Infrastructure Project Manager

Job ID: MI-145367

Hybrid/Local (within 2 hrs of Lansing) Infrastructure PM (15+) with Firewall, VIP, F5 Listener, Port, networks, servers, storage, web/virtual/cloud, investment management, systems engineering, release planning experience

Location: Lansing, MI (DTMB)
Duration: 12 Months
Position: 1
Remote or On-site: Accepting local candidates within 2 hrs of Lansing, MI ONLY. Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option.

Top Skills & Years of Experience:
Strategic project oversight and accountability
Large-scale project execution (6+ months, 20+ team members)
Budget, scope, and schedule management
Executive-level communication and reporting
Risk and issue management
Long-term release and resource planning
Vendor coordination and contract oversight

-Leadership and team coordination
Strong verbal and written communication
Problem-solving and decision-making
Adaptability in dynamic environments
Relationship-building across diverse stakeholder groups

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a basic understanding of IT infrastructure and how the IT components interact via network communications. (Firewall, VIP, F5 Listener, Port, etm.)
Possess a basic understanding of IT infrastructure components, including networks, servers, storage, web and virtual/cloud environments.
Assist in evaluation of technical requirements and propose solutions that meet business objectives while adhering to SOM best practices and industry standards.
This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for one or more large size, complex projects.
These projects typically utilize vendor participation and require complex schedules and integration with other systems.
Large sized projects typically have durations longer than 6 months with 20 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Leadership level and have a medium to high risk.

This position will:
Ensure consistency with the State of Michigan (SOM) project management methodology (SUITE), investment management and systems engineering methodology.
Perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction.
Regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality, and schedule.
Escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.