IT Infrastructure Project Manager
$80k - $90k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's
Philadelphia, PA, USA
In PersonMust be a Philadelphia city resident within six months of hire.
IT OperationsIT Project Management
About the job
Requirements
- Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university, with major coursework in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field.
- PMP, an equivalent Project Management certification, or a Master's Certificate in Project Management.
- Five years of generalized Information Technology experience, which may be concurrent with the degree program.
- A minimum of five years of project management experience managing multiple large cross-functional teams or projects.
- Experience and relevant expertise in designing and building distributed and enterprise solutions.
- Knowledge of project management principles, the systems development life cycle, and budgeting.
- Knowledge of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services, and cloud computing.
- Knowledge of IT project management best practices, principles, and techniques, including PMBOK.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with stakeholders and senior business leadership.
- Ability to organize and work effectively with project teams comprising staff from participating departments and agencies.
- Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work activities of outside consultants and systems analysis and programming personnel assigned to a team.
- Presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials, outside consultants, and vendors.
- Philadelphia city residency within six months of hire.
- A cover letter must be included with the application; applications without one will be considered incomplete.
Responsibilities
- Develop, clarify, and manage project scope, define contract deliverables, and achieve targeted outcomes.
- Ensure project requirements are achieved on time and within budget guidelines.
- Assemble the project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities, and develop timeframes to support successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
- Determine project costs and ensure delivery on time and within budget guidelines.
- Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
- Perform cost-benefit analyses of actions and initiatives.
- Schedule meetings and document meeting minutes.
- Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed systems development life cycle.
- Prepare status reports, status summaries, and dashboards for presentation to mid- and senior-level management.
- Provide support, coaching, and mentoring on project management best practices to project coordinator associates as requested.
About the company
Philadelphia's Department of Commerce acts as the city's economic catalyst. It helps local businesses by providing one-on-one assistance through the Office of Business Services and by funding or partnering with neighborhood organizations to connect firms with resources. The department aims to make Philadelphia a globally competitive economy that benefits everyone who lives, works, or does business in the city, and to make the city a more vibrant destination where employers flock, entrepreneurs thrive, and innovation grows. It achieves this through neighborhood-focused outreach, personalized support, and collaboration with local partners to offer a broad range of services rather than a single product.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
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Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Options
- Paid Vacation
- Phone/Internet Stipend
- Wellness Program
- Mental Health Support
- Professional Development Budget
- Conference Attendance Budget
- Stock Options
- Company Equity