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Senior Lead Project Controls Specialist

Lumen Technologies
Remote, US, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Feb 2026
💰 $152,109/yr($103,711/yr$152,109/yr)

About the role

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

 

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

As a Senior Lead Project Controls Specialist, you will be responsible for leading the project controls governance processes with the internal cross-functional teams to manage intake requests and requirements gathering for our project management system. You will also be responsible for leading strategic projects, interfacing with cross-functional teams to lead improvements, requirements gathering and contributing to the overall strategic vision of the Custom Networks organization by integrating a broad range of ideas regarding Custom Networks analytics. 

The Main Responsibilities

  • Lead, define and manage initiatives and projects to develop Custom Networks predictive models (e.g. Strategic Roadmaps, Deployment Trends, Identifying potential risks/threats, data management and governance)
  • Lead and manage the analytics of different customers deployment, identify areas of improvements, simplify process or way-of-work to meet the demand
  • Define, assess and evaluate alternative solutions to ensure alignment with the strategies, target objects are met
  • Ensure that the area of concerns on the deployment are addressed well ahead of time and report to the leadership team
  • Ensure alignment of projects with agreed strategic and operational goals
  • Oversee the Enterprise PMO, with PM’s assigned to only strategic end-to-end company level initiatives
  • Align data and solutions to business end-to-end boundaries and build a capable best practice staff of experts in key areas to align with each of the organizations
  • Review the deployment continuously, identify patterns and recommend for improvements
  • Evaluate the strategic contribution and alignment with overall strategies and architectures
  • Identify and standardize the processes to support deployment
  • Evaluate Risks and Issues and support other functions within project control organization

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience, preferably from Telecommunication industry
  • 12 + years’ of experience or 8+ years with Master's in the Wireline/Wireless/Transport Network deployment domain
  • Worked on various models like Predictive models, Risk Assessment

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$103,711 - $138,281 in these states: AL  AR  AZ  FL  GA  IA  ID  IN  KS  KY  LA  ME  MO  MS  MT  ND  NE  NM  OH  OK  PA  SC  SD  TN  UT  VT  WI  WV  WY 
$108,896 - $145,195 in these states: CO  HI  MI  MN  NC  NH  NV  OR  RI 
$114,082 - $152,109 in these states: AK  CA  CT  DC  DE  IL  MA  MD  NJ  NY  TX  VA  WA 

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

 

Learn more about Lumen's: Benefits Bonus Structure

 

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Requisition #: 340940

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.


Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 

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