OSP Delivery Project Manager

Lumos is looking for a full-time OSP Delivery Project Manager! If you are a OSP Delivery Project Manager who's excited for a fast-paced experience, ready to help us grow, and ready to recommend process changes that ensure we're harnessing our technology to the best of our ability while broadening our scope managing and overseeing technical projects in OSP/Construction. This position requires a combination of strong technical, business, leadership, and communication skills. The successful candidate will have project management job experience, as well as an understanding of task management, engineering and construction processes, budget monitoring, and reporting. The position requires an independent self-starter who needs minimum to no oversight. The OSP Project Manager will proactively engage with Lumos Management at the management Levels and above and work across Business Units and Support teams to assure internal and customer satisfaction.

Company Summary

Lumos provides 100% Fiber-Optic Internet access to more than 375,000 homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and has recently announced expansion into Ohio and Kentucky.

We believe that the possibilities of tomorrow cannot be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. That's why we're building a 100% Fiber Optic network from the ground up for families, businesses, and communities, backed by local, expert customer service. An Internet built for that most hopeful of all things - the future. Because whatever the future holds, Lumos makes it faster.

Learn more at Lumos | High-Speed Fiber Internet Provider (lumosfiber.com)

Our Mission and Values

At Lumos, we are driven by our commitment to a brighter tomorrow. We take pride in being the first to deliver 100% Fiber Optic Internet for families, small businesses, and communities. We know the possibilities of tomorrow can't be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. And when we deliver uninterrupted Internet and limitless capacity, we create new opportunities for everyone.

We believe that the past is over, and the future is fast. That's why we are who we are: the disruptors of the status quo. Guided by our purpose and startup mindset, we step up, move first, and adapt as we go. Here, there's no hierarchy, only hustle.

We are all servant leaders, confident in our purpose and humble enough to pay close attention to the details. We all have the power to help solve problems and find solutions for our customers and teammates - and we do - by putting people first and doing whatever it takes to build loyalty with our customers and within our team.

We're passionate about our customers' experience. Their futures don't stand still, and neither do ours. We'll never stop reinventing ourselves to meet our customers' evolving needs - because we know that our work, delivering 100% fiber optic internet, truly changes people's lives.

Essential Functions

• Build and manage effective relationships with Business Units and Lumos personnel
• Manage projects on market expansion, FPP, Special Projects and Cost reducing efforts
• Support key initiatives identified by leadership as it relates to COR, Revenue increase and Densification that has been approved by the E-Team and or Board Level
• Manage projects to ensure that life, functionality and growth requirements are met
• Manage scope and mitigate risk across projects
• Assist OSP Delivery with permitting related to markets assigned for Project Management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Education: College Degree preferred
• Experience: 10+ years' experience with project management required
  
  
  
  • Telecommunications industry experience desired
  • MS Office knowledge required, particularly Word, Excel, and Project
  • Knowledge and experience with telecommunications network technologies, protocols, and operations
  
  
  
  
• Key Competencies:
  
  
  
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, develop and coordinate multiple projects
  • Proven clear, informative, persuasive and collaborative verbal and written communication skills
  • Must have the ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced environment
  • Must exhibit honesty, integrity, and courtesy in all interactions
  • Must possess strong work ethic in supporting customer needs, responding promptly and consistently
  
  
  
  

Benefits & Perks

Our commitment to communities includes recruiting and rewarding the Lumos team members who are working together to build a brighter tomorrow.

We have:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Competitive compensation packages, including bonus options for eligible positions.
• Paid Time Off and 12 Paid Holidays / Personal Days.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to professional support for life's challenges.
• 401K plan w/ up to 5% employer contribution and a self-directed brokerage option.
• Wellness program offering education and cash incentives for gym attendance and nutrition programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Discounts on Lumos Fiber Internet for employees who live in our service areas.

At Lumos we recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. We have a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

• North Carolina, USA
• Virginia, USA
• West Virginia, USA
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