ICT Project Manager - Malace HR

Job description

Information Communication Technology (ICT) Design Engineer/ Project Manager

Overview

Our Client's Cabling Infrastructure & Technology is a growing and innovative global team that design and implements ICT infrastructure to support the portfolio of corporate offices. Operational excellence is at the forefront of our approach, raising the bar across all aspects of the project delivery process to provide our customers with a seamless IT delivery experience.

For the AMER region we are looking for an exceptional individual with a successful track record and progressive career history in low voltage structured cabling, as a Design Engineer/Project Manager. This role will be office based on site in Arlington, VA, US for 40 hours per week Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

The successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with our ICT design consultants and internal customers to standardize our structured cabling and server room designs to accelerate delivery and lower cost across our portfolio of building launches. This role requires an experienced professional with a background in structured cabling and has experience of generating designs as well as providing effective oversight. The Design Engineer/PM is expected to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive best practices and establish tools, and standards consistent with large corporate deployments. The candidate will be required to have more than a cabling background. It is expected they will also have a strong IT background with knowledge of other facets of an IT network, such as networking, WiFi, AV, Security, PDU, UPS and Smart Building technologies.

As a member of our global team, they will engage with key stakeholders and vendors across various disciplines to ensure the ICT infrastructure is compliant with Industry standards and ready for commencement of building occupation.

They are the right person for this job if they have a solid end user focus and a passion for producing high-quality deliverables. They must be a self-starter and a critical thinker to deliver results with an intense curiosity and drive for learning. They must demonstrate the ability to efficiently plan and prioritize deliverables and resources across multiple projects and working groups. This position requires them to manage stakeholder expectations, budgets, schedules and scope. They must exhibit bias for action, and not rely on others to show them the path forward. They are the right person for this position if they take ownership and challenge the status quo.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholder teams to select Design Consultants & Low Voltage Contractors
• Identify and implement design opportunities to lower the cost to serve
• Review Request for Pricing and renegotiation of bids
• Update budget tracking tools
• Implement design best practice and standards to deliver construction ready designs
• Coordinate supply chain forecasts
• Flexibility to work with stakeholders in different time zones across AMER.
• Review Design Consultant weekly progress reports and host update meetings.
• Identify risks on critical path and provide resolution
• Support Vendor Manager with QBR by providing operational metrics
• Main POC for all internal customers for escalations, questions or recommendations of all aspects of the structured cabling and containment pathways
• Attending progress/room ready meetings online and collaborate with Quality Assurance team
• Develop, track, and report project metrics as necessary

Basic qualifications

• 4+ Years' experience in delivery and coordinating corporate office fit outs from design concept through to deployment/construction and close out.
• 4+ years Information and Communications Technology (ICT) design experience.
• 4+ years of working experience with Audio Visual, WiFi, fiber optic components, copper cabling, and interconnect products, technologies, and standards.
• 4+ years of experience in Project Management.

Preferred qualifications

• BICSI RCDD Certification or internationally recognized equivalent.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to simultaneously work and manage multiple projects, prioritize & consistently deliver results in ambiguous, complex, and fast-paced environment.
• Experience in communicating with end-users, technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, articulate features & technical designs.

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