IT Project Manager IV
Location: Illinois, Chicago or Houston, TX but able to sit remotely
Duration: Through July 2025
Project: This project is for Infrastructure projects/programs.
Top 5 Skill sets:
8+ years of experience in a project manager role on large-scale technology infrastructure projects
1+ year as an infrastructure PM at an airline (big 3 take priority)
3+ years running refresh, middleware, DB, data center or telecom enterprise projects (the more the better)
What I want: People who manage technology programs (at scale) and have the experience described in their resumes. Resumes that just talk about how many people managed, developing processes, writing status reports, counting project cost and business benefits, etc. will not receive the same interest as people who describe the purpose/scope/scale of the project(s) they have managed. Relevant content knowledge and experience is very important.
What I do NOT want: Application development PMs, scrum masters, etc. PMs that specialize in setting up PMOs or defining PMO processes.
Job Summary:
Maintains information technology strategies by managing staff; researching and implementing technological strategic solutions.
Primary Responsibilities:
Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center.
Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures.
Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by staying current on state-of-the-art practices.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Qualifications:
Degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Business Administration, or other related discipline
Experience in the IT industry, including development work and customer interaction
PMP Certification