Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager - On-Site Newark

ComTec Information Systems (IT); Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ComTec Information Systems (IT) is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead multiple infrastructure projects from initiation through closeout. The role emphasizes Waterfall delivery, formal governance, stage-gate discipline, budget oversight, and RAID management across data center moves and upgrades.

The successful candidate will coordinate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver high-visibility initiatives on time and within budget,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT project management experience.
• Strong Waterfall methodology experience.
• Experience managing multiple high-visibility projects concurrently.
• Hands-on budget planning and variance analysis.
• Proven RAID/log management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure projects such as data center moves and upgrades, server consolidation, network segmentation, firewall upgrades, VOIP/SIP, and contact center services.
• Manage identity and security initiatives (AD consolidation or upgrades, IAM, access control, DLP).
• Develop and maintain project charters, business cases, scope, schedules, resource plans, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Oversee Waterfall phases and stage gates, approvals, and decision records.
• Own project budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and cost risk escalation.
• Maintain RAID logs with owners and mitigations for delivery risks.
• Coordinate internal teams, business partners, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance reviews and steering committee updates; document decisions and actions.
• Monitor scope, schedule, resources, deliverables, quality, and change requests across concurrent projects.
• Communicate progress and budget status to technical and executive audiences.
• Lead implementation and transition activities with successful handoffs.

Skills

Project Management

Waterfall

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

RAID management

Vendor coordination

Governance

Communication

Risk management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

ComTec Information Systems (IT) is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead multiple infrastructure projects from initiation through closeout. The role emphasizes Waterfall delivery, formal governance, stage-gate discipline, budget oversight, and RAID management across data center moves and upgrades.

The successful candidate will coordinate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver high-visibility initiatives on time and within budget,