Core Network Deployment PM — 4G/5G Lead

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company is seeking a Project Manager to lead 4G/5G core deployment projects in Richardson, TX or Harrisburg, PA. You will drive end-to-end delivery with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, from kickoff through operational handover.

The role emphasizes proactive leadership, strong communication, and hands-on use of MS Project, Jira, and Smartsheet to manage schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in mobile telecommunications project management.
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification or formal training.
• Experience managing complex deployments from initiation through delivery and handover.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet.
• Knowledge of 4G/LTE and 5G core networks (NSA/SA).
• Understanding of IP networking, signaling, OSS/BSS, SIP/VoLTE/VoNR.
• Experience with roaming relationships and MNO interactions.
• Proven ability to manage schedules, budgets, resources, risks and issues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build relationships with customers, vendors, and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex telecom deployments from kickoff to handover.
• Plan, execute, govern projects with defined milestones.
• Coordinate engineering and solution teams for HLD/LLD peer reviews.
• Maintain initiation docs, schedules, risk/issue logs, dashboards.
• Track progress, budget, and resource utilization.
• Provide weekly updates on progress and risks.
• Ensure deliverables transition to NOC with acceptance criteria.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive improvements.
• Develop familiarity with company platforms and deployment models.

Skills

PM Certification

Deployment Management

PM Tools

4G/5G Core

IP Networking

Roaming & SIP/VoLTE/VoNR

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

PM Certification (PMP/PRINCE2)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company is seeking a Project Manager to lead 4G/5G core deployment projects in Richardson, TX or Harrisburg, PA. You will drive end-to-end delivery with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, from kickoff through operational handover.

The role emphasizes proactive leadership, strong communication, and hands-on use of MS Project, Jira, and Smartsheet to manage schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies in a fast-paced startup environment.