IT Project Manager

This is a remote position.

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to manage technology infrastructure and Microsoft 365 projects from initial planning through implementation validation documentation and project closure.

The Project Manager will coordinate engineers installers vendors clients and other stakeholders to ensure projects remain aligned with the approved scope schedule labor budget dependencies and acceptance criteria.

Projects may include network infrastructure refreshes UniFi deployments wireless projects structured cabling firewall and switch replacements Microsoft 365 migrations MFA implementations tenant migrations and other technology infrastructure initiatives.

The ideal candidate has strong organizational and communication skills and enough technical understanding to coordinate technical teams identify project risks understand dependencies and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Lead project kickoff and establish the project workplan.
  
• Translate approved scopes of work into actionable project plans.
  
• Establish project schedules milestones maintenance windows and dependencies.
  
• Coordinate engineering low-voltage telecom vendor and client resources.
  
• Confirm hardware software access credentials site requirements and other project prerequisites.
  
• Establish project communication and status-reporting cadence.
  

• Serve as the primary project contact for clients throughout the engagement.
  
• Coordinate engineers and field technicians responsible for implementation.
  
• Coordinate third-party vendors internet service providers telecom providers electricians and other required resources.
  
• Schedule site visits installations cutovers testing and validation activities.
  
• Ensure stakeholders understand upcoming work expected downtime and required actions.
  
• Track project progress against schedule and labor budgets.
  

• Maintain the approved project scope and deliverables.
  
• Identify work that falls outside the defined scope.
  
• Document proposed changes and coordinate client approval before additional work is performed.
  
• Track changes that may affect schedule labor products or services.
  
• Prevent scope creep while maintaining a positive client relationship.
  

• Maintain project risk and dependency registers.
  
• Identify technical scheduling access hardware vendor and client dependencies.
  
• Coordinate mitigation plans for identified risks.
  
• Ensure critical prerequisites are completed before production cutovers.
  
• Escalate material issues that may affect project completion.
  

• Coordinate approved maintenance windows and production cutovers.
  
• Ensure required technical resources equipment access and rollback plans are ready.
  
• Coordinate client communications before planned outages.
  
• Monitor implementation progress and ensure validation activities are completed.
  
• Coordinate resolution of issues discovered during implementation.
  
• Confirm that acceptance criteria have been met before project closure.
  

• Maintain project documentation throughout the engagement.
  
• Ensure technical documentation and configuration records are completed.
  
• Coordinate final validation and client acceptance.
  
• Confirm project deliverables have been completed.
  
• Prepare or coordinate project closing reports.
  
• Conduct internal support handoffs and ensure post-completion responsibilities are understood.
  

• Professional experience managing IT infrastructure telecommunications Microsoft 365 or technology projects.
  
• Strong project organization and time-management skills.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Experience coordinating technical personnel and third-party vendors.
  
• Experience managing project schedules dependencies risks and scope.
  
• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical engineers and business stakeholders.
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
  
• Strong understanding of change control and project acceptance processes.
  

• Experience managing network infrastructure projects.
  
• Familiarity with UniFi and enterprise networking concepts.
  
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 migrations and Microsoft Entra.
  
• Experience managing structured cabling telecom or low-voltage projects.
  
• Experience with infrastructure cutovers and scheduled outages.
  
• Experience working in an MSP technology integrator IT services provider or similar environment.
  
• Project management certification such as PMP CAPM or equivalent experience.
  

The successful candidate is organized proactive and comfortable taking ownership of a project from kickoff through closeout. You do not need to perform every technical task yourself but you should understand enough about networking cloud infrastructure Microsoft 365 and technology deployments to ask the right questions recognize dependencies and keep technical teams moving toward the agreed outcome.

The Project Manager should be a reliable client advocate and internal coordinator who keeps scope schedule communication documentation and project accountability under control.