TCOM Regional Project Mgr

Job Posting End Date

06-14-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Assist in the management and coordination of low to moderate level risk and complex Telecommunications Regional projects in a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals with maximum customer satisfaction. Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers. Works with guidance to solve low to moderate level risk project problems; takes a broad perspective to identify solutions.

Job Description

Job Posting End Date

06-14-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

What You'll Do:

• Assist the project manager in planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating assigned project and outage work activities. Perform the lead role on local and Regional Projects.
• Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on "Commitment to Zero"
• Responsible for shepherding high-risk projects between Engineering and Construction/Operations, with responsibility for ensuring drawings are complete, materials are ordered and delivered, resource availability, and project plans are updated.
• Develop solid working relationships, foster teamwork, provide continuous improvement feedback, and seek customer satisfaction with the project team, BU Partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Leverage relationships between Telecom Operations, Telecom Construction, Business Units, and 3rd party Contractors to build efficient work processes and practices.
• Provide detailed specific guidance, feedback, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs.
• Perform post project reviews/audits to critique performance.
• Develop documentation to assist in process change and performance improvement.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Project Management, Computer Science or Telecommunications
• OR Associate's degree in engineering/technical with 2 years' of relevant Telecommunications experience OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years' of relevant Telecommunications experience.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

Four (4) years' experience including work in one of these areas: construction or field operations experience, Telecommunications project execution (in addition to any educational experience identified above)


Required License(s)/Certification(s) are listed below:

• PMP is strongly preferred.

Other Must Haves:

Physical demand level is Sedentary

On small projects, act as project manager for development. Key developmental qualifications and traits required for individuals in this position are as follows: Develop effective leadership, team building and meeting management skills as outlined in the AEP leadership competencies and values.

Develop confidence in ability, and demonstrate motivation and attitude, to lead a team and a project to successful conclusion.

Develop communication skills that are clear, direct, concise, and professional, including effective listening, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management and senior management.

Develop understanding of economic analysis techniques and business acumen. Develop understanding of the Engineering & Design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, Construction and Start-up procedures and processes. Raise project team awareness to the latest guidelines and requirements. Develop a working knowledge of Telecommunication and BU Partner Project Management tools and techniques.

Develop skill-sets in strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities. Globally view the project from all angles such as safety, constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify and to avoid or to mitigate project risks. Support the organization of project activities, delegate project task assignments, confidently set team requirements and expectations to manage deliverables and hold team members accountable.

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