Sr. Project Manager, Development - Overland Park, KS

T-Mobile•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Sr. Project Manager, Development provides senior-level project and portfolio management support for site development and hard cost delivery activities within Field Technology Operations in Overland Park, Kansas. The role is an operational lead and first point of escalation for development-related work, including leasing, zoning, permitting, regulatory compliance, construction coordination, vendor performance, forecasting, and schedule adherence for new and modified telecommunications sites. The position works closely with RF, Operations, Construction, Real Estate, vendors, and market leadership to align priorities, remove roadblocks, manage risk, and support timely, quality delivery. Although the role may directly manage assigned projects, its primary emphasis is broader portfolio oversight, operational rigor, reporting accuracy, issue resolution, and coordination of hard cost programs across multiple workstreams. The role helps ensure development checkpoints, budgets, vendor deliverables, compliance requirements, and construction quality standards are met in support of network performance, customer experience, and market execution. The successful candidate is expected to be self-directed, assess priorities, anticipate challenges, guide cross-functional partners, and escalate critical issues when appropriate. The role also supports recurring vendor and internal deployment calls, portfolio reporting, executive updates, management plans, process documentation, deliverable schedules, and other tools used to support team performance and business objectives. Other duties, programs, and projects may be assigned by business management. Travel is required. The role is not DOT-regulated and is not safety-sensitive. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 3 years of related work experience, or an advanced degree and 1 year of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong knowledge of wireless site development and construction execution, including leasing, zoning, permitting, regulatory compliance, site modifications, construction coordination, capital project delivery, and hard cost management.
Experience collaborating with Architecture & Engineering teams, construction vendors, and internal partners to review construction drawings and redlines, validate approved changes, and ensure final documents reflect project scope, field conditions, and delivery requirements.
Experience supporting project budgets, purchase orders, cost tracking, accrual awareness, invoice support, procurement workflows, change impacts, and hard cost management; ability to identify budget risks, cost variances, and funding impacts.
Ability to manage an active portfolio of projects and programs from kick-off through deployment, track concurrent workstreams, understand phase gates, manage competing priorities, and maintain visibility across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and partner alignment.
Ability to develop and communicate accurate project and portfolio reporting, including checkpoint progression, construction readiness, schedule updates, forecast accuracy, risks, budget impacts, vendor performance, and action-item status.
Experience developing and driving schedule execution, baseline timelines, checkpoint deliverables, and recovery plans.
Ability to identify project, portfolio, vendor, budget, schedule, compliance, permitting, construction, and field-execution risks; assess impact, recommend solutions, drive resolution, and escalate critical issues with clear facts and recommended next steps.
Strong ability to provide guidance and informal leadership to vendors, peers, and cross-functional partners and coordinate resources across multiple projects or programs.
Strong professional presentation and communication skills, including leading deployment calls, delivering status updates, communicating risks and decisions, documenting action items, and collaborating across distributed teams.
Ability to support negotiations and issue resolution with property owners, landlords, municipalities, vendors, and internal partners regarding lease terms, rights-of-way, permitting, site access, deliverables, and project execution.
Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of project management experience in a complex environment, preferably wireless.
Experience developing and delivering presentations to groups.
Experience managing construction vendor deliverables, monitoring performance, leading vendor discussions, driving accountability, resolving blockers, and ensuring work meets scope, timelines, quality, safety, construction standards, and contractual requirements.
Ability to identify recurring process gaps, reporting inconsistencies, blockers, and execution challenges and help implement improvements.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
Familiarity with AI productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms.
Experience using Microsoft Project or similar project management tools; ability to work with Magenta Built or other internal project management platforms.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead and support planning, coordination, and execution of site development and hard cost activities across an assigned market portfolio, including leasing, zoning, permitting, regulatory compliance, construction coordination, and site modifications.
Coordinate with RF, Operations, Construction, Real Estate, vendors, and other partners to align priorities, optimize resources, remove obstacles, and support delivery of development and construction programs.
Monitor project and portfolio progress against checkpoints, schedules, forecasts, budgets, and deliverables; communicate schedule updates, phase-gate progression, risks, budget impacts, vendor performance, and forecast accuracy to partners and sponsors.
Identify process gaps, project risks, reporting inconsistencies, and execution challenges; recommend and help implement improvements to consistency, accountability, and operational efficiency.
Ensure development activities comply with regulatory requirements, company standards, construction quality expectations, and applicable operational guidelines.
Serve as the first point of contact for development-related questions, risks, roadblocks, and critical issues; resolve issues where appropriate and escalate critical matters to management when needed.
Provide guidance and informal leadership to project teams to support issue resolution, process compliance, and successful project delivery.
Lead recurring vendor and internal deployment calls to review portfolio status, align priorities, track checkpoints, identify blockers, confirm action-item ownership, and drive resolution of delivery issues.
Support management of vendor activities and deliverables to ensure compliance with scope, timelines, quality expectations, construction standards, and contractual requirements.
Assist with portfolio reporting, executive updates, management plans, process documentation, deliverable schedules, and other performance and business-planning tools.
Manage assigned projects or special initiatives as needed while maintaining portfolio-wide visibility and support.
Perform other duties, programs, and projects assigned by business management.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and compensation package.
Annual stock grant and employee stock purchase plan.
401(k) and access to free, year-round money coaches.
Annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus eligibility for employees in regular, non-temporary roles, subject to role and performance terms.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Flexible spending account.
Paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays.
Paid parental and family leave.
Family-building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, and childcare subsidy.
Tuition assistance and college coaching.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Voluntary AD&D, accident, life, disability, and long-term care coverage.
Mobile service and home internet discounts for eligible employees.
Pet insurance for eligible employees.
Commuter and transit programs for eligible employees.