Information Technology Infrastructure Project Manager

Pratt Industries•Conyers, GA

About The Position

Support plant and branch network infrastructure and coordinate infrastructure projects across Pratt’s manufacturing sites, including corrugated plants, sheet plants, and mills. This field-based role works with plant personnel, contractors, and the network engineering team to deliver cabling, IDF, switching, wireless, and server room work, moving projects from initial scoping through handoff. The role supports equipment installations and server room builds by coordinating IT scope, schedules, and budgets. It serves as a point of contact among plant operations, vendors, and the network team, while maintaining project status, site documentation, and work orders. The position follows change-control and OT safety and security practices, including separation of business and process networks. Network architecture, firewall programming, SD-WAN and cloud design, and PLC programming remain with the network engineering team and plant controls staff.

Requirements

At least 5 years of IT infrastructure or plant/field technology experience, including project or contractor coordination.
Hands-on experience with switching, structured cabling, fiber, and wireless in multi-site or plant environments.
Experience managing subcontractors against a defined scope of work.
Working knowledge of OT and IT network separation concepts.
Ability to travel 50–75% and work in manufacturing environments.
Clear written and verbal communication with plant staff, vendors, and leadership.
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and respond to network issues after hours.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing or corrugated operations and plant equipment installations.
Familiarity with Ekahau or similar wireless survey tools.
Experience with ticketing and project tools such as BMC Helix, Open Project, or similar.

Responsibilities

Perform and oversee switch installations and cutovers, rack-and-stack work, IDF assessments and cleanups, fiber and copper cabling, and wireless access point deployment.
Coordinate low-voltage cabling and fiber contractors by writing scopes of work, documenting progress with photos, and completing final inspections before sign-off.
Support plant equipment installations and server room builds, including IT scope, scheduling, and budget tracking.
Support wireless site surveys and documentation using the team’s survey tools.
Act as the point of contact between plant operations, vendors, and the network team.
Track project status, risks, and dependencies, and report them in the weekly status.
Maintain site documentation, including as-builts, IDF records, and NetBox entries, and maintain work orders in the team’s ticketing and project tools.
Follow change control and OT safety and security practices, including separation of business and process networks.
Escalate technical issues to network engineers with clear triage notes.
Share knowledge with team members, including informal coaching for those studying for entry-level certifications.
Travel to local and remote sites and participate in an on-call rotation to respond to after-hours network issues.