Overview
The Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. This includes acquiring and managing resources and coordinating the efforts of team members, business stakeholders, and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan, and within defined timelines and budget. The Senior Project Manager will direct multiple complex projects involving one or more project teams utilizing Agile, Waterfall, Iterative, or Hybrid methodologies. They are responsible for the adoption and adaption of project management methodologies based on the context of the project and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. The project manager will also define the project's objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. Responsible for preparing and communicating status reports on the health of the project. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infrastructure development including cloud solutions, project management methodologies, and experience in leading large-scale projects.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all phases of infrastructure projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout
- Define, document and successfully complete complex projects (typically with significant business, political or high-profile impact, and high-risk dependencies).
- Ensure project alignment with strategic objectives and business requirements
- Adopt and adapt project management methods and tools, selecting appropriately from plan-driven/predictive approaches or more adaptive (iterative and agile) approaches.
- Ensure that effective project control, change control, risk management, design, development, and testing processes are maintained.
- Facilitate effective communications and ensure that project status, risks, and issues are reported clearly and transparently
- Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and issues and mitigate strategies and contingency plans
- Track project progress and performance to ensure the timely delivery of project outcomes
- Monitor and control resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget, and manage expectations of all project stakeholders.
- Align project objectives with company goals, and make sure project team is clear on objectives.
- Work with Solution Managers to staff initiatives with appropriate skill sets.
- On-Call and/or after-hours work required.
Skills Qualifications
Required :
- Expertise in project management methodologies and techniques with proven teamwork and influential skills including Agile, Waterfall, Iterative, and Hybrid methodologies
- Employs strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
- Solid technical understanding of IT infrastructure, networking, and Cloud solutions
- Ability to quickly learn, understand and apply new technologies
- Documented ability to contain project scope, and act as owner for all project outcomes
- Ability to build strong relationships and communication effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience implementing technology projects.
- Experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming and Automated Testing.
Education
Required:
- BA or BS in Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or other business-related field
- 10 or more years of project management experience including at least 2 years working with Agile Preferred:
- PMP Certification, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certifications preferred
Compensation
The wage range for this role takes into account a broad array of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The range below applies as long as the work is performed in Connecticut; the Knights of Columbus reserves the right to adjust the wage range if the position is performed in another location. At the Knights of Columbus, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $104,500 - $172,400.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position for a majority of the workday.
