Project Manager - Infrastructure

HTC Global Services; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Life and disability insurance

Professional development

Job summary

HTC Global Services seeks an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives, manage budgets, risks, and schedules, and coordinate cross-functional teams in a hybrid setting.

Based in Columbia, SC, you will drive projects from planning through completion, ensuring alignment with security, privacy, disaster recovery, and operations priorities while communicating with leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• PMI training or PMP certification is required.
• Strong knowledge of PMI PMBOK and project-management principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise IT projects from initiation through closeout.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and dependencies.
• Coordinate internal resources and external vendors/project managers.
• Track resources, schedules, risks, issues, and budgets.
• Prepare and deliver regular project-status reports and executive updates.
• Identify risks and coordinate mitigation and resolution.
• Lead cross-functional stakeholders and communicate complex information clearly.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Scheduling and budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

PMI training or PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Senior IT Project Manager – Enterprise Infrastructure

Take ownership of complex, highly visible enterprise technology initiatives that impact critical IT infrastructure, disaster recovery capabilities, security, and technology operations across a large organization. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced IT Project Manager who excels at bringing structure to complex technical initiatives, coordinating diverse stakeholders, managing schedules and budgets, identifying risks early, and driving projects from planning through successful completion. You'll work in a dynamic technology environment on enterprise initiatives involving infrastructure modernization, disaster recovery, hosting, security, privacy, and other strategic technology programs.

Work Location / Schedule: Hybrid- Columbia, SC 1-2 days a week

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned enterprise IT projects from initiation through successful completion and closeout.
• Apply established project-management methodologies and PMBOK-based project-management principles.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Coordinate internal technical resources and external professional/vendor project managers.
• Track project resources, schedules, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate project activities with program-management, information-security, privacy, technology, business, and agency stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver regular project-status reports and executive updates.
• Identify project risks and issues and coordinate appropriate mitigation and resolution.
• Manage project financial planning, budgets, and related financial tracking.
• Facilitate meetings and maintain clear project communications across technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ensure project deliverables and documentation are completed according to established requirements.
• Manage competing priorities and maintain progress against project goals and schedules.
• Lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority.
• Communicate complex project information clearly to technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and leadership.
• Maintain diplomacy and sound judgment during complex or high-pressure situations.
• Complete formal project closeout, including lessons learned and archival of essential project documentation.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of organizational mission, objectives, and technology priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in liberal arts, business management, public administration, information technology, or another related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional project-management experience.
• PMI training or PMP certification.
• Strong knowledge of project-management best practices, principles, methodologies, and terminology consistent with the PMI PMBOK.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning and budgeting.
• Demonstrated experience planning, organizing, tracking, and managing complex project activities.
• Strong project scheduling and resource-management skills.
• Strong risk and issue-management capabilities.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and clearly communicate complex projects.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to prepare clear, concise reports, project documentation, and correspondence.
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, diplomacy, and tact in high-pressure situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional project-management experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Experience managing enterprise IT or infrastructure-related projects.
• Experience supporting large, complex or multi-organization technology environments.
• Government or public-sector technology project experience.
• Experience with infrastructure modernization, hosting, disaster recovery, security, or related enterprise technology initiatives.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate is an experienced enterprise IT Project Manager who understands both disciplined project-management practices and the realities of managing complex technology initiatives. You can build and manage a detailed project plan, track budgets and resources, coordinate technical teams and vendors, identify risks before they become problems, communicate confidently with leadership, and keep multiple stakeholders aligned through competing priorities. You are comfortable operating in a structured PMBOK environment while remaining flexible enough to successfully manage the changing priorities and dependencies common to large enterprise technology programs.

What Makes HTC A Great Place To Build Your Future

HTC Global Services wants you to join our team. Come build new things with us and advance your career. At HTC Global, you’ll collaborate with experts, work alongside clients, and be part of high-performing teams driving success together. You’ll have long-term opportunities to grow your career and develop skills in the latest emerging technologies.

At HTC Global Services, our employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits can include Group Health (Medical, Dental, and Vision), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) matching, Group Life and Disability insurance, Professional Development opportunities, Wellness programs, and a variety of other perks.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our success as a company is built on inclusion and diversity. HTC Global Services is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, where every employee is treated with dignity and respect. We celebrate differences and believe that diverse cultures, perspectives, and skills drive innovation and success. HTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a proud National Minority Supplier. We seek to empower each individual, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, included, and respected.