Sr. Project Manager

Lumen Solutions Group Inc • Washington, DC

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Technical Project Manager (PM) will be a key member of the DT Sys Design & Dev Portfolio Delivery team, leading complex, high-availability technology programs and critical network infrastructure projects within Client. S/he will manage the full end-to-end project lifecycle—from initiation through implementation—using advanced project management methodologies. The Sr. PM will be responsible for technical scope definition, rigorous budget forecasting, resource allocation, and maintaining uptime during deployment. S/he will mitigate risks, track technical issues, and ensure strict compliance with DT change management, configuration management, network security protocols, and quality assurance best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Security, or an equivalent combination of work experience, training, and education.
• At least ten years’ experience, with significant hands-on technical program and/or project management experience from initiation to implementation using Agile methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical network engineering requirements to nontechnical stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence a diverse group of network architects, system engineers, and subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated experience managing and publishing weekly/monthly technical status reports, including KPIs, project risks, and action item logs.
• Proficient in project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, ServiceNow, Visio).
• PMP Certified.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of network infrastructure projects, including IP networking (routing/switching), optical transport, and data center connectivity, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Proactively identify technical blockers, hardware delivery risks, and dependency bottlenecks, implementing mitigation plans to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Translate complex network engineering requirements into actionable technical project plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Adhere strictly to DT configuration management best practices, ensuring all changes are logged, tested, and validated in accordance with network stability requirements.
• Coordinate with network architects, engineers, and external vendors for site surveys, optical turnups, and hardware installation.
• Perform budget forecasting and schedule re-baselining, evaluating impacts of changes on technical design and project scope.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior