Project manager – IT Infrastructure (Contract)
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About the role
Join Us!
We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!
What will you do?
The Project Manager – IT Infrastructure is responsible for planning, driving, and delivering complex IT infrastructure programs including transitions, migrations, and carve‑out initiatives. This role requires strong ownership of end‑to‑end project delivery, coordination across multiple technical and business teams, vendor management, and adherence to timelines, quality, and governance standards. The Project Manager will ensure seamless handovers, minimal business disruption, and successful achievement of program objectives.
Responsibilities:
Lead end to end delivery of Infrastructure carve out program, including:
Data center / cloud transitions, Infrastructure migrations and Applications.
Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, timelines, and deliverables
Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, dependencies, and milestones
Track progress against plans and proactively manage risks and issues.
Work with vendors and service providers during implementation activities
Validate connectivity, performance, and redundancy post-installation.
Manage vendor relationships for network hardware/software.
Coordinate with multiple teams including:
Infrastructure (Network, Hosting, Cloud, M365, EUS, Security)
Vendors and service providers
Facilitate cross functional collaboration to resolve dependencies and conflicts
Manage stakeholder expectations through clear communication and governance forums.
Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks proactively
Maintain RAID logs and escalation mechanisms
Manage scope changes through formal change control processes
Ensure alignment with ITSM, security, and compliance requirements.
Provide regular project status updates, dashboards, and executive presentations
Track KPIs related to schedule, cost, quality, and risk
Support governance reviews, steering committees, and audits
Ensure accurate project documentation and closure reporting
Experience, Education and other Required:
12-15 years' experience
Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, or related field
PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent Project Management certification preferred
ITIL certification is a plus Proven experience managing infrastructure transition, migration, and carveout programs
Strong understanding of IT infrastructure domains (cloud, data center, network, hosting)
Experience in coordinating global or multi‑vendor delivery teams
Strong planning, execution, and problem‑solving skills.
Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar)
Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills for executive reporting and dashboards
Familiarity with ITIL, PMO governance, and change management processes.
Ability to manage complex programs under tight timelines
High ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
What we offer:
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,
20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year.
Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.
About Linxon
Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.
Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.
As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.
To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.
Join the future with Linxon GETS Chennai, India
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