Position SummaryThe IT Project Manager Infrastructure is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and execution of IT Infrastructure projects from initiation through completion. This role oversees project delivery efforts across a portfolio of initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, effective resource utilization, and timely delivery of high-quality outcomes. This role collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and technical teams to manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and change.
This role is ideal for individuals with a strong foundation in project coordination and business analysis who are ready to take full ownership of project delivery. It requires a proactive leader who can manage multiple projects, influence stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement in delivery practices. This role focuses on delivering value through structured project management practices, cross-functional coordination, and proactive risk management.
Work Details:- Full time permanent position, Monday-Friday. 40 hours/week
- This role can be based in Sherwood Park or Calgary Alberta, Canada or Houston, Texas, US in a hybrid (Office / Work-from-home) capacity.
ResponsibilitiesProject Management and Execution:- Lead infrastructure projects involving networks, servers, cloud platforms, data centers, telecommunications, and end-user computing environments.
- Manage deployment and upgrade initiatives involving firewalls, switches, routers, wireless infrastructure, storage, virtualization, and cloud services.
- Coordinate infrastructure modernization, capacity expansion, and technology refresh programs.
- Lead the full lifecycle of IT projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Define project scopes, deliverables, schedules, and resource plans in collaboration with stakeholders and technical teams.
- Track and manage project progress against objectives, resolving blockers and escalating issues where necessary.
- Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and in alignment with organizational standards.
Team and Resource Coordination:- Coordinate activities across infrastructure, network, cloud, cybersecurity, and vendor teams.
- Support resource planning and scheduling for maintenance windows, cutovers, and infrastructure deployments.
- Coordinate the work of cross-functional teams, including internal IT staff, business users, and third-party vendors.
- Support resource planning and task assignment across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Provide guidance to junior project team members, including Specialists and Coordinators.
Stakeholder Management and Communication:- Communicate infrastructure project impacts, outage windows, deployment schedules, and service transition activities.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to minimize operational disruption during infrastructure changes.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, ensuring clear and timely communication.
- Prepare and deliver project updates, dashboards, and reports for business and technical audiences.
- Ensure stakeholder expectations are managed appropriately throughout the project lifecycle.
Delivery Process and Continuous Improvement:- Support infrastructure standardization, operational maturity, and technology lifecycle management initiatives.
- Promote infrastructure design and implementation practices that improve scalability, reliability, and resiliency.
- Apply appropriate project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) based on project context.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes and implement best practices for project execution.
- Participate in retrospectives and knowledge-sharing activities to support continuous improvement.
Risk and Issue Management:- Manage risks related to system availability, network performance, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and operational continuity.
- Coordinate mitigation and contingency planning for critical infrastructure implementations and cutovers.
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
- Maintain risk logs and issue trackers; escalate critical concerns to senior leadership as needed.
- Implement corrective actions to keep projects on track.
Other duties as assigned.
RequirementsKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: - Understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies including networking, firewalls, routing, switching, virtualization, cloud platforms, storage, and telecommunications.
- Familiarity with IT service management (ITSM), disaster recovery, high availability, and infrastructure operations practices.
- Experience coordinating infrastructure deployments, migrations, and technology refresh initiatives.
- Strong project management skills and experience leading IT project delivery from end to end.
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana).
- Excellent organizational and time management skills; capable of managing multiple projects concurrently.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to guide cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
- Proficiency in project documentation, reporting, and dashboard creation.
- Ability to identify project risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Solid understanding of IT systems, workflows, and business process improvement practices.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
EDUCATION: - Bachelor's degree; Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business preferred. Related fields and equivalent experience will be considered.
- 5+ years of experience in technology-focused project management or delivery, including experience in leading cross-functional teams.
- Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, or Agile/Scrum certification) is considered an asset.
BenefitsComplemented by an attractive and comprehensive total compensation package, including paid time off, employer paid benefits, RRSP + Company match, tuition grants, discounted fitness memberships and insurance offerings, employee assistance programs and more!
Working Conditions- Remote, hybrid, or office environment with frequent computer use and interaction with distributed teams.
- Occasional travel may be required.
- Frequent use of computers and related office technology.