IT Infrastructure Solution Consultant (Part Time)

Description/Summary:

As a recognized leader in real estate and facilities services, The Building People integrate technology, buildings, and people to deliver the future of facilities today. We solve the complex challenges facing building owners, tenants and stakeholders by maximizing the workplace experience and reducing costs – all without sacrificing quality or reliability. Our approach integrates all phases of the real estate lifecycle, and our commitment is driven by our passion to innovate, lead with experience, and build long-term relationships with our clients.

The Technology Solutions & Services team is expanding and broadening our solutions delivery team. As such, we are seeking to build a cohesive team of solution delivery professionals capable of supporting a mixture of both project-based solution deliveries as well as supporting multi-year sustainment contracts. Our team members must be team-oriented, client focused, adaptable and quality driven. Our team endorses every project with standardized processes and resource alignment that leverage ISO 9001 & CMMI Level 3 Services best practice guidelines to ensure high quality delivery. In addition, we leverage established delivery values to ensure success as we plan with our clients their mission for addressing digital transformation, cloud provisioning and IT modernization.

To address talent optimization of our team, we apply Predictive Index as a tool for establishing and aligning our project delivery teams to ensure we align with our client requirement. This effort also provides our resources the comfort that we are aligning everyone to their best of their abilities from a team perspective.

We are looking for individuals that carry characteristics that are:

• Client driven

• able to work without extensive supervision

• project & milestone focused

• task-based/milestone oriented

• able to support multiple projects with varying scope of services and delivery dates

Our vision statement is providing Integrated Solutions for the Built Environment. Our team is involved in all aspects of EAM/AM, CMMS, GIS, IWMS, and ITSM solution delivery. Our goal is to incorporate a resource team that is capable of supporting a diverse set of industry tools aligning to mission requirements for our client. Within our team, there are areas for career growth and expanded solutions areas that can be individually assessed for personal growth.

Position: IT Infrastructure Senior Consultant

The Building People are seeking qualified IT Infrastructure consultant to support an upcoming 8 month delivery for a Federal client operations center evaluation.

The Building People are seeking qualified candidates to provide remote project support as well as a blended onsite role in Rockville, MD. The onsite facility is a very secure building and all work must conform to the client’s stated security objectives.

Responsibilities\Duties:

Services Management:

• Leading full life-cycle project and program management duties

• Anticipating stakeholder needs and works with Business Owners to successfully manage changes in project scope, schedule, budget, and personnel

• Managing completion of all project deliverables according to the project plan and milestones

• Responsible for quality documentation and delivery following best practices, including scope definition and management, project plan creation and maintenance, proactive risk management, issue escalation, stakeholder management, vendor management, budget management, communication, and status reporting

• Building rapport with customer stakeholders and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor

• Managing effective and efficient meetings with customer and internal teams

• Managing project execution, escalating issues, resolving conflicts, removing barriers, and answering questions

• Managing all documentation associated with the creation and management of projects, and providing written communication for the overall engagement, including but not limited to, meeting minutes, project updates, Statements of Work, change orders, and presentations

• Identifying, managing, and mitigating risks

Management - Staff + Personnel:

• Overseeing, Managing and coordinating project-based deliverables

• Project-based management & oversight of delivery teams

• Interfacing and managing team deliverables

• Supporting and communicating with project delivery teams

• Collaborating on work in a team environment

Administrative:

• Operate within a NIST 800-171 compliant security environment internally and able to support all client required cyber security data and operational processes

• Ensuring accuracy of project charge codes, timesheets, and expenses where applicable

• Participating in definition and delivery of functional and technical deliverables

• Providing input into process improvements

• Identifying opportunities for expansion sales and coordinating them with Senior Management

• Communicating and collaborating in a professional manner

• Updating task tracking system and knowledge base

• Staying current with trends relating to technology and subject matter applicable to the job

• Valuing and protecting company, colleague, and customer data

• Supporting off-hour and on-call duties, as needed

• Operating within a home office environment that provides adequate workspace and high-speed internet connectivity

Task Oversight:

• User Acceptance Testing

• Development of training documentation

• End-user training

Required Skills/Experience:

Management:

• 20+ year experience in the support of federal IT infrastructure projects

Certifications:

Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) – BICSI, Tampa, Florida

The title of RCDD represents certification in the field by BICSI, a global organization specializing in ICT education, certification, and standards. BISCI credentials are recognized globally as the leading standard of professional ICT industry-related certifications, and only about 7,500 people hold this designation worldwide. RCDD primary roles include:

• Determining the telecommunication needs

• Planning and designing a cabling infrastructure

• Assessing how well the design will serve the customers’ future needs

• Managing the project to ensure the infrastructure is installed safely and correctly

• Making necessary modifications if the facts on the ground differentiate from its original blueprints

• Ensuring the project meets its industry requirements

• Maintaining the cabling infrastructure, and evaluating how long it should last

• RCDD’s can sign off on designs and plans ensuring that they were done correctly according to industry standards and best practices

Data Center Auditor Facilities (DCAF) – Capitoline, London, United Kingdom

The title of DCAF certifies professionals to audit/assess data centers for resilience, energy efficiency, telecommunications, security and best practices against against TIA, EN, Corporate standards or best practices and can be modularized to focus on the site, building, IT, electrical, cooling, security or health and safety. As part of an individual or complete data center report the DCAF can audit and asses the following areas:

Data Center Audit Capabilities

• General location and layout

• Electrical distribution system

• Cooling, Ventilation and Environmental

• Fire detection, alarm, and suppression

• Cabling and cable management

• Earthing and bonding

• Access control, CCTV, intrusion detection

• DCIM/BMS/BAS

• Health & Safety Summary

• Energy

Registered Telecommunications Project Manager (RTPM) – BICSI, Tampa, Florida

Focused on telecommunications, the BICSI Registered Telecommunications Project Management® program provides standards and best practices to improve every project. This program serves as a career path for anyone seeking an advanced understanding of ICT project management.

Project Management Includes:

• Gathering specific project information for the project initiation

• Creation of the project budget

• Identifying and managing stakeholders

• Orchestrating the proposal

• Identifying project deliverables

• Managing budget and deliverables

• Creating and managing launch and deadline dates

• Effectively communicating between all stakeholders

• Closing of the project

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – ISC2, Palm Harbor, Florida

The CISSP covers the fundamental elements of the entire cybersecurity field – from security and risk management to communication and network security to security testing and operations. It ensures that a certified professional understands all aspects of information security and, most critically, how the aspects of the information security environment they themselves work on will interact with the overall organizational ecosystem. The 10 Domains of the CISSP course of study and testing are:

• Domain 1: Information Security Governance and Risk Management

• Domain 2: Access Control

• Domain 3: Cryptography

• Domain 4: Security Architecture and Design

• Domain 5: Telecommunications and Network Security

• Domain 6: Software Development Security

• Domain 7: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

• Domain 8: Legal, Regulations, Investigations, and Compliance

• Domain 9: Physical Security

• Domain 10: Operations Security

Certified Protection Professional (CPP) – ASIS, Alexandria, Virginia

The gold standard for more than 40 plus years, the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) credential provides demonstrable proof of knowledge and management skills in seven key domains of security. Earning a CPP provides independent confirmation of the ability to assume leadership responsibilities and effectively manage broad security concerns. Those who earn the CPP are ASIS board certified in security management. The CPP Domains include:

• Domain 1: Security Principles and Practices

• Domain 2: Business Principles and Practices

• Domain 3: Investigations

• Domain 4: Personnel Security

• Domain 5: Physical Security

• Domain 6: Information Security

• Domain 7: Crisis Management

Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP) – CNET, Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

The Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP®) program is proven to be an essential certification for individuals wishing to demonstrate their technical knowledge of data center architecture and component operating conditions. CDCDP’s are certified in the key elements of physical infrastructure, electrical distribution systems, air-conditioning, data cabling and building support systems. The program concludes with a comprehensive case study exercise that guides learners through the design steps from initiation to commission, covering the business decisions, design scope and implementation phases that need to be addressed throughout all aspects of the process. It also certifies candidates in best practice principles for the design, construction and operation of computer rooms and data center operational support facilities. The program also addresses the importance of accurate interpretation of detailed customer requirements at the planning stage to ensure that the business needs remain focal to all decision making.

Network Transport Systems (NTS) Specialist – BICSI, Tampa, Florida

The Network Transport Systems Specialist covers networking fundamentals, IP services, security fundamentals, automation and programmability. Designed for agility and versatility, NTS validates that you have the skills required to manage and optimize today's most advanced networks.

Personal:

• Self-motivation and desire to always deliver with excellence

• Juggle multiple projects and self-prioritize; flexible and comfortable with change

• Strong written and verbal communications skills

• Coordinating with internal and external customers, service providers, and vendors in complex technical environments

• Customer focus with a demonstrated ability to work seamlessly with business stakeholders, end-users, vendors, and technology teams

• Maintain project scope and budget throughout delivery

• Drive financial forecasting metrics such as project forecast, burn down reports, estimated to completion, and weekly timesheet analysis for forecasting

• Strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers to gain their trust and respect.

• Organized with ability to multitask

• High attention to detail

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• US Citizenship

• Ability to Meet US Federal Gov’t Guidelines for COVID 19 Vaccination compliance

• Ability to meet Federal & DoD Gov’t security background checks, HSPD-12, Fingerprinting, plus agency-specific screening

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• AWS/Azure Cloud

• Cyber security awareness with DFARS 252.204-7012 & 252.204-7019, NIST 800-171 policy compliance

• Account Management

• Database-driven web and mobile applications

• Autocad or Revit

• Esri ArcGIS

Required Education:

• 12+ years of relevant experience with an AA/AS degree