Infrastructure Sr. Project Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Sr. Infrastructure Project Manager for a remote consulting opportunity with one of our premier clients.

Infrastructure Senior Project Manager (with Mergers & Acquisition Experience)
The Infrastructure Senior Project Manager (Senior PM) leads complex, enterprise-wide infrastructure programs with an emphasis on supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and organizational integrations. This role oversees planning, execution, and delivery of infrastructure initiatives-including technology platforms, facilities integration, network consolidation, data center migrations, or physical asset rationalization-resulting from corporate M&A activities. The Senior PM partners closely with executive leadership, corporate development, IT, engineering, facilities, and operational teams to align infrastructure strategies with business integration goals.

Key Responsibilities
1. M&A Integration & Divestiture Leadership

• Lead infrastructure workstreams within merger, acquisition, divestiture, or carve-out programs.
• Develop integration roadmaps for IT infrastructure, facilities, networks, operational systems, and physical assets.
• Assess newly acquired entities' infrastructure and identify gaps, risks, and required investments.
• Coordinate separation activities such as network segmentation, data migration, IT/OT system carve-outs, and facility transition plans.
• Support due diligence by evaluating technical risks, asset health, infrastructure maturity, and cost-to-integrate estimates.

2. Project & Program Management

• Manage multiple, large-scale infrastructure and capital projects across the full lifecycle.
• Develop project plans, budgets, schedules, resource requirements, and execution frameworks.
• Drive project governance, including steering committees, PMO reporting, and executive dashboards.
• Ensure that M&A-driven infrastructure projects align with integration milestones, TSA (Transition Services Agreement) timelines, and synergy targets.

3. Stakeholder, Vendor & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with corporate development, legal, HR, finance, IT, engineering, and operations during all M&A phases.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and integration partners.
• Facilitate clear communication across all M&A and infrastructure stakeholders, including executive leadership.

4. Financial, Contract & Compliance Management

• Build cost models and budget forecasts for M&A integration and infrastructure modernization.
• Oversee procurement activities, contract negotiations, RFPs, and vendor performance.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, environmental, and industry-specific standards throughout integration.

5. Risk Management, Governance & Quality Control

• Identify integration risks, operational dependencies, and technical challenges associated with combining or separating infrastructure.
• Maintain risk registers, mitigation plans, and issue resolutions.
• Implement change-control processes for scope, budget, and timeline modifications.

6. Technical & Infrastructure Oversight

• Oversee infrastructure assessments-including network, servers, cloud, data center, facility assets, or civil/utility infrastructure depending on organization type.
• Coordinate system migrations, facility consolidation, technology standardization, or infrastructure modernization post-acquisition.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions support future scalability, resiliency, and business continuity goals.

7. Documentation, Training & Project Close-Out

• Maintain comprehensive M&A integration playbooks, transition documentation, and audit trails.
• Support handoff to operations, facility management, or IT service teams following project completion.
• Conduct post-integration reviews to capture lessons learned and continuously improve M&A processes.

Qualifications
Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, information technology, business, construction management, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 8-15+ years of experience leading major infrastructure projects.
• 3-7+ years of direct M&A integration or divestiture project/program management experience.
• Experience working with cross-functional M&A teams (Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Engineering, Facilities).

Certifications (preferred)

• PMP, PgMP, or PRINCE2
• ITIL (for IT infrastructure roles)
• Lean Six Sigma
• PE or relevant engineering licenses (for physical infrastructure roles)

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of infrastructure domains (data centers, networks, cloud, facilities, utilities, or civil infrastructure-customize as needed).
• Deep experience integrating infrastructure and technology environments during M&A transactions.
• Ability to manage large budgets and complex vendor ecosystems.
• Advanced communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong analytical, risk management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work under high-pressure M&A timelines with multiple concurrent priorities.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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