VOIP Project Manager II

INFRASTRUCUTURE EXPERIENCE PARTICULARLY who have managed VoIP, telecommunications/telephony, cabling, and network (wired, wireless and mobile network) projects.

Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight to ten years of related experience in management of projects with extensive size/complexity and moderate performance risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
Previous experience managing large IT infrastructure projects and building renovation projects.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.
Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality.
Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations.
Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.
Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects.
Proven experience managing multiple large IT infrastructure deployments in a complex and fluid environment.
Understanding of basic telecom/VoIP mechanics (e.g. VoIP, PBX, Call Manager, Contact Center, paging, TDM), Audio/Visual, Card Key and basic knowledge of service delivery and operation strongly desired.
Experience with managing IT technical infrastructure components for new and/or updated buildings.
Experience with developing and managing IT and construction budgets.
Proven experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies strongly desired.
Knowledge of project management tools and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Proven experience in developing and maintaining complex and integrated project plans.
Proven experience in people, change, risk, and conflict management is strongly desired.
Proven ability to build relationships and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve results in a consensus driven environment strongly desired.
Ability to lead and direct a team of internal and external technical and business staff and align technical needs with business goals strongly desired.
Solid leadership, negotiation, persuasion, and facilitation skills are strongly desired.
Ability to navigate stressful situations and make/negotiate decisions on complex problems strongly desired.
Solid experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio) strongly desired.
Knowledge and understanding of university operations, administration and community desired.

Requirements:
Certifications and Licenses
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly desired.