IT Project Engineer

Charles IT

$80K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years in a similar project or support role
  • Strong IT support experience
  • Proven ability in email and server migrations
  • Experience with network upgrades and hypervisor migrations
  • Exceptional documentation and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
  • High organization and attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Participate in project kickoff discussions and set expectations
  • Execute project work according to Statements of Work (SOWs)
  • Deliver technical implementations such as upgrades and migrations
  • Provide post go-live support to ensure optimal client experience
  • Track project issues and contribute to post-project reviews
  • Communicate project status updates effectively to clients
  • Document all project activities and environments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Paid holidays and PTO
  • 401K plan with matching contributions
  • Bonuses based on performance
  • Free dry cleaning service
  • Fully stocked break room and Friday team lunches
  • Paid training and professional development opportunities
  • Quarterly team-building outings
Full Job Description
Due to continued growth, we're looking to add an IT Project Engineer our Projects Team. In this role, you'll play a key part in delivering successful client outcomes by leading technical project work and serving as both a hands-on engineer and escalation point. You'll collaborate closely with clients, vendors, and internal teams to implement solutions that align with project goals and business needs.

Responsibilities:
  • Participate in project kickoff discussions, contributing to expectations, risks, and technical approach
  • Execute assigned project work in alignment with approved Statements of Work (SOWs), ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, and budget
  • Deliver hands-on technical implementations across client environments, including infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and system deployments
  • Provide post go-live support for project cutovers to ensure stability and optimal client experience
  • Track project issues and contribute to post-project debriefs, including lessons learned and process improvement recommendations
  • Take ownership of assigned project deliverables through completion and transition to the Service Team
  • Draft and send client-facing project status updates
  • Communicate effectively with clients and internal teams regarding project progress, upcoming changes, outages, and impacts
  • Collaborate with third parties, including co-managed environments and vendors, to complete project tasks
  • Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of all project activities, tools, and client environments
  • Enter daily time tracking, documentation, and expenses within required systems (e.g., ConnectWise)
  • Prepare for and participate in weekly project status check-ins
  • Identify and raise risks, blockers, and dependencies impacting project delivery
  • Contribute to team discussions and problem-solving in weekly meetings


Requirements
    • 3-5 Years experience in similar level role within project or support divisions
    • Strong diverse reactive IT support experience is required
    • Experience and ability to independently complete the following project types
    • Email Migrations (Various Platforms to M365)
    • Server Builds and Migrations (File Server, Domain Controller, Application Servers)
    • Network Upgrades and Cross Platform Migrations
    • Hypervisor Replacements and Migrations (VMware, Hyper-V)
    • Exceptional Documentation and Communication Skills
    • Ability to efficiently handle multiple tasks and collaborate effectively within a fast-paces, client-oriented team
    • Demonstrates excellent follow-through to ensure tasks are completed successfully.
    • Highly organized with a keen attention to detail.
    • A current and valid US driver's license
    • Any Degree in relevant technology field is considered a plus
    • Certifications such as the following are considered a plus
      • MCSA
      • VCP
      • CCNA
    • Solution based certifications (E.g. MDM) are considered a plus
    • Experience and exposure with the following project initiatives:
      • Workstation Lifecycle Replacement Initiatives
      • Office Moves and net new office build-outs
      • Security Stack Deployments (e.g. MDR, SIEM)
      • Application Deployments (CRM, ERP, etc.)

Benefits

Charles IT offers a competitive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Paid Holidays, PTO, 401K, and bonuses. In addition, we offer free dry cleaning, a fully stocked break room, Friday team lunches, paid training, team-building outings every quarter, professional development and so much more!

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