Sr. Technical Project Lead

Information Technology

Job Description:

Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time–and we're looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.

Summary:

Sr. Technical Project Lead should be an experienced infrastructure delivery manager to manage, organize, coordinate, and deliver UC\Infrastructure initiatives. Provide strategic guidance to teams and project managers to align with organizational goals. Motivated by a desire to optimize productivity and program success from inception to completion. Experience with managing building/infrastructure programs. Candidate needs to be a strong leader with accomplishments in customer focus, change & technology innovation, strategic thinking & relationship building.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Oversee various complex infrastructure initiatives driving towards completion of objectives. (technical\operational\functional)

• The Technical Lead bears responsibility for the success of each infrastructure initiative and should be comfortable with that level of obligation.

• Produce accurate and timely reporting of infrastructure initiatives status throughout its life cycle.

• Tracks the successful implementation of infrastructure initiatives, reporting status throughout all phases of work.

• Directing infrastructure initiatives, defining tasks and timelines, coordinating across departments, managing budgets, and ensuring timely delivery.

• Oversight, direction of infrastructure initiatives including:

• Risk and Issue Management

• Scope and Budget Management

• Resource Management for all accepted initiatives

• Provide operational – solutions guidance in maintaining and creating a library of project artifacts.

• Able to lead/manage multiple infrastructure initiatives to successfully meet objectives.

• Manage infrastructure engineers working to build, deploy, support and scale enterprise networks and infrastructure based upon business demands.

• Collaborate and partner with internal clients to assess technology needs, expectations, and prepare solutions to meet them.

• Establish and oversee service management practices for supporting infrastructure initiatives.

• Responsible for people management of a team of engineers, providing performance reviews, continual feedback, coaching and career growth for direct reports.

• Introduce and implement best practice to enhance efficiency.

• Collaborate with Network\Telecommunications\CCTV\Digital Radio\Cloud Hosting\ Data Center Operations.

This Position Supervises

• Principal Network Engineers

• NJT Contractors

Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field, which may include Computer Science, Business, or Engineering, or equivalent experience required. PMP, PgMP and/or comparable project management certifications preferred.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering (desired), or related field. 7-10+ years of Background in networking, Telephony or system engineering (desired).

• Experience managing network-technical resources (engineers) in a production operational environment. Service Provider experience a Plus.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in IT/Infrastructure project management roles.

• High level management and leadership skills.

• History of effective communication with business leaders, project stakeholders and team members.

• Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with Planview or other PPM Tools (Clarity, HP PPM, etc.)

• Strong organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint and Word).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Industry certification such as CCNA, PMP (desired)

• Experience working in a heavily regulated environment. (desired)

• Strong knowledge of cloud services (AWS or Azure preferred), Network, Data Center, Telecommunications infrastructures.

Working Environment

• Office Environment \ Data Center

At NJ Transit you will enjoy a competitive salary and excellent benefits package:

• Comprehensive Family Health Insurance – Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Account

• Life Insurance

• Paid Leave

• Tuition Assistance

• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Plan

• Retirement Plans

• 401(a) - Retirement plan with a 6% employer contribution

• 401(k) - Retirement saving plan with up to an 3% company match

• 457(b) - Deferred Savings Plan

At NJ TRANSIT, diversity and inclusivity are vital to our success as are committed to hiring individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and veteran status. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply and join our team.

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