Sr. IT Project Manager, Campus Technology Buildout

The Sr. IT Project Manager, Campus Technology Buildout, is responsible for leading complex technology projects from initiation through completion. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while managing resources, risks, and stakeholder expectations. You will provide strategic direction, facilitate collaboration, and drive continuous improvement in project delivery practices. Specifically, you will oversee the end-to-end deployment of IT systems and computing resources across newly constructed and expanding facilities. This role serves as a critical bridge between technology and construction, ensuring every classroom, lab, office, and student space is digitally ready on Day One.

*Please note; although this role is remote, you will be spending ~50% of your time traveling to our campus locations*

What We Offer:

Salary: Competitive range of $100,000 - $120,000 per year. This range reflects the budgeted compensation for this role. The final offer will depend on experience, skills, and location.
• Bonus: This role offers a competitive bonus opportunity, awarded at the company's discretion and based on both overall business performance and your individual contributions.
• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses
• Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
• Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment

• Lead project management functions for IT teams to deliver highly scalable and flexible solutions to support growth and diversification strategies.
• Lead planning and execution of multiple complex IT projects to ensure on-time delivery of products
• Facilitate stakeholder communications and engagement across project lifecycle
• Manage project budgets, timelines, risk and risk mitigation
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with business objectives
• Develop and maintain project plans and project documentation to drive efficiency
• Identify and resolve issues that may negatively impact a project or project deliverables to ensure on-time delivery and product quality.
• Coordinates activities and deliverables across multiple teams including IT, business, and external vendor service providers.
• Leads efforts to continually improve project delivery processes

Specific Responsibilities in This Role Include:

• Lead and execute comprehensive planning, deployment, and integration of IT infrastructure for campus buildouts, expansions, and relocations-including networking, wireless technologies, audiovisual systems, security infrastructure, and endpoint devices
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, architects, engineers, contractors, and construction teams to incorporate IT needs into facility planning and align with construction timelines
• Manage vendor relationships across structured cabling, hardware delivery, system integration, audiovisual solutions, managed services, and smart building technology installations
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including floorplans, asset inventories, deployment schedules, and network diagrams
• Facilitate effective collaboration among technology partners to ensure alignment with project schedules and fulfillment of operational objectives
• Ensure all systems comply with educational IT standards, ADA accessibility guidelines, and cybersecurity best practices
• Support final testing, troubleshooting, and handoff of systems to operational IT teams
• Approximately 50% travel

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems management, computer science, engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience with demonstrated ability (required)
• Minimum five (5) years' experience working as a Project Manager or in a project leadership role (required)
• Project Management experience within Information Technology, Software Development, or other Technical Engineering industry (preferred)
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, FERPA, GLBA, DoE Blue Book, Accreditation Standards, etc.) (preferred)
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and vendor relationships.
• Proven experience in IT construction and infrastructure planning
• Hands-on expertise in large-scale computer deployments
• Strong familiarity with structured cabling, networking hardware, system integration, wireless solutions, audiovisual systems, and device imaging tool
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

Skills:

• Competent in organizing, planning, and prioritizing work
• Innovative, agile learner with a desire for continual process improvements
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Adept at applying disparate elements of information to understand complex problems
• Perform work independently with little or no direct supervision
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to proactively seek new solutions; seek new opportunities for optimized team and platform performance
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), MS Project, Azure DevOps, and Teams strongly preferred

Abilities:

• Lead multiple projects and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Work independently and make informed decisions.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information.
• Foster collaboration and build strong relationships across teams.

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