Senior Project / Program Manager

Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Job Family Group

Business Operations

Job Profile

Sr Project / Program Manager

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $87,200.00 - $130,800.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

Job Summary

Plans, organizes, secures, and manages resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Projects are temporary endeavors with defined beginning and end and are usually constrained by time and resources. Partners with project stakeholders, internal customers, external vendors, and cross-functional teams. Facilitates a cross-functional team to execute on defined deliverables and drives key decisions. Common deliverables typically include the project charter, scope definition, requirements documents, work activities, project schedule, risk register, communication plan, resource plan, risk management plan, procurement plans, project budget, quality control plan, status updates, reporting, and tracking. Uses industry recognized/generally accepted PM knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to achieve a project’s stated objectives. Typically, does not independently deliver content or decisions which define final project deliverables.

Technical – requires technical experience &/or education (IT/Engineering) to effectively perform the accountabilities of the role.

Major Tasks        

• Develops detailed project schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports; tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet needs of customers

• Initiates, plans, executes, and controls project efforts

• Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations

• Develops and executes management plans for time, cost, scope, quality, communications, risk, human resources, procurement and integration

• Communicates major milestones and identifies potential project risks; Conducts regular status meetings to review project activities; manages prioritization procedures

• Sets and manages client expectations, managing and escalating issues and changes

• Anticipates and identifies tasks required to support change processing including performing change impact analysis, assigning tasks to project team members, verbally communicating complex issues, verifying that tasks are completed, and communicating implementation status

• Budget management includes working with Technology and other boundary partners to collect initial forecasts/estimates and to complete monthly variance reconciliation and forecast updates.

• Leads medium/large and/or moderately complex projects under moderate to minimal supervision

• Reporting and communications typically occur with team and key stakeholders

• Planning of resources for tasks, allocation, estimation, & scheduling

Qualifications Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2 years of experience in a related field (e.g. Communications Industry, Project Management). The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 1 year experience; or 4 years’ experience in a related field.

• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical thinking skills

• Strong time management and prioritization skills with a demonstrated ability to execute against multiple projects and excel in a fast-paced, cross-functional and results-oriented work environment.

• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, and verbal and written communication skills to lead and work effectively with teams throughout the organization

• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Presentation and meeting facilitation.

Preferred  

• Scaled Agile Certification

• Working knowledge of a Telecommunications network desired.

• Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence is desired.

Benefits