Infrastructure Project Manager

Key Responsibilities And Duties

• Manage assigned infrastructure projects from initiation through closeout.
• Take ownership of active projects already in progress and ensure continuity of execution.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and team members to develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, RAID logs, action items, and status reports.
• Lead project meetings, working sessions, implementation planning, and status reviews, documenting and sharing minutes or outcomes of sessions.
• Cook up engineers, architects, vendors, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate risk management, issue resolution, assumption analysis, dependency management, and change request tracking.
• Support infrastructure cutovers, migrations, refreshes, deployments, and modernization activities.
• Track deliverables, owners, due dates, and completion status to ensure project commitments are met.
• Escalate blockers and drive timely resolution with project teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation, governance artifacts, implementation plans, and closeout materials.
• Facilitate decision-making and ensure technical and business stakeholders remain aligned.
• Prepare executive-ready status reporting, meeting notes, stakeholder updates, and project communications.

MUST HAVE Specific Knowledge And Skills

• A strong understanding of enterprise network infrastructure concepts including infrastructure lifecycle management, hardware refreshes, and end-of-life remediation.
• Experience supporting voice and telephony projects.
• Familiarity with data center operations, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud services, automated deployments, compute, and storage technologies.
• The ability to understand technical concepts without performing hands-on engineering work.
• The ability to manage dependencies, facilitate decisions, challenge assumptions, and maintain credibility with engineers, architects, vendors, and leadership stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation, meeting leadership, organization, and follow-through skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to translate technical discussions into business-friendly updates.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar project management tools.

Additional Skills and Other Requirements

• Proven experience managing enterprise infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams and technical dependencies within the same or multiple projects.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams and third-party vendors while working in large, complex enterprise environments.
• Experience managing RAID logs, project schedules, status reporting, implementation plans, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience taking over projects already in flight and quickly establishing ownership.

Pay

$50-$55/HR (depends on experience level).

Schedule

This is a contract position with candidates expected to work 40 hours/week.

About The Company

Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience.

Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to:

• Helping every client make the best hiring decisions possible
• Matching professionals with the right IT jobs and career opportunities

For more than 28 years, PTP has operated as one of the top IT staffing and recruiting firms in the USA built on trust, long-term partnerships, and technical excellence.

To provide a consistent, fair, and flexible experience for all candidates, we use AI-assisted tools to support parts of the interview process. This includes our proprietary AI platform Pete & Gabi, which includes AI recruiter Rebecca.

These AI hiring tools help us:

• Conduct recorded video interviews
• Transcribe interviews
• Summarize candidate responses
• Generate job-related insights
• Streamline communication and scheduling

Please note that:

• The AI does NOT make hiring decisions; all decisions are made by our human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners.
• The AI does not evaluate facial expressions, emotions, or physical traits; it is used only to support fairness, consistency, and efficiency.
• If you prefer a non-AI interview format, we will gladly provide an alternative.

Technical or Case Interviews (Role-Dependent): When applying for certain tech jobs, you may participate in:

• A technical interview
• A coding challenge
• A case study
• A client-specific assessment

We will always explain what to expect in advance so you can prepare with confidence.

Your Rights as a Candidate: At PTP, every candidate has the right to:

• Request a non-AI interview path
• Ask how your data is being used
• Request access to transcripts or interview recordings
• Request deletion of your AI-recorded interview
• Receive clear, timely communication

Our goal is to ensure you feel respected, informed, and supported throughout your experience.

Our Commitment: For more than 28 years, PTP has focused on putting people first candidates, consultants, employees, and clients.

We're committed to a hiring process that is:

• Transparent
• Compliant
• Equitable
• Powered by innovative technology that enhances not replaces human judgment

Welcome to the future of hiring at Peterson Technology Partners.

We're excited to learn more about you.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Peterson Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.