Network Infrastructure Technical Program Manager

About the role

As a Network Infrastructure Technical Program Manager, you’ll manage and deliver telecom projects from start to finish. You’ll work closely with the design team, subcontractors and other stakeholders to complete projects on time, on budget and to specification. Your technical expertise, organization and communication skills will be key to coordinating the construction process. Our client is a fast-moving, dynamic environment, so the right candidate is flexible, adaptable and a self-starter with strong program management experience.

Location: Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Manage network infrastructure projects and build strong relationships across cross-functional teams.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and work breakdown structure, and build project plans that cover tasks, timelines and resources.
• Build detailed project schedules with all activities, dependencies and milestones.
• Identify the critical path and prioritize critical tasks to prevent delays.
• Track progress against the baseline schedule, adjust as needed, and use earned schedule techniques to forecast performance and catch slippage early.
• Report schedule status and progress to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Monitor project costs against budget, find cost-saving opportunities, and suggest value engineering alternatives.
• Track and review contractor invoices, compare actuals against the baseline, and report variances.
• Lead project buy-out: develop bid packages, work with Procurement to issue RFPs, write contracts