Project Management Lead (remote)

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The Lead Project Manager is the primary single point of contact for large-scale Dark Fiber and Colocation deployments with significant complexity and unique requirements. This role is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing customer implementations to meet scope, schedule, budget, and overall delivery outcomes.

This position leads the execution of complex, infrastructure-focused solutions, ensuring alignment across engineering, construction, operations, vendors, and customers. Engagement is based on PMO criteria and standards.

Develop, plan, and manage end-to-end implementation activities for Dark Fiber and Colocation programs throughout the project lifecycle

Own accountability for on-time project completion and successful delivery

Analyze work plans and schedules and produce detailed project progress, risk, and executive-level status reporting

Manage resource requirements and allocation across internal teams and third-party vendors

Coordinate and facilitate project meetings with customers and internal stakeholders

Develop and distribute timely meeting minutes, track and manage action items, and ensure deliverables are met according to schedule

Identify, assess, and manage risks, dependencies, and impacts; utilize formal change control processes to manage scope and schedule changes

Act as project team leader and maintain accountability for overall program success

Partner with cross-functional organizations to define KPIs, process standards, policies, and procedures associated with complex infrastructure projects

Ensure adherence to all project governance, safety, and compliance requirements

Exercise sound judgment to make business decisions impacting the project, customer, or company, including the authority to pause activities when risks or impacts warrant

Negotiate milestone dates based on fiber availability, construction readiness, and colocation capacity to balance customer commitments and company objectives

Serve as the customer-facing single point of contact throughout the lifecycle of the project, often supporting strategic and global customers

Understand customer business drivers, long-term capacity needs, and network strategies to ensure solutions align with future growth

Deliverables include project assessments, team formation, schedules, executive status and jeopardy reporting, risk analysis, and post-implementation reviews

Act as a mentor and leader to other project management teammates

Bachelor’s Degree and/or 5+ years of related experience

Demonstrated experience delivering Dark Fiber, Colocation, and large-scale physical network infrastructure projects

Dark Fiber

Inside Plant (ISP) and rack, power, and cross-connect installations

OTDR Fiber Analysis

Optical transport readiness (customer-lit environments)

• Experience leading multiple, highly complex infrastructure projects in the telecommunications or data center industry
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• 6+ years of project management experience

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. 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.

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