Senior Project Manager

The Project Manager – Network is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure projects across campus, including LAN/WAN, wireless, structured cabling, and data center connectivity work. This role leads project execution for a defined set of Network Services initiatives, coordinating closely with engineering, security, vendors, and campus stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered on scope, on schedule, and within budget.  This position ensures that network-related projects and initiatives are well-managed, clearly documented, and operationally sound. The Project Manager partners closely with Network Engineering leadership, service owners, campus IT partners, and vendors to translate project requirements into executable plans, track delivery, manage risk, and support consistent, repeatable project practices.  This role is primarily execution-focused, providing structure, coordination, and day-to-day project management rigor that allows technical leads and service owners to focus on design, architecture, and long-term strategy. Service Context  Project Management – Network Infrastructure  • Manage a portfolio of network infrastructure projects and maintain visibility into:  • Project status and milestones across planning, design, implementation, and turnover.  • Dependencies between network projects and related Voice, OT, security, and facilities work.  • Risks related to budget, schedule, vendor lead times, and site or access constraints.  • Resource and capacity constraints across internal engineering teams and vendor/contractor partners.  Support consistent project practices by:  • Preparing project status reporting tailored to network and infrastructure stakeholders.  • Tracking decisions, design changes, and follow-ups that affect project scope, cost, and schedule.  • Escalating risks and issues appropriately to service owners and engineering leadership.  • Helping ensure network initiatives deliver against agreed scope, timeline, budget, and outcomes.  Operational Discipline & Process Improvement  • Support consistent operational practices for network project delivery.  • Assist in developing, maintaining, and operationalizing standard project processes, playbooks, and checklists for network infrastructure work, from intake through turnover.  • Maintain documentation and reporting standards to ensure traceability of design decisions, changes, and as-built network information.  • Participate in post-project and post-incident reviews, helping track follow-up actions and improvements across future projects.  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, clarity, and coordination among engineering, vendors, and project stakeholders.  Stakeholder Coordination & Communication  • Serve as a primary coordination point between network engineering, vendors, service owners, and project stakeholders.  • Coordinate closely with network engineering, security, facilities, and vendor teams to align project plans and schedules.  • Coordinate procurement, installation, testing, and cutover activities with project milestones.  • Support preparation of materials for leadership updates, project reviews, and stakeholder communications.  • Help ensure information flows clearly and consistently across engineering, vendor, and stakeholder teams.  • Build effective working relationships with peers across Infrastructure, HUIT, and external vendor partners.  Business Operations & Financial Support  • Support project stakeholders in maintaining well-managed business operations for network projects, including:  • Budget tracking and reporting for assigned network infrastructure projects.  • Cost transparency that clearly connects scope decisions to budget impacts.  • Partnering with engineering lea