About Vanir
Vanir has been exceeding client expectations since 1964. Our progressive growth and quality of service has led Vanir to become consistently ranked among the top construction management firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record. As we continue growing into new areas and markets, our focus is to maintain a team of creative, ambitious, and visionary individuals.
Job Description
The Project Manager II (Information Technology Project Manager -Network/Security/AV/IT) is a technical representative charged with executing and delivery of technology projects and programs. This position will serve as a dedicated point of contact providing constant interactions between offices, consultants, vendors, systems engineers, and implementers to ensure designs, technical, functional and business requirements are met. The ITPM will respond to all of the technology project requirements and provide project and technical leadership to successfully deliver IT projects on time and within budget. The ITPM will also perform a support role to Districtwide IT, Security, and AV projects where needed. It is expected that the ITPM will produce tangible deliverables to support their collaboration and communication efforts.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Successfully manage and execute 5 to 10 projects simultaneously, ranging in value and complexity from $1M to $25M each
- Ability to support a multi-campus environment
- Develop comprehensive project plans for assigned project plans using MS Project
- Develop stakeholder registers and perform stakeholder mapping where appropriate
- Develop project with project scheduling team or independently to drive project timelines
- Develop WBS and leverage Due Date Performance for project schedule timeline horizon
- Collaborate with internal and external IT resources for the successful project execution
- Documents and reports all project data accurately and in a timely manner
- Schedules project meetings and create Meeting Minutes for all meetings attended
- Successfully deliver IT projects on schedule and within budget
- Good understanding of Earned Value Management Principles
- Assess, communicate, and mitigate risks by utilizing contingency plans as needed and documenting and tracking risks via centralized risk register
- Report and collaborate with Program Management Office on all IT project and program matters
- Review and develop IT-related contract documents and ensure deliverables are complete and accurate
- Develop detailed technical scopes of work to support IT projects and programs
- Utilize SharePoint technologies for document and artifact repositories
- Evaluate vendor/contractor’s job performance and compliance with scope documents.
- Review and evaluate IT project submittals.
- Coordinate Asset Tagging with Asset Disposition/Surplus, and Relocation teams
- Track all project status and provide mid to executive-level management status reports relative to overall program relative to IT project delivery schedules
- Plan, organize, coordinate, and report performance of IT projects and programs to include cost, scope and schedule
- Engage and work with stakeholders to align requirements, project deliverables
- Identify risk and create risk mitigation plans successfully
- Present project updates on weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc basis
- Follow project closure procedures for the successful transition of the project to operations
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5 – 7 years of experience in project management of enterprise IT projects
- Experience managing multiple IT projects with differing complexities and size
- Skilled at leading project team in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Experience with project financials, project scope, and adhering to project budget
- Strong understanding of Earned Value Management principles
- Strong understanding of enterprise computing; data centers, servers, route/switch, multi-tiered
applications and ERP - Experience deploying network infrastructure, including Cisco, HP, and Aruba.
- Experience with deploying VoIP and IP based solutions
- Experience with DC, MDFs, and IDF rooms
- Experience with deploying wireless networks and related technologies
- Experience with deploying security technologies such as Everbridge, Milestone, or similar
- Detailed involvement of all project development lifecycle including initiation, planning, design,
monitoring and controlling, execution and closeout with IT project management - Experience working with business and IT stakeholders at all levels of management to understand
needs, gathering requirements, and develop a project charter (project initiation documentation). - Understanding of PEWs, ROMs and SOWs
- Good understanding of resource management
- Strong understanding of PPM tools and/or Microsoft Project
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Good understanding of KPIs and Metrics
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimal Two or four-year college degree
- A valid PMP certification, in-progress or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of Scrum and Agile project management
- Knowledge of DDP (Due Date Performance) methodology
Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The Salary range for this position is $144,000-$159,000.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.
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Contact Email: careers@vanir.com
Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person’s limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company’s ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person’s limitations.
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