Respecinc

Respecinc

Data Center Migration Project Manager (Contractor)

Pierre, SD, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 hours ago
Project ManagementStrategic CommunicationsLeadershipCommunicationSharePointRenewable Energy

About the role

  • If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here.
  • RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge.
  • Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.

Requirements

  • Candidates must have direct experience leading data center migration projects.
  • Candidates must have experience overseeing data center or facility readiness activities involving power, cooling, fire suppression, physical security, and access controls.
  • Experience coordinating network and telecommunications carrier cutover and integration is required.
  • Candidates must have experience managing structured infrastructure and application integration testing, overseeing vendor deliverables, and ensuring compliance with State security policies and standards.
  • Formal experience with risk, issue, and change management methodologies is required.
  • Candidates must be experienced with Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and analysis tools.
  • Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills are required, including the ability to work effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, external vendors, and executive-level leadership.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Nice to have

  • PMP certification is preferred.
  • Ideal candidates will have successfully led at least one large-scale data center migration from initial planning through execution.
  • Experience collaborating across infrastructure teams, application managers, external vendors, and executive stakeholders is highly valued.
  • Candidates with deep familiarity with data center operations-including power, cooling, network connectivity, and carrier integration-will be particularly well suited for this role.
  • The strongest candidates will be comfortable translating strategic goals into actionable migration plans and guiding stakeholders through significant technical and operational change.
  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equal opportunity

  • Pierre, South Dakota, or remote.

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