Project Manager, Redwood City, CA

Requirements

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.

POE: $55.00 hour.
 

About AVID Technical Resources:

AVID (Applications, Voice, Internet, Data) Technical Resources is a contract and permanent IT recruiting company. Headquartered in Boston with 9 offices around the US, AVID specializes in placing information technology professionals with either an Infrastructure Support or Applications Development background.

Since our inception in 2003, AVID has grown to be among the leading IT recruiting firms in the area. This explosive growth has led to a number of awards and recognition. Inc. Magazine listed AVID three times on their exclusive Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Companies in the US. AVID was named one of the Leading IT Staffing Agencies in the Northeast by Forbes Magazine and the Boston Business Journal ranked AVID Technical Resources the 7th Fastest Growing Privately-held Company in Massachusetts. AVID Technical Resources has not only been recognized by local and national business and staffing organizations, but also by its most important critics: our clients and candidates. Check out our reviews on Glassdoor, Indeed, and Google here. 

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