Program Manager V

Job Title: Senior IT Program Manager V (Critical Infrastructure & Grid Telecom)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly sophisticated and technically grounded Senior IT Program Manager (Level V) to spearhead a high-priority, critical infrastructure network modernization program. In this strategic role, you will take absolute ownership of an accelerated deployment strategy, planning, and multi-site execution to replace legacy TDM/SONET multiplexer networks with next-generation IP/MPLS and Carrier Ethernet hardware platforms across dozens of active operational facility sites.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in utility-grade telecommunications migrations. You will ensure seamless transition velocities and zero downtime for high-availability protection and control circuits, while strictly adhering to public utility regulations and grid safety standards.


Key Responsibilities

Fast-Track Program Governance

• Velocity Management: Drive an aggressive, high-visibility program schedule, establishing daily site/circuit migration tracking frameworks, critical path milestones, and field execution cadences.
• Resource Optimization: Direct resource allocation and workforce balancing across internal network engineers, deployment field technicians, and dedicated project managers.
• Risk & Logistics Mitigation: Proactively isolate, track, and mitigate complex deployment risks, focusing heavily on hardware supply chain bottlenecks, asset distribution, and tight, time-sensitive maintenance windows.

Utility Infrastructure & Technical Oversight

• Migration Lifecycle: Manage the multi-phased lifecycle of decommissioning legacy SONET rings while maintaining continuously active, parallel grid teleprotection systems.
• Traffic Integration: Coordinate with engineering leads to ensure next-gen network migration designs seamlessly support time-sensitive operational technology (OT) traffic, including SCADA protocols, teleprotection, and differential relaying .
• Synchronization Validation: Partner with systems architects to validate hardware packet configurations, ensuring strict compliance with substation timing, latency constraints, and synchronization requirements.

Regulatory Governance & Compliance

• Regulatory Alignment: Guarantee that all physical network modifications, critical hardware provisioning, and system configurations comply fully with NERC CIP standards and public utility commissions mandates.
• Change Governance: Enforce rigorous technical change management protocols to ensure all deployment documentation matches required regulatory audit trails.

Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related technical or engineering field.
• Experience Baseline: Minimum of eight (8) years of professional IT/Telecom Program Management experience, with explicit experience directing technology initiatives within a Regulated Public Utility or Energy sector environment.
• Migration Mastery: Proven track record of leading high-stakes legacy-to-next-gen infrastructure migrations (specifically SONET/TDM architectures over to IP/MPLS or Carrier Ethernet ecosystems).
• Domain Literacy: Solid, practical understanding of utility-specific applications, substation communications, and SCADA transport mechanisms.
• Technical Familiarity: Strong conceptual and structural understanding of enterprise-grade routing/switching hardware portfolios and central Network Services Platforms (NSP).
• Certifications: Project Management Professional ( PMP ) or Program Management Professional ( PgMP ) certification is required.

Preferred Core Competencies

• Deep familiarity with utility physical field safety protocols and substation cybersecurity access regulations.
• Exceptional crisis management and rapid problem-solving skills to navigate unexpected real-time connectivity variables during critical utility cutover windows.

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AllSTEM Representative Contact Info

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