Senior Labs Project Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Fort Collins, CO

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Labs Project Manager to join our Data Center Operations team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with HP, Dell, and IBM hardware, including clustered servers, blade systems, and storage solutions. This role focuses on the virtual and physical environments, working with existing lab personnel, ordering, updating, and maintaining these environments for the Private Cloud Control Plane Development and Quality Engineering organizations. Periodic work in Ft. Collins Data Center to manage issues that cannot be fixed remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in capacity planning, infrastructure management, or IT resource forecasting.
• Expertise in designing and implementing physical labs and environments, including port mapping.
• Expertise in hardware, networking, and data center operations.
• Experience with budgeting, procurement, and financial planning in an IT environment.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and capacity planning software.
• Experience working with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) frameworks such as ITIL.
• Familiarity with automation and monitoring tools for capacity planning.
• Experience with industry leading operational tools.
• Experience with Linux, KVM, VMWare, IP Address Management (IPAM).

Nice To Haves

• Accountability
• Accountability
• Action Planning
• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Agile Methodology
• Agile Scrum Development
• Analytical Thinking
• Bias
• Coaching
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Functional Teamwork
• Data Analysis Management
• Data Collection Management (Inactive)
• Data Controls
• Design
• Design Thinking
• Empathy
• Follow-Through
• Group Problem Solving
• Growth Mindset
• Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive)
• Long Term Planning
• Managing Ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Work closely with development teams to develop capacity models and forecasts based on business growth, usage trends, and emerging technologies
• Maintain an inventory of existing hardware and assess opportunities for reuse before new purchases.
• Develop hardware redeployment, upgrades, and refurbishment strategies to extend asset life.
• Collaborate with finance teams to create budget estimates for hardware procurement and infrastructure expansion, identifying cost-saving opportunities by leveraging lifecycle management and existing resources.
• Communicate technical requirements and capacity planning strategies in business terms to non-technical stakeholders.
• Plan and allocate physical space within data centers to support hardware deployments.
• Work with facilities teams to ensure proper power and cooling requirements are met.
• Develop standardized capacity planning methodologies and best practices.
• Maintain documentation on forecasting models, infrastructure plans, and approval workflows.
• Setting up virtual environments for development and quality engineering teams.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees