Job Description :
Position: IT Project Manager III
Duration: 6 months
Location: Elk Grove, IL (Needs to travel to Chicago Offices 1-2 times per
week)
Interview: Phone and In person
Description:
Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects within the
information technology department.
Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities,
and monitors and summarizes progress of project.
Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, and
other departments involved in the projects.
Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
Familiar with a variety of the field''s concepts, practices, and procedures.
Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.
CANDIDATE MUST HAVE:
Ideal candidate is a quick learner, self-starter and creative problem solver
with ability to work independently as well as be part of a team with
experience managing infrastructure projects in two or more of the following
areas: Data Center Decommission, Mainframe Infrastructure and Application
Migration, Mainframe Database Knowledge (DB2, IDMS, etc, Network Refresh
Projects, WAN Backbone Implementations (Riverbed), Cloud Migration
Engagements, Server OS End of Life and Server Migrations, Storage Projects,
Oracle and/or SQL Database upgrades/migrations, Citrix, WebSphere Migration,
VOIP upgrades, and Firewall upgrades/replacements.
Should have at least 5 years minimum experience in two or more of the
following areas:
Data Center Decommission, Mainframe Infrastructure and Application
Migration, Mainframe Database Knowledge (DB2, IDMS, etc, Network Refresh
Projects, WAN Backbone Implementations (Riverbed), Cloud Migration
Engagements, Server OS End of Life and Server migrations, Storage Projects,
Oracle and/or SQL Database upgrades/migrations, Citrix, WebSphere Migration,
VOIP upgrades, and Firewall upgrades/replacements. Skillset Details Ability
to develop detailed project plan and drive project to a successful
completion. Candidate should be detail oriented, organized, analytical and
articulate; and possess good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability
to communicate with all levels of the organization including various
engineering groups and executive management. Run effective in person and
virtual project m meetings with local and remote team members. Knowledge of
Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project is a must.