IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Company Description
**Why are we here?**

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Eurofins is by your side every day, from the food you eat to the medicines you rely on. We work with the biggest companies in the world, making sure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

As a fast paced growing environment we are looking for natural born leaders that inspire passion in unique individuals and are not afraid to take risks in order to achieve goals. Life at Eurofins is a meritocracy, where people are empowered to make decisions and are rewarded for their success. We encourage independent thinkers who challenge the status quo and never accept the market or the company's usual way of doing things.

**Job Description**:
As an IT Infrastructure Project Manager, you will be responsible for providing project planning and management for IT infrastructure projects, within the scope of an IT Transformation Program. You will ensure that IT Infrastructure projects are completed to specification, within an established time frame and budget, as per expected quality. You will be responsible for the management of all aspects of coordination and delivery, including definition, planning, monitoring and customer satisfaction of the aforementioned projects.

**SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS**:
**IT Project Management**
- Manage, monitor, and deliver IT Infrastructure projects, as part of an IT Transformation Program.
- Define scope, provide estimates, plan the budget, identify resources, and oversee project governance.
- Organize and manage all phases of the project to ensure timely completion.
- Establish delivery monitoring controls and governance mechanisms.
- Proactively identify project delivery risks, establish mitigation mechanisms and communicate these to appropriate stakeholders.
- Assemble and coordinate project team members and assign individual responsibilities.
- Prepare requests for proposals and conduct all necessary meetings to facilitate the selection of project services and products.
- Plan and oversee the preparation and dissemination of standard project communications.
- Prepare and present decision-making material to management.
- Demonstrate expertise in creating project management artefacts (project charter, project plan, timelines, requirements documents, project and resource planning, deployment plans, support plans, conversion plans, user guides etc.).
- Adhere to standardized IT Project Management practices.
- Prepare steering committee material, and host steerco meetings with stakeholders.

**Qualifications**:

- Engage with the RBL (Regional Business Line) business and IT leadership to collaboratively deliver IT Infrastructure projects, in a highly interdependent ecosystem with multiple stakeholders across the globe.
- Act as a consultant towards your internal customer(s).
- Build a network of key stakeholders (Zone and Group, technical and non-technical) and foster a productive relationship with them.
- Work with multiple IT teams to ensure compliance with policies and standards.
- Foster collaboration, promote synergies and share good practices/methodologies.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Project Manager of complex enterprise-wide IT Infrastructure projects.
- Experience in IT Service Management (framework/practices) is a plus;
- PMP or ITIL Foundation Certification is strongly preferred;
- Agile Certification is desirable;
- Successful experience delivering results from geographically disparate teams, including both local and remote resources;
- Proven analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills;
- Strong customer focused, team-oriented communication skills with emphasis on building lasting/trusted partnerships through written and verbal communications, and a track record of working with stakeholders and senior leadership within a cross-functional matrix environment;
- Strong technical understanding of software and infrastructure aspects of IT projects;
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Project and/or other project management tools;
- Fluent spoken and written English is required;
- Willingness to travel (up to 50% of working hours).

Additional Information

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organ