DC Process & Service Management Workstream Lead in Boston, MA

DATA CENTER PROCESS and SERVICE MANAGEMENT WORKSTREAM LEAD LOCATION: Boston, MA (local candidates requested) A global leader in technology infrastructure strategy and implementation is seeking a Project Manager/Project Planning Manager to support a large project planning assignment for one of their corporate financial clients. They are currently looking for experienced, success-driven individuals to work in Boston. Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate self-motivational skills, possess a competitive spirit, and thrive in a collaborative team environment. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational abilities and have the capability to support several IT infrastructure projects in a large enterprise environment. Description and Responsibilities: Develop a detailed project plan, milestones, and deliverables for workstream Develop and implement an ongoing process for the tracking, reporting, and projection of capacity consumption and requirements Coordinate and assist (where required), current business as usual data center functions to support program Assess and review current processes for data center-related services including facilities record keeping and reporting, real estate asset management, mechanical and electrical systems management, circuit provisioning, space/rack capacity management/optimization, LAN port provisioning, storage allocation, network operations center, physical security, power/cooling capacity management, cabling, floor layout planning, Rack & Stack/hardware installation, data center capacity planning, disaster recovery, data center strategy, incident management, etc. Identify gaps, improvement opportunities and requirements Hold work sessions with stakeholders to validate and prioritize gaps, review recommendations to address and identify key design criteria for future process Recommend organizational structures or ownership changes Support staff re-alignment, as required Develop and implement consistent, defined and documented operational processes, consistent with the Firm's overall ITIL implementation, for the execution of services delivered in the data center Identify tool gaps, redundancies, and requirements associated with new process Identify integrated (facility and IT) measures, metrics and KPI's for evaluating data center performance Develop and implement a reporting package to identify the overall performance (applications/business process availability, financial performance, service performance) of each data center Evaluate vendor tools, RFI/RFP support, and vendor selection Implement and integrate selected toolsets Requirements: 5 years of relevant IT infrastructure project management experience Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and follow through to resolve outstanding issues Construction and contracting background a plus Attention to detail with ability to convey ideas clearly Ability to deliver within project timeframes and constraints Experience with MS Project, MS Visio and MS Office Suite Ability to function effectively as a team member and organize work activities for others on the team Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem solving environment Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills Basic understanding of networking, distributed systems and data operations Strong knowledge of project management best practices Strong multitasking abilities To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here