Sr. Telecom Project Manager

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall management for implementation of medium to large size E, F&I projects, with medium/high complexity, at Verizon Central Office (CO) switches in the network
• Primary responsibility of Project Managers is to successfully manage Telephone Central Office upgrade projects, meeting Customer deliverables and controlling cost, meet schedule milestones and ensure quality goals are met.
• Accountable for Services (E, F & I) Project Financials, Timelines and Quality.
• Validate Project “Scope of Work” against Sales Order to Develop detailed project plan
• Provide Project SOW Package to Functional teams to facilitate Internal Resource Planning and/or Partner RFQ’s.
• Must be familiar with Verizon project management tools such as Venue and CCP
• Must be expert with Excel

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees and ensures proper planning to meet sales forecasts, based on input from Program Management and other internal teams.
• Make certain that deviations to the project schedule are investigated and properly followed up.
• Ensures proper contact with customers relating to field project activities.
• Works closely with Engineering, Deployment Coordinators and Partners on project implementation within the E, F & I Services Organization.
• Partners directly with internal and external customers to translate requirements into structured and executable tasks and milestones.
• May be responsible for multiple projects encompassing a product area or supply chain area, and may help direct less senior Deployment Project Managers in their duties.
• Facilitate communication between internal groups, internal functions, and outside suppliers/customers as necessary in support of the project execution
• May be required to contribute to process management optimization efforts associated with project management
• Document and communicate project status, obstacles and resolutions to management.
• Accountable for developing and coordinating carefully designed and approved action plans to successfully complete E, F&I projects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all aspects of E, F&I projects, during the onsite implementation phase.
• Assure all parties maintain close communication and coordination regarding project status and milestones.
• Maintain project schedules and report to Management regularly or as agreed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of telecommunications industry; may consider Bachelor’s degree with four to six years related experience;
• Must have minimum of 5 years’ Verizon Central Office experience
• May consider other CO experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of telecommunications Central Office installation techniques
• Familiar with optical networking offerings from Ciena Ribbon, Cisco and other OEM
• Knowledge of routing and switching
• Familiar with optical networking protocols such as DWDM and SONET

Other Skills:

• Exhibits strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent Presentation and Delivery Skills
• Ability to monitor, coach, and mentor, according to the needs of the trainee
• Must have good organizational and prioritizing skills
• Ability to cope with stress and to remain calm in all situations and provide results based on the given task