Infrastructure Project Manager

Description:

We are in search of a well-experienced and highly professional ICT Infrastructure Project Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering a business-critical program consisting of various projects within the Technology domain.This role will report directly to the Senior Manager: of Capital Projects for the duration of the contract period and will augment the existing team. If you have a proven track record in ICT infrastructure project management and are ready to contribute to the success of a critical program, we encourage you to apply.What you’ll do:Identify and arrange the Project Teams and Members.Define the Project and the Project Organisation (the structure of the Project, the arrangements for its Governance, and the Controls that will be used to manage it).Define or confirm, and gain agreement to the Scope of the Project.Prepare and maintain the Project Plan.Prepare and maintain the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (if the Project is part of a Programme, this might be developed and managed at the program level).Prepare the Communications Strategy and Plan (ditto).Assist the Project Sponsor in developing confirming, and maintaining the Project Business Case.Manage the Project (using the Project Controls) and ensure governance operates as per the Project Organisation.Direct the relevant internally assigned resources and equipment/service vendors as required.Report Programme and Project Progress to the Project Sponsor and Owners (with recommendations for Risk Management and Issue Resolution) and to the Service Manager where relevant.Manage Risks for which s/he is identified as the Risk owner.Resolve Issues for which s/he is identified as the Issue Owner.Facilitate the Project Change Request process (identification, assessment, cost, and recommendation).Approve (or Reject) Change Requests that are within his/her Delegation of Authority.Provide recommendations to the Project Owner as to Site Readiness and work with the Project Owner to develop and implement transition plans for the adoption of project deliverables by the business.Ensure that Project Reviews are carried out after each Project completion and that lessons learned are fed back into the Programme (where relevant) and disseminated to those who need to know.Manage and coordinate all meetings both internally and externallyManage and control project timelines including revenue forecasting with the relevant Account Manager(s) where applicable.Your Expertise:10 years experience in managing multiple large complex projects or programs, including at least 5 years as the Project Manager for major, complex, cross-cutting, ICT delivery projects.The Infrastructure Project Manager will need to be very familiar with and have specific experience with end-to-end management of the following ICT projects and programs:Software deployment life cycle knowledge.Software deployment methodologies knowledge.Hardware deployment and Data center knowledge.Budget and stake