Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company that tackles complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. They are seeking an experienced Data Center Migration Project Manager to support a State of South Dakota Bureau of Information and Technology initiative, overseeing the migration of essential technology systems to a new resilient hosting location.
Responsibilities
- Lead the physical migration of compute, storage, and network infrastructure as part of a multi-year data center relocation initiative
- Develop and maintain the overall project schedule, work breakdown structure, and controls for scope, budget, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and change management
- Partner closely with BIT leadership, project managers, application support teams, infrastructure teams, and vendors to coordinate migration activities and resolve competing requirements
- Ensure the new facility is operationally ready, including power, cooling, fire suppression, and physical access controls
- Coordinate resilient network connectivity and telecommunications carrier integration at the new hosting location
- Govern structured infrastructure and application testing to support a seamless transition
- Manage vendor deliverables and performance while ensuring alignment with State security policies and compliance standards
- Maintain clear, consistent communications for technical stakeholders and executive leadership
- Lead project management best practices, maintain complete project documentation, and support knowledge transfer and transition activities for State staff at project completion
Skills
- 5–7 years of IT Project Management experience
- Data Center Migration Leadership experience
- Infrastructure and Facility Readiness experience
- Testing, Vendor, and Compliance experience
- Experienced with Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and analysis tools
- Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- PMP certification is preferred
- 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
- Deep familiarity with data center operations—including power, cooling, network connectivity, and carrier integration
- Comfortable translating strategic goals into actionable migration plans and guiding stakeholders through significant technical and operational change
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