Project Manager – IT Infrastructure (Contract Role)
Location: Ideally based in Pittsburgh, PA (onsite travel required)
Duration: ASAP start through end of October, with likely extension
Hybrid
Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Overview
Our client requires a dedicated Project Manager to coordinate multiple IT infrastructure initiatives with critical deadlines in mid-October. These include upgrades, hardware refreshes, and server and switch replacements. The role demands strong vendor coordination, scheduling, and communication skills to unify efforts across several overlapping workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead centralized project management across all infrastructure initiatives.
- Coordinate Windows 10 to Windows 11 upgrades, ensuring compatibility and minimizing disruption.
- Oversee hardware refresh for approximately 1,000 + endpoints across multiple locations.
- Align projects with other location-based activities to avoid operational impact.
- Facilitate kickoff and planning meetings with internal teams and vendors.
- Consolidate tasks per location to reduce cost and avoid multiple disruptions.
- Track progress, identify risks, and escalate issues related to regulatory constraints and resource limitations.
Qualifications
- Proven experience managing complex IT infrastructure projects.
- Strong vendor management skills--experience managing and coordinating different partners is a must.
- Excellent communication, scheduling, and coordination abilities.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.