Infrastructure Project Manager (Network & Site Deployment)

Location: Milwaukee, WI. Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days or fewer per week in the office). Employment Type: 12-Month Contract with Potential for Extension.

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure projects from initiation through closeout
• Develop, maintain, and execute project plans, schedules, risks, issues, and deliverables
• Manage deployment activities involving routers, switches, firewalls, WAN/LAN connectivity, and physical site infrastructure
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IT, network engineering, facilities, leadership, and third-party vendors
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects while ensuring alignment to timeline, budget, and scope objectives
• Develop and manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, accrual tracking, and cost management
• Utilize SAP to extract, analyze, and report on project and financial data
• Leverage Microsoft Project and Project Web App (PWA) to maintain project schedules and governance documentation
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, reporting requirements, and organizational governance practices
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, executive updates, and regular project status communications
• Travel to deployment locations throughout Northern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin to support key milestones and project success

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience managing infrastructure, network deployment, or large-scale technology projects
• Proven success delivering projects with budgets exceeding $1M
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide or multi-site implementations across geographically dispersed locations
• Strong understanding of network infrastructure technologies including routers, switches, firewalls, WAN environments, and LAN environments
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Project and Project Web App (PWA)
• Advanced Excel skills for financial tracking, reporting, forecasting, and analysis
• Working knowledge of SAP ERP for reporting and project financial management
• Experience operating within a PMO-driven environment with structured governance and reporting standards
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to project deployment sites
• Bonus: PMP certification (active or expired)
• Bonus: Experience managing large-scale network deployments across multiple physical locations
• Bonus: Background supporting utilities, enterprise IT organizations, field operations, manufacturing, or infrastructure-intensive environments
• Bonus: Experience leading large, geographically dispersed technical teams and third-party vendor relationships
• Bonus: Strong understanding of enterprise network modernization initiatives

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• PMP Certification preferred (active or expired certification should be noted)

Pay

$124,000-$134,000 annually or $73-$83 per hour. Final compensation is determined based on skill alignment, years of experience, and fair, market-based rates by geography.

Schedule

Hybrid work model (3 days or fewer per week in the office).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation – choose the model that works best for you, with company-sponsored benefits
• Comprehensive benefits for you and your dependents – extensive medical plans, dental, vision, HSA with company contribution, company-sponsored life insurance and short/long term disability insurance
• Voluntary plans including legal,