Senior Program Manager, Engineering & Construction (North Region)

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 has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager, Engineering and Construction to join our growing team.  As Senior Program Manager, Engineering and Construction, you will report into our Director, Engineering and Construction North Region and will be responsible for various project management aspects associated high speed fiber and copper engineering and construction.  This includes project scheduling, vendor coordination and cross functional team alignment. In addition to tracking team project and goal performance and adhering to policy and build standards.  The position will be a key part of the Engineering and Construction team for the North region and will work collectively with the Director, Sr. Market Managers and other cross functional teammates to drive BAU and special project efforts.  This role requires strong business acumen, 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.

You will find this a tremendous opportunity to join a company at the infancy of a fiber deployment plan and contribute to building a superior fiber data and communication network.

As Senior Program Manager Engineering and Construction, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Leading project management of development and monitoring of an engineering and construction build plan
• Directing local engineers in the review of mechanized engineering designs for potential redesign opportunities and needs
• Project management of engineering design changes
• Providing process support to the network team and infrastructure services contractors supporting front line execution of an extensive fiber deployment
• Project management of cross functional process changes to optimize fiber build efficiency
• Driving the company culture and strategies. Creating strategies to achieve business goals such as increasing revenues, optimizing expenses, and developing a skilled, motivated, satisfied, and diverse workforce
• Leading by example in creating an environment that encourages open communication, sharing ideas and best practices, and building strong cross-functional relationships

Detailed Responsibilities of the position:

• Regional support on systems and aggregated data management
• Creating priorities and actionable items for team
• Analyzing National Score Card Performance and developing improvement plans
• Asisting in the development and or improvement of processes and tools
• Regional point person for national efforts
• Assist in tracking and forecasting regional spend and CWIP

Qualifications

WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering
• Prior industry experience in construction, permitting and engineering
• Prior industry experience in managing infrastructure service providers (vendors)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills - cross functional teams
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to articulate via written and through oral communication.
• Process improvement and customer-centric mindset
• Ability to motivate others and work under pressure
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Excel, Word, Power point, SiteTracker, BOSS, IQGEO/NDS

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Master’s Degree in Business or Engineering
• Telecom/Cable/Internet Service Provider industry 
• PMP Project Management Certification

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Additional Information

WHY JOIN US?

We aspire to contemporary ways of working.

We are committed to being a leader in defining a new way to work because we recognize the changing mindset of today's workforce. We have a brand new, state-of-the-art corporate HQ i