scope, develop delivery plans, and oversee execution through completion. The Project Manager ensures projects are delivered in accordance with established project governance and lifecycle methodologies while meeting agreed timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business objectives. The role is also responsible for proactively managing risks, dependencies, stakeholder communications, and the transition of completed projects into operational support to ensure successful outcomes.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works closely with all Technology teams, business partners, and Vendors to plan, organize, secure, and manage resources for assigned project efforts following the construction lifecycle and project implementation policies and procedures as applicable. Independently research, analyze, identify, and document the tasks to achieve the project goals. Coordinate, facilitate, and lead project team meetings to accomplish project deliverables.


• Responsible for the management of the project including; work statements, work breakdown structures, developing and tracking budget and schedule, tracking individual project tasks, providing risk analysis, tracking and resolving issues and action items, requirements gathering, quality assurance, providing various project management visibility and control measures and reports as needed and communicating to project team and stakeholders.


• Work closely with our business partners to understand their business and system problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements. Support requirement discussions, requirement reviews, design reviews, testing and remaining project activities to ensure required resources participate and deliverables meet project scope and schedule.


• Communicate Program Information, status, and key health metrics to stakeholders. Facilitate inter-team communication and resolution of Program-level dependencies, including weekly status meeting and monthly executive steering committee meetings.


• Trace the requirements through life cycle of the project to ensure that the scope is managed and that the original requirements are delivered.


• Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Solid practical experience dealing with project management, particularly dealing with proposed efforts and leading them through a defined process of prioritization and demand management.


• Ability to work progressively with a wide range of individual levels, sponsors, stakeholders and resources to align activities and initiatives.


• Demonstrated cross-functional expertise in diverse fields such as IT infrastructure, construction documents including being able to read blueprints either printed or through tools such as Bluebeam and BIM 360, ROI analysis, cost estimating, and what-if analyses.


• Demonstrated experiencing in presenting persuasive recommendations to leadership as well as key external stakeholders, including ability to communicate complex ideas and recommendations to leadership that highlights a clear decision framework based on analysis and experience.


• Cross-Team/Cross Department Project Leadership experience.


• Strong Organizing & Inter-Personal Skills.


• Technology experience/background a plus.


• Manage projects in Smartsheet a plus.


• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• Ability to travel to the UK as needed to perform duties of the position.


• Consistent attendance is a job requirement.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred in MIS, Technology or Business. Other: Knowledge of project management concepts and processes, requirements gathering, or business analysis preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years equivalent work experience


• Experience preferred in project management, business analysis;


• or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Professional certifications in project management or agile delivery (e.g., PMP, Scrum) are preferred but not required.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

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