Sr. Program Manager Engineering and Construction,

Company Description

At Brightspeed, we are reimagining how people live, work, play and connect by providing fast, reliable internet connections and an awesome customer experience in twenty states throughout the Midwest and South.

Backed by funds managed by Apollo Global Management, our vision is to accelerate the upgrade of copper to fiber optic technologies, bringing faster and more reliable internet service to many rural markets traditionally underserved by broadband providers, while delivering best-in-class customer experience.  

Be a part of the team that will make this vision a reality….designing and building a world class fiber network and creating a customer experience second to none.

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Job Description

Brightspeed is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Engineering & Construction Program Management team! As Senior Project Manager, you will support PMs teams that are responsible for supporting Armor/ECD, project management, right of way, fiber build, and the direct organization.

The position will be a critical part of the Engineering and Construction team that will collaboratively manage complex and long duration type projects and PM tools. This role has C Suite exposure and requires strong business acumen, strong data analytics, the abilities to define and implement groundbreaking ideas, to work within a fast-moving environment to rapidly deliver support and services that have a broad business impact, and desire to have an industry wide impact.

As a Senior Project Manager Engineering & Construction your responsibilities will include:

• Lead support and advisor to the Senior Manager of Engineering & Construction and lead cross-functional teams with others.
• Oversee development and monitoring tools, reports, and dashboards to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Track milestone activities for highly complex projects/programs across multiple lines of business both internal and external.
• Create, deploy, and maintain requirements from various organization swim lanes for tools consisting of Smartsheet, Excel, and flexibility to embrace other system software.
• Cross integration of systems to harvest data in providing analytics and real-time support to the program management team.
• Ensure compliance requirements are adhered to for all regulatory obligations.
• Ensure projects meet network readiness dates within budget allotments.
• Create presentations to support leadership and C-Suite teams.
• Provide direct support in aiding VP and their teams.
• Collaborates with network leadership and business domain leadership to design and implement future state processes that achieve program goals, and end-to-end process engineering objectives.
• Communicate training-based communications, flash documents, M&Ps and related job aids to stakeholders and their teams.

Qualifications

WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE: 

• 10+ years telecommunication experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical work experience
• Ability to facility project creation and management in standard PM tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, JIRA, etc.)
• Experience with Telcom Network Design systems (IQGeo, GIS, SmallWorld)
• Usability & understanding of data visualization tools (PowerBI, Power Apps)
• Vendor & Contract Administration
• Ability to create complex Methods & Procedures
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Expert knowledge in Microsoft (More specifically Power Point & Excel), Adobe, and related systems
• Ability to analyze data to drive strategic business decisions is key.
• Ability to build a cohesive relationship with multiple departments through training, development, and accountability.

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Master's degree and/or related work experience
• Knowledgeable of SAP, Fireworks, BidMaster, LeaseNet, Costar, JDS, WFMT, NDS, CLM, APO, FT3, ARMOR, MARTENS
• Experience with Regulatory subsidy compliance.

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Additional Information

WHY JOIN US?

We aspire to contemporary ways of working.

Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Charlotte Observer, Brightspeed HQ is located on the 7th floor of the new Vantage South End - East Tower in Charlotte, NC. We prioritize hiring talent in the Charlotte area, whenever possible, to make it a truly vibrant destination for our hybrid workforce. At Brightspeed, we have roles that are designated as remote, hybrid, office or field-based, depending on the position, business needs and individual circumstances. We also invest in technology that enables our entire