Project Manager; Remote

Pay Rate: $44 per hour
100% Remote

** Strong experience managing AT&T wireless turf vendor projects (required).

** Must have a strong understanding of project financials and budgeting (required).

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide overall management for implementation of medium to large size wireless network deployment projects, with medium/high complexity, within an AT&T wireless network.

• Primary responsibility of Services Project Managers is to successfully manage customer projects, driving achievement of customer and company cost, schedule, and quality goals.

• Ensure target margins are achieved, contributing to accurate revenue recognition, ensuring committed schedules and deliverables are met, and that projects meet customer expectations for quality and service.

• Services Project Managers may support pre-sales activities, providing project management subject matter expertise and contributing to customer proposals and RFP responses, as required.

• Deployment Project Managers typically interface with Program Managers, customer project management, Operations teams, Field Operations, AT&T wireless turf vendors, Sales, Service Delivery Groups, and Finance to ensure project deliverables and financial targets are met.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for project financials, timelines, and quality.

• Validate project Scope of Work against Sales Order to develop detailed project plans.

• Provide project SOW packages to functional teams to facilitate internal resource planning and/or AT&T wireless turf vendor resource planning.

• Oversees and ensures proper planning to meet sales forecasts based on input from Program Management and other internal teams.

• Make certain that deviations to the project schedule are investigated and properly followed up.

• Ensures proper contact with customers relating to field project activities.

• Works closely with Engineering, Deployment Coordinators, Field Operations, and AT&T wireless turf vendors on project implementation.

• Partners directly with internal and external customers to translate requirements into structured and executable tasks and milestones.

• May be responsible for multiple projects and may help direct less senior Project Managers in their duties.

• Facilitate communication between internal groups, internal functions, AT&T wireless turf vendors, and customers as necessary in support of project execution.

• May be required to contribute to process management optimization efforts associated with project management.

• Document and communicate project status, obstacles, and resolutions to management.

• Accountable for developing and coordinating carefully designed and approved action plans to successfully complete wireless deployment projects.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all aspects of wireless deployment projects during the implementation phase.

• Assure all parties maintain close communication and coordination regarding project status and milestones.

• Maintain project schedules and report to management regularly or as agreed.

• Participate in, or lead, process improvement initiatives as assigned.

• Provides input to department budgets as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Customer Focused – Addresses underlying needs of the customer.

• Critical Thinking/Analysis – Sees multiple relationships and goes beyond the direct information presented to identify root causes.

• Judgment – Makes moderately complex decisions while weighing alternatives.

• Decisiveness – Delivers decisions in the face of competing priorities.

• Developing Others – Provides direct instruction and ongoing coaching to junior team members.

• Organizational Awareness – Understands the formal and informal structure and culture of the organization.

• Outstanding planning, scheduling, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

• Superior communication, organization, and leadership skills.

• Strong experience managing AT&T wireless turf vendors and contractor performance.

• Strong understanding of project financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.

• Superior resource management ability and understanding of outsourcing methodology.

• Hands-on manager with a collaborative leadership style.

• Self-motivated and able to work from high-level departmental goals.

• Team player who works well in a cross-functional environment.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Visio, and Microsoft Project.

• Understanding of wireless field deployment processes and construction coordination.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience managing AT&T wireless deployment projects and turf vendors.

• Wireless telecommunications project experience required.

• Advanced degree preferred.

• PMP certification, or willingness to obtain within one year, is a plus.