Telecom Construction Project Manager

State College, PA

Our client, a major Telecommunications provider , is looking to hire a Construction Project Manager to support their team in State College, PA.

This position will be 70% in the field and 30% in an office.

The Construction Project Manager is responsible to:

• Assist OSP Design Engineers with tracking, reporting, and key metrics to help them understand production and milestone status for various projects.

• Leads all assigned projects to completion, ensuring timely delivery, meeting of budgetary demands and maintenance of overall project ownership.

• Uses formal processes and tools to handle resources, budgets, risks, and changes.

• Communicates with cross-functional teams including external representatives and other resources; coordinates activities to achieve goals.

• Develops, maintains, and leads detailed project plans, action item registers, and major milestone timelines for all assigned projects. Plans and directs schedule and budget.

• Host cross-functional project meetings to get weekly updates on fiber builds & final activations.

• Coordinates resources and needs, developing and maintaining regular contact with vendors for support and services.

• Maintain Data Integrity across databases using v-lookup and other comparison tools.

• Perform general data mining to generate visual reports for key stakeholders.

• Learn and develop an understanding of all systems, tools, and processes (i.e., reporting, capacity, and ticketing tools, etc.) that support the workflow of projects. Suggest improvements.

• Work with both construction and planning and design team managing tasks assigned.

• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

• Site walkouts to meet with Business Partners and other municipalities.

Skills:

• Must have prior Construction experience (fiber and/or coax).

• Must be able to drive projects to completion.

• Must be able to track and report on milestones.

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and personable.