Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager

<p><strong>Job Opportunity: </strong>Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager</p> <p><strong>Annual Salary Compensation: </strong>$152,256.00 – $216,684.00</p> <p><strong>Link to Apply: </strong><a href="https://careers.sf.gov/l?go=nE2PjPmv">Principal IT Project Manager (Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager)</a></p> <p>Are you a <strong>Principal IT Project Manager (Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager)</strong> with experience delivering network or telecom infrastructure inside capital construction projects? We’re looking for a hands-on, highly independent leader who can manage end-to-end infrastructure delivery—coordinating across construction teams, engineers, vendors, and stakeholders to bring complex building technology to life.</p> <p>If you’ve worked at the intersection of construction and IT infrastructure and can drive execution across multiple moving parts with minimal oversight, this role may be for me.</p> <p>Under the general direction of a Project Director or Product and Project Management section leadership, the <strong>Principal IT Project Manager</strong> leads and oversees the delivery of one or more complex enterprise-wide or capital IT projects. This role exercises a moderate to high degree of independence (and discretion) in managing project scope, budget, schedule, and change control to ensure successful and timely project delivery.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>You are excited about this opportunity because you will:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Define project scope and requirements in collaboration with stakeholders across Airport departments and business functions.</li> <li>Develop and manage complex project schedules, adjusting for shifting priorities, risks, and delays to ensure on-time delivery.</li> <li>Develop, manage, and monitor project budgets, including tracking and timely reporting capital expenditures to program managers and senior leadership.</li> <li>Lead stakeholder communication and engagement, including briefings, presentations, and ongoing reporting to ensure alignment and transparency.</li> <li>Coordinate and negotiate resource allocation with operational unit leaders and other project managers, balancing competing organizational priorities and delivery timelines.</li> <li>Manage procurement activities, including developing statements of work, other documentation, and facilitating timely, cost-effective acquisition in compliance with applicable regulations.</li> <li>Oversee project tracking, documentation, and closeout, including maintaining key project artifacts, such as stakeholder registers, lessons learned registers and risk registers, and ensuring successful delivery and handoff to operational owners.</li> <li>Perform other functions outlined in the 1054 IS Business Analyst – Principal job classification.</li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to Qualify</strong></p> <p><em><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Education</strong>: An associate degree in business administration, public administration, information systems, economics, finance, computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field]. <strong>AND</strong></p> <p><strong>Experience</strong>: Five (5) years of experience in the information systems field, including system analysis, business process design, development and implementation of business application solutions or IT project management.</p> <p><strong>AND</strong></p> <p><strong>Special Condition – Additional requirement needed for this position</strong>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">IT Project Management Experience</span>: Experience managing information technology projects including business process analysis and consolidation, overall project control and facilitating among multiple projects and multiple business sections, through the project lifecycle of project initiation, planning, execution, control and closing. Experience must be within the past 5 years.</p> <p><strong>AND</strong></p> <p><strong>Physical Requirements</strong>: In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, this position requires sufficient strength and coordination of lifting, pushing, pulling and/or carrying 35 lbs. of computer systems equipment. It also requires bending, stooping and/or crawling in order to install or repair computer systems hardware (TST029).</p> <p><strong>Education Substitution</strong>: Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units / forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.</p> <p>Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.</p> <p><strong><em>Note:</em></strong><em> Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Desirable Qualifications:</strong></p> <p>The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred to for hiring:</p> <ol> <li>Experience delivering capital or construction projects, particularly large-scale technology, infrastructure, or electrical initiatives.</li> <li>Experience in one or more of the following areas: enterprise network infrastructure (LAN/WAN), cloud infrastructure implementation or migration, data center deployment, or utility-related construction.</li> <li>Experience implementing enterprise systems, such as ERP, EAM, CRM, or other highly integrated, cross-functional platforms.</li> <li>Experience implementing technology infrastructure or managing technology projects in security constrained or highly-regulated industries, including aviation, transportation, finance, or healthcare.</li> <li>Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, or similar project management certification or credential.</li> </ol>

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