IT Server Project Manager - Junior Level - Onsite

EPMA•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The IT PM – Server Delivery has overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of multiple concurrent projects, all related to the delivery of servers for: Replacement of servers that have reached end-of-life per policy Integration/move/decommissioning of data centers Citrix infrastructure enhancements Infrastructure capacity such as storage and virtual infrastructure The IT PM defines the project objectives and scope for each phase of the project, overseeing quality control throughout the project’s life cycle, acquiring resources, managing resources, and coordinating the efforts of team members to deliver projects/products according to plan. The Sr IT PM is a team player with excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Due to the large number of pieces of equipment being tracked, the IT PM needs to demonstrate a strong desire for quality and attention to detail with financial management, excellent problem solving and organizational skills. The IT PM needs to demonstrate leadership qualities including flexibility and adaptability to change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Engineering or related field
PMI PMBOK Trained
A team player with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong Accounting and Financial management skills
Expert user of Microsoft Excel
A strong desire for quality and attention to detail with excellent problem solving and organizational skills
Demonstrates leadership qualities include flexibility and adaptability to change

Nice To Haves

1-4 years of related experience with Server Delivery and Data Center projects, including at least one year of professional experience in project management
PMP Certification
Microsoft Project

Responsibilities

Responsible for the successful management of projects
Manages project’s Purchase Orders, ensuring all items are received and invoiced
Manages project’s Inventory Transfers, ensuring all items physically removed from inventory and deployed are correctly
Works closely with functional operations managers and their field personnel to ensure purchasing and inventory data is always as accurate as possible
Manages project efforts from initiating through delivery and project closure
Manages the day-to-day activities of projects and project resources
Creates, manages and tracks project documents including, but not limited to: project schedules, financials, detailed project plans, scope documents, work breakdown structures, cost estimates, resource plans, risk and issue logs and regular status reporting
Manages project finances/budget utilization including, but not limited to monthly spend forecast revisions, invoice coding and routing for approvals, tracking of actual spend, and reporting on budget status and variances
Organizes, conducts, attends, and documents meetings with project team and stakeholders to facilitate all levels of project planning
Manages multiple (6+) projects concurrently, with small teams
Works with project managers of other teams to ensure overall business and operational requirements are met for company initiatives
Lead steering committee meetings with IT and Business leadership
Lead technical and requirements gathering sessions- bringing people and understanding together
Communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers as needed including managing expectations, presenting and interfacing with stakeholders
Creates and maintains relationships across the organization
Help project team achieve a high level of performance and quality, holding teams accountable for their work, removing obstacles, and mentoring less experienced team members