OSP Project Manager, Contractor

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Market Director, Project Managers within the outside plant department are responsible for delivery of a portfolio of projects within an assigned market, leveraging a cross-functional team of subject matter experts to design, engineer, build, and deliver communications infrastructure. The Project Manager's responsibilities include comprehensive project management, day-to-day project oversight, team leadership, status reporting, problem resolution, and risk mitigation.

About Our Company:

Extenet is the premier privately-held provider of digital infrastructure solutions connecting our customers, partners and communities. We maximize value through our strategic vision, nimble adaptation to changing technologies and creative, customized solutions.... all with a human touch. We believe a powerful digital infrastructure is the backbone of any business. We design, deploy, operate and support the most innovative indoor and outdoor wireless and fiber communications systems for elite brands nationwide including wireless carriers, corporate, sports, entertainment and hospitality venues, enterprises, government municipalities and more.

Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive Project Management: The full scope of PMBOK areas of project management practice, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, resource and communications management.
• Day-to-Day Project Management: Manage the project on a day-to-day basis including the schedule, cost and scope management to ensure projects are delivered on-time and under budget.
• Team Leadership and Motivation: Provide leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Status Reporting and Meeting Presentation Creation: Develop clear and concise status reports for both internal use and customer presentation. This includes face-to-face meetings with customers in a formal presentation setting.
• Problem Resolution and Risk Mitigation: Work with project team to creatively and analytically problem solve issues and/or eliminate risk.
• Project Team Composition: Reporting to this position is the project team, with team size defined by the scope of the assigned project. The team may consist of a Project Coordinator, Construction Manager, External Relations Network Engineer, Fiber Engineer and Finance.
• Assigned Regional Travel: Travel within assigned region up to 40% of the time.
• Ad Hoc Duties: Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as needed to support the dynamic needs of the OSP East team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science, technical degree preferred (combinations of equivalent work experience and educational background considered).
• 5+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects throughout the project lifecycle; working with business stakeholders within a cross functional matrix environment.
• Familiarity with Verizon Fuze system and ATT IWM/SwiftTrac/NRC/OA is a plus.
• 5 years of project management experience in a technology deployment environment.
• PMP strongly preferred. At a minimum, must have a solid working knowledge of PMBOK best practices, with a background of building and deploying project management tools in an operational environment.
• Extensive Experience with project management software (MS Project, Siterra, SiteTracker, etc.), a plus.

Skills and Abilities:

• Technical Knowledge in Wireless Systems and Fiber Optics: Experience working in an engineering, operations or project management role with wireless systems and/or fiber optics communications. Specific experience with outdoor distributed antenna systems and/or carrier experience is highly desirable.
• Customer Interface Experience: Extensive customer interface experience with internal and external leadership teams, directors, managers and individual contributors.
• Communication Skills: Strong communications skills with a polished ability to communicate both formally and informally with multiple, distinct audiences, including internal teams, senior management, customers, contractors and external resources.
• Software Proficiency: Strong proficiency in MS Office tools, especially those related to data analytics (Excel, Power BI) and communications/collaboration (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Attention to Detail and Problem Resolution Skills: Strong attention to detail with demonstrated success in project management, problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Prioritization and Time Management Skills: Able to effectively manage multiple and changing priorities simultaneously.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.

Contractor Status:

This position is a 12-month standard contract role with the potential for extension or conversion based on project needs and individual performance. Please note that as a contractor, you will not be eligible for Extenet's benefits such as holiday pay and insurance coverage.

We value our contractor partners and strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment. Although you will not have access to certain benefits, we are committed to treating all team members with respect and ensuring that you feel like a valued part of our organization. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and involving our contractors in our company culture and events.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Extenet is committed to building a diverse organization and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying for a position at Extenet, please visit Extenet Careers page. The first step is to carefully review the job posting and determine whether you meet the required qualifications and experience. If you believe you are a good fit for the position, the next step is to submit your application with corresponding application materials. Once you have submitted your application, someone from the Extenet Recruiting team will be in contact with you.