Description
Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
Company: Direct IT Recruiting Inc.
Location: Toronto
Position: 7 Month Contract
Job Category: Project Management
Career Level: Senior
Work Experience: 5+ years experience as an infrastructure PM, PMP, ITIL, ITSM
Industry: Financial
DESCRIPTION:
Under the direction of the Sr. Manager, Infrastructure Delivery the candidate will be responsible for managing a range of technology projects.
The role is suited to an individual with a strong Infrastructure and Project Management background
- Managing day to day operational aspects of the project to ensure adherence to scope, conferring with project staff to outline the work breakdown schedule, assigning duties, responsibilities and scope of authority, directing and coordinating activities of project personnel, modifying schedules or plans as required and effectively applying and enforcing acceptable project methodology.
- Managing all project deliverables, goals and milestones including reviewing and signing off on all IT documentation. Providing project life cycle best practices, aligned with Ontario Teachers project management methodology.
- Mentor other team members in project management best practices.
- Establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with internal clients, operational staff, consultants and management at various levels, manage expectations and elicit their support to communicate issues risks etc.
SKILLS:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate or equivalent
- 5+ years experience managing IT Infrastructure Projects
- Strong knowledge and understanding of ITIL, ITSM, PMLC and SDLC methodologies and processes.
- Leadership skills to provide project leadership and support to the project teams, working groups, and manage the concurrent streams.
- Project portfolio experience including the assessment of overall project risks, project integration management, time management, quality management and cost management
- Decision making skills to make independent decisions and recommendations on various issues and solutions that impact the project
- Critical skills include Influencing, negotiation and facilitation to resolve issues, manage escalations and to alert project sponsors as appropriate
- Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills
- Candidate must be able to work independently and as a part of a team with minimal supervision