Project Manager Engineering & 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

rightspeed is looking for a Project Manager to join our team! This position will be part of the Centralized Engineering & Construction Support team.  As a Project Manager, You will be responsible for various program/project management assignments ranging from; Fiber Overbuild deployment, Fiber to the Tower, Vendor oversight, Enterprise & Wholesale milestone management, right of way, joint use, permitting, process development, training & communication and compliance to process.   

The position will be a key part of the Engineering and Construction team that will collaboratively manage complex and long duration type projects.  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. 

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

• Lead project management for Engineering and Construction organization and lead cross-functional teams with others. 
• Oversee development and monitoring of engineering and construction build plans across various network types  
• Track milestone activities for highly complex projects/programs across multiple lines of business both internal and external 
• Ensure projects meet network readiness dates within budget allotments. 
• Research, remove and manage network build roadblocks associated with Right of Way, Leases or Contractual interpretation via internal Brightspeed resource, external vendor resources or government bodies.  
• Maintain contractual obligations and reoccurring invoices to vendor partners. 
• Coordinate & create work schedules to ensure on time delivery both internal workforce and contracted vendors. 
• Drive actionable data analysis and facilitate action based on data working with IT, Business, and vendors 
• Analyze, define, and own Centralized Engineering and Construction current and future state processes. 
• 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. 
• Analyze, capture, and interrupt Geographic Information System (GIS) and related IQGeo data. 
• Communicate training-based communications, flash documents, M&Ps and related job aids to numerous stakeholders and their teams

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Qualifications

WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE: 

• 5+ years Telecommunication experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical work experience
• Telecommunication experience
• Creating documents and supporting large organizations
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Relationship-builder and strong listening skills
• Expert knowledge in Microsoft, Adobe, and related systems
• 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, LeaseNet, BidMaster, JDS, WFMT, NDS, CLM, APO, and IQGeo

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 are opening a new, state-of-the-art corporate HQ in Charlotte, NC and our current priority is to make it a truly vibrant destination by hiring talent in the greater Charlotte area who are interested in a hybrid remote/office work arrangement. As always, however, we are also open to providing sensible remote options to talent outside of the Charlotte area. Why? Because our purpose is to reimagine how people work, learn, play, and connect!

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