Project Manager - Network

Network Project Manager

Responsible for all aspects of assigned project/projects for or within the Network organization delivering the project within the identified timeframe and at or below budget.

• Single Point of contact on end to end management of assigned (large,/multiple) projects, completing projects within allotted timeline and budget.
• Clarifies and develop project scope, detailed work plans, schedules, objectives, estimates coordinates activities of the project team, identifying resources and implementation strategy.
• Conducts project status meetings, project reporting, and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, including project interdependencies.
• Collaborates across multiple functions to ensure adherences to quality standards, internal processes, reviews project deliverables. To drive to required project results.
• Identifies, recommends and takes action to drive the analysis, solutions resolution to all issues/roadblocks in a timely fashion.
• Provides overall direction and technical or analytical guidance to project and program teams that typically span multiple organizations, markets and outside suppliers/vendors.
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to project team. Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
• Communication with stakeholders, internal clients, vendors and executive leadership.

Qualification

• Ability to gather quantitative data & analyze
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Analytical skills
• Basic Routing Protocols
• Budget Tracking
• Communication Skills - both oral and written
• Create process documentation
• Detail oriented
• LAN and or WAN routers and switches
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office Suites
• Network architecture and design
• Network Equipment systems and operations
• Network fundamentals
• Network infrastructure
• Network management requirements and practice
• Process oriented
• Project Management
• Project Scheduling
• Requirements identification
• Requirements review
• Self-starter
• TCP IP Knowledge
• Teamwork
• Telecommunications experience in planning and or engineering

Nice to Have

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience provisioning circuits, ordering routers/switches via 3rd party suppliers
• Legacy company experience
• Manage multiple high priority tasks within short timelines
• MS Project
• Project Management large complex network technical projects with a fortune 500 company
• Solve complex business and technical problems
• Telco wireless

Top Skills / Additional Description

• Network/IP/Connectivity
• Project Management of circuit migration with relocation to new data center
• Communication (written/verbal)
• Team Management
• Process Management. High probability for audit of activity so adherence to flow of steps is critical.