Custom is seeking a highly qualified Technical Project Manager to perform a lead role in managing the planning and delivery of projects across a high education environment. The selected Project Manager must maintain complete control of project scope, schedule, budget, and risk issues. This is a temporary position that will run for about 4 months with the possibility of becoming permanent. It will be onsite Monday through Thursday from 8-4. From June to October with the possibility of becoming full time. Hourly wage between $40hr-$60hr. Pay will be based on experience.
Responsibilities

• Lead and manage IT projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Define project objectives, scope, and requirements in alignment with strategic goals.
• Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk assessment. Pertaining to various Cloud Services / Systems and Prod Ops Projects.
• Collaborate with various departments and stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, and requirements.
• Coordinate project teams, assign tasks, and monitor progress.
• Manage project budgets and track expenses as needed.
• Identify project risks and issues and ensure senior leadership is up to date.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Communicate project status and updates to senior management and stakeholders.
• Evaluate project outcomes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Manage multiple infrastructure projects at a time from beginning to end, taking ownership of the projects, ensuring they are within scope, and providing clear written and verbal updates to clients and upper management.
• Assist with vendor management.
• Primary liaison between business units and IT as new products, infrastructure upgrades, or processes are rolled out.
• Work with internal IT teams to evaluate technology and provide input as to what the University may need.
• Coordinate with various departments necessary to execute projects to ensure smooth implementation.
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, interacting directly with business owners over the phone, through email and in person onsite support.
• Manage resource assignment cross the sundry projects to ensure availability and reasonable time for each resource assigned.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience with IT infrastructure project management.
• PMP strongly preferred.
• 2-5 years of project management experience.
• Experience with enterprise data center projects and facilities management.
• Maintains awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on client engagements.
• Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent understanding of Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.

About Custom Computer SpecialistsCustom Computer Specialists, Inc. is the #1 Technical Consultant in the Northeast celebrating over 40 years in business! Expressed simply in our tagline – Right People, Right Results, Right Careers! – Our philosophy is, in fact, an obsession that drives our behavior, our culture and our work. It’s why we put tremendous emphasis on hiring individuals that embody the principles that align with our obsession. We continue to successfully provide network integration, support services, products solutions, and applications services to our valued clients in the northeast. Our focus is simple...our goal is to make technology easy and to help our clients use it as effectively as possible.