Network Project Manager

Position Overview Morris Technology Solutions (MTS) is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to support a large-scale network infrastructure refresh for a hospital system in central Illinois. This approximately 7-month contract involves replacing end-of-life Cisco network devices across hospitals, clinics, and data centers, including switches, wireless access points, controllers, and routers. The Project Manager will oversee project scheduling, site logistics, resource coordination, and deployment activities across multiple locations. This role requires regular weekly travel to central Illinois for most of the contract duration, outside of the December holiday period. Travel expenses will be covered. Key Responsibilities - Manage project schedules, site sequencing, and deployment progress across multiple locations. - Coordinate network engineers and onsite technician teams to ensure deployment activities remain on schedule. - Plan and coordinate maintenance windows, including overnight network cutovers in active hospital environments. - Prepare and manage change requests, approvals, and coordination with network engineering teams and change advisory boards. - Coordinate site access, escorts, infection-control permits, and clinical stakeholder approvals. - Oversee equipment logistics, including staging, delivery, installation coordination, and removal of decommissioned equipment. - Maintain project trackers, monitor deployment progress, and provide regular status reports. - Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations. - Coordinate project closeout documentation, including as-built records, asset tracking, and acceptance sign-offs. Required Qualifications - 5+ years of experience managing IT infrastructure projects. - Experience managing at least two network deployment or refresh projects within hospitals or health systems. - Experience coordinating infrastructure work in active acute-care environments, including overnight maintenance windows, change control, and clinical downtime planning. - Strong project scheduling, logistics coordination, and multi-site deployment management experience. - Experience coordinating technical teams, including client employees, contractors, or subcontractors. - Excellent communication, organization, documentation, and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to travel regularly to central Illinois and support occasional overnight cutovers. - Ability to complete required hospital credentialing, including immunizations. Preferred Qualifications - PMP or equivalent project management certification. - Experience managing Cisco network refreshes, including Catalyst switching, wireless infrastructure, and data center networking. - Familiarity with Epic or other EHR implementations, go-lives, and associated change freezes. - Experience with ServiceNow or similar change management platforms. - Experience with SharePoint, Smartsheet, or similar project tracking tools.