IT/Infrastructure Project Manager

Position: IT/Infrastructure Project Manager Job Type- Contract

Location - Chicago, IL 4 month contract Top 3 Skill Sets Required For This Role Manage multiple IT/airport project and collaboration with Corporate Real Estate and United business teams.

Be accountable for on-time and on-budget deliverables.

Project management experience (MS Project, Excel, budget/forecasting)

Job Summary: The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize IT infrastructure-related projects in support of our Corporate Real Estate portfolio. This includes communicating effectively across teams and with IT leadership, tracking overall project performance, cost, and schedule/milestones, maintaining project scope, and adhering to change management processes. The Project Manager is experienced and self-sufficient in performing his/her responsibilities, including project related decisions, requiring little supervision, but general guidance and direction.

• Manage multiple IT/Infrastructure and Airport Operation projects.
• Be accountable for on-time and on-budget deliverables/
• Collaborate with other project managers to assure a consistent implementation of project management disciplines and methodologies
• Coordinate project activities leveraging team members across areas of the enterprise, vendors, external agencies and partners
• Document and actively manage project dependencies, issues and risks to resolution
• Prepare and provide regular updates on progress, risks, issues, etc. to department leadership/sponsors
• Scope, estimate, and plan new IT/Infrastructure and Airport projects
• Track, manage, report, and forecast project labor hours and project financials
• Track and manage required technology acquisition, working with procurement and vendors to ensure POs, delivery, and invoicing are completed in accordance with project schedule

Required

• Successful management of multiple concurrent IT projects
• Demonstrated use of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visio, and PPM.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to appropriate levels within the sponsoring business areas.
• Strong interpersonal skills with appropriate levels within the sponsoring business areas.
• Team Player: working well in a collaborative setting. Acts as a resource to colleagues with less experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position