Title:

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Location:

Newark, NJ (3 days a week onsite) We are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead multiple infrastructure projects from initiation and business case through implementation and closeout. The successful candidate will bring strong Waterfall project delivery experience, formal governance and stage-gate discipline, budget oversight, and hands-on RAID management. This role coordinates with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors across high-visibility projects.

Responsibilities:

Lead infrastructure projects such as data center moves and modernization, server consolidation and upgrades, network segmentation, firewall upgrades, VOIP/SIP, and contact center services. Manage identity and security initiatives, including Active Directory consolidation or upgrades, Identity and Access Management, access control, and Data Loss Prevention. Develop and maintain project charters, business cases, scope, schedules, resource plans, milestones, and delivery plans. Manage projects through Waterfall phases and formal stage gates, preparing required documentation, readiness reviews, approvals, and decision records. Own project budget tracking and forecasting, including actuals versus plan, variance analysis, estimates to complete, and escalation of cost risks. Maintain and actively manage RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies; assign owners, track mitigation actions, and escalate items that could affect delivery. Coordinate internal technical teams, business partners, vendors, and other project stakeholders. Facilitate project meetings, governance reviews, and steering committee updates; document decisions, actions, dependencies, and status. Monitor scope, schedule, resources, deliverables, quality, and change requests across multiple concurrent projects. Communicate project progress, budget status, risks, decisions, and recovery plans clearly to technical and executive audiences. Lead project implementation and transition activities, ensuring deliverables and operational handoffs are completed.

Required Skills:

15+ years of experience managing IT projects, including 10+ years managing IT infrastructure projects. Demonstrated experience delivering projects using Waterfall methodology. Experience managing multiple high-visibility projects concurrently. Strong project governance and stage-gate management experience. Hands-on experience with project budgets, cost forecasts, variance analysis, and resource planning. Proven ability to identify, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies. Experience coordinating internal resources, vendors, and cross-functional teams. Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. Expert understanding of project management processes and methodologies. Preferred qualifications PMP certification. Electric utility or energy industry experience. Experience with one or more of the infrastructure project areas listed above.