Project Manager, Systems Engineer

IT Project Manager

Location: Normal, IL (Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Duration: 5 months

Base Pay Range: $71.00/hr - $71.00/hr

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Consulting

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience partnering with General Contractors and Facilities during construction implementations for manufacturing buildings, data center build‑outs or expansions related to manufacturing support.
• Experience and knowledge of structured cabling, division 27 standards, AV standards, and telecom/construction drawings for both office and industrial environments.
• 8+ years of experience managing complex, cross‑functional IT infrastructure projects and programs, specifically within a manufacturing or industrial sector.
• Proven experience leading large‑scale infrastructure implementations involving integration between plant floor systems (OT) and enterprise IT.
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation and refreshes of enterprise network solutions (e.g., multi‑site connectivity, Factory LAN/WLAN, DHCP, DNS).
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation and refreshes of enterprise server, data, and backup solutions (e.g., Data Centers, NAS, Backup, DR, Server Patching within controlled manufacturing environments, Active Directory, Server OS Upgrades).
• Deep understanding of cloud computing principles, migration strategies, and deployment experience with at least one major provider (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Demonstrated experience in project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Google Suite tools.
• The core experience will remain in IT construction background and deep Network experience.