Assistant Project Manager

SB Energy

$70K — $115K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 2-5 years related experience or equivalent education and experience.
  • 2-5 years of project coordination experience in a high-pressure environment, preferably with network hardware or data centers.
  • Familiarity with data center lifecycles and large-scale networks.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Effective judgment within defined procedures and practices.
  • Proficient understanding of project management and conflict resolution.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and documentation communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
  • Self-starter with a quick learning ability for new tools and processes.
  • Experience in documenting projects and processes effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple cross-functional and technical projects.
  • Partner with teams through project phases from initiation to post-deployment.
  • Track program milestones, timelines, and deliverables effectively.
  • Oversee asset and material management for data centers and warehouses.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation including schedules and risk analyses.
  • Define project scope and objectives with relevant stakeholders ensuring feasibility.
  • Drive project lifecycle milestones from initiation through closure while managing change effectively.
  • Use metrics and KPIs for performance measurement and provide status updates.
  • Engage in internal process improvements across teams.
  • Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders, including meeting facilitation.

Benefits

  • Participate in process improvements to enhance delivery practices.
  • Work in a dynamic, high-pressure environment that fosters growth and learning.
  • Engage with a variety of stakeholders, enhancing professional relationships and communication skills.
  • Opportunity to shape processes and project outcomes through effective management strategies.
Full Job Description
Basic Function

The Project Assistant - Data Centers role is responsible for planning and coordinating all aspects of internal information, system-specific projects from initiation to delivery. The role coordinates work performed by network engineers, data center technicians, and internal customers/partners by defining project requirements, performing feasibility and needs/impact assessments. The role develops detailed project plans and manages all implementation processes including asset management, resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, documentation, training and on-time delivery within budget constraints. Projects may vary in number, size and complexity.

Responsibilities
  • Manage multiple, cross-functional and technical projects.
  • Partner with functional teams during initiation, plan, design, procurement, deployment, and post deployment phases.
  • Responsible for managing/tracking program milestones, timeline, and overall deliverables.
  • Responsible for asset and material management across data centers and warehouses.
  • Engage in creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation including schedules, reviews, process documents, risk analysis, etc.
  • Participate in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
  • Participate in driving project lifecycle milestones from concept commit through project closure and advocate change management.
  • Use metrics and KPIs to measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques, and provide regular status updates.
  • Participate in internal process improvements; remove gaps, across multiple teams and functions.
  • Ensure risks are accounted for and provide risk mitigation strategies.
  • Be a point of contact for vendor partners and internal stakeholders.
  • Coordinate and assist with regularly scheduled meetings with core teams.
  • Take an active role in evaluation of post project results against metrics; recommend or implement changes to improve delivery practices/processes.
  • Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position.

Qualifications/Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (B.S/B.A) from four-year college or university and 2 to 5 years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2 to 5 years of project coordination experience in a high-pressure, and fast-paced environment, preferably supporting network hardware or data centers.
  • Experience with data center lifecycles and/or large-scale networks.
  • Builds productive internal and external working relationships.
  • Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
  • Understanding of project management teams, resolving conflict, and meeting schedule timelines.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, documentation).
  • Ability to work on multiple projects and assignments concurrently.
  • Self-starter who is able to quickly learn new tools and gain familiarity with new processes and technologies with minimal assistance.
  • Experience creating spreadsheets, presentation material, and project/process documentation.
  • Strong observational and analytical skills, including: ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information, strong attention to detail and accuracy, ability to track and report metrics, and manage risks.
  • Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and communicate project updates to client executives.

Location: On-site near Portsmouth, OH

Base Pay - $70,000-$115,000

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