GIS Project Manager, Broadband Grant Office

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Broadband Grant Office, joining our growing legal team. As GIS Project Manager in the Broadband Grant Office, you will be responsible for working on legal and compliance issues associated with state and federal broadband grant programs, legislative and legal matters across our 20-state serving area. You will work closely with colleagues in the legal department and teams across the business in a highly collaborative environment as you implement, advise, and develop programs to assist with broadband grant programs. You will need experience in GIS, project/program management, data analysis, and the ability to define and implement groundbreaking ideas and work within a changing and fast-moving environment.

As GIS Project Manager, Broadband Grant Office, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Develop GIS processes to assist with the broadband grant applications, challenges, and regulatory filings with the FCC and state PUCs
• Provide operational and process support to the field operations, mass markets, network and customer services team supporting front line execution
• Maintain the accuracy of GIS data across multiple data streams as they relate to Brightspeed’s engineering infrastructure
• Lead & identify new areas of opportunity for the business through geospatial analysis; lead all aspects of GIS development and data submission requirements for broadband grants
• Serve as the GIS and technical liaison between Brightspeed’s Broadband Grant Office and state broadband offices
• Design and automate processes to assist with regulatory filings with the FCC and state PUCs
• Work across various internal organizations to review potential process changes that may have performance-impacting results.  Proactively assist those organizations to ensure changes do not result in the company being out of compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams from Engineering and Operations to build and deploy Brightspeed’s network through broadband grants

Qualifications

WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE:

• Bachelor’s degree and five years GIS experience in telecommunications
• Proficiency in Alteryx, ESRI, and other GIS software
• Exposure to FCC regulatory filings
• Experience with operational and project management systems and applications within the network and communication industry 
• Proven track record of working with Government Affairs and Legal teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer-centric mindset
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Exceptional organization and problem-solving skills with the ability to articulate via written and oral communication

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Experience working on broadband grants or other types of grant programs
• Telecom/Cable/Internet Service Provider industry experience

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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 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!

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Our benefits and paid time off programs reflect our underlying belief in promoting overall wellness through physical, emotional and financial health. We are committed to building a team as diverse as the customers we se