Senior Project Manager Networks - #2185126

Senior Project Manager Networks

Experience 7 to 11

Location Sheffield UK

Hire Type - Sub con or FTC 1 year

Responsibilities

• Lead endtoend delivery of complex Network Infrastructure projects from initiation and planning through implementation and operational handover
• Manage projects covering enterprise networking connectivity network transformation upgrades migrations and infrastructure modernization
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope milestones resources dependencies risks and delivery timelines
• Coordinate delivery across Network Engineering Infrastructure Architecture Cybersecurity Operations Service Management and external vendor teams
• Manage network related dependencies across LAN WAN routing switching firewalls load balancing DNS and connectivity services
• Drive delivery governance through RAID management change control milestone tracking action management and decision logs
• Identify delivery risks and technical dependencies early and drive appropriate mitigation and escalation
• Coordinate implementation testing cutover rollback and operationalreadiness activities for network changes
• Manage thirdparty network vendors telecom providers and delivery partners where required
• Ensure network changes follow established Change Management security risk and regulatory processes
• Track project budgets forecasts resources and financial variances
• Produce concise project status reports steering committee packs dashboards and executive updates
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate technical delivery topics clearly to senior stakeholders
• Ensure successful transition into BAU operations including documentation support models monitoring and service acceptance
• Drive continuous improvement and capture lessons learned across Network Infrastructure delivery
• To be successful in this role you should have
• 7 years of Project Management experience with significant experience delivering Network Infrastructure projects
• Proven endtoend ownership of complex network transformation migration upgrade or infrastructure delivery projects
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking technologies and environments

Good technical understanding of

• LAN WAN
• Routing Switching
• TCPIP
• DNS
• Firewalls
• Load Balancers
• Network Connectivity
• Data Centre Networking

• Experience coordinating Network Engineers Infrastructure teams Security teams Architects and Operations teams
• Experience managing network implementations migrations cut overs and service transitions
• Strong Project Planning and Dependency Management experience
• Strong RAID Management including Risks Assumptions Issues and Dependencies
• Experience with Incident Problem and Change Management processes
• Strong stakeholder management and senior leadership communication skills
• Experience managing vendors suppliers telecom carriers or third party delivery partners
• Strong governance reporting and executive presentation skills
• Experience managing project budgets forecasts resources and financial reporting
• Experience working with Agile Waterfall or Hybrid delivery methodologies
• Ability to translate technical network issues into clear project impacts options and decisions
• Strong analytical problem solving organizational and decision making skills
• Experience working in large scale regulated enterprise environments is preferred
• Financial Services or Banking experience is advantageous

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Project Financial Management, Project Planning

Good to Have Skills : Project Management