Senior 5G Project Manager

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As the Senior 5G Project Manager , you will oversee multiple projects to deliver Verizon Private Networks and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) solutions. Your responsibilities will include implementing and transitioning these projects into ongoing support while ensuring high-quality service delivery.

You will be accountable for project governance, financial tracking and analysis, partner contracting and management, and applying standard project management processes and artifacts. Additionally, you will manage risk and play a key role in developing and improving project processes and methodologies.

In this role, you will lead cross-functional teams across various business units, including Verizon Enterprise and Verizon Wireless (Product Management, IBV Radio Frequency, Regulatory and Construction, and GNT). Your primary focus will be ensuring the seamless deployment of Private Wireless Networks (PWN) and MEC solutions. This position requires strong leadership skills, collaboration in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to devise creative solutions to complex challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all customer project communications.

• Develop comprehensive project plans that include objectives, work breakdown structures, schedules, quality acceptance criteria, and project outlines.

• Oversee and manage project implementation by tracking schedules, managing change control, coordinating cross-functional teams, issuing reports, and enforcing project controls.

• Lead and manage the installation process, including ordering equipment and backhaul, coordinating RF engineering, ensuring infrastructure readiness and construction, handling installation and activation, and transitioning the project into ongoing support while invoicing equipment and services.

• Conduct project evaluations and secured customer agreement for project close-out.

Where you'll be working...

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days, set by your manager

You'll need to have...

• Bachelor's Degree or four or more years of work experience

• Six or more years of relevant work experience

• Six or more years of experience managing technical programs and projects related to networking or cellular engineering projects

• Industry project management certification such as PMP or CAPM

• Experience leading complex and concurrent endeavors

• Experience influencing others to take action and collaborating with various stakeholders

• Experience working effectively under extreme time constraints and deliver against critical deadlines

• Experience working independently, taking high level direction and proactively moving a project or internal initiative from start to finish with minimal assistance.

Even better if you also have...

• Experience within cellular technology, radio frequency, regulatory and construction

• Experience with Smartsheets and Google docs.

• Technical industry certifications such as CCNA, JNCIA, etc.

• Excellent organizational & communication skills and be able to work with a sense of urgency

• Able to perform a wide variety of organizational tasks and direct the work of others.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.