Fiber Network Implementation Project Lead

Meta; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 107,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Implementation Engineer - Project Manager to lead the end-to-end deployment of fiber and ILA projects across North America, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to ensure on-time delivery. The role focuses on managing budgets, timelines, and risk while meeting Meta standards and stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate has a technical background with project management experience in telecom or utilities, strong vendor negotiation skills, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field plus project management experience.
• Experience managing telecom or utility construction projects is required.
• Ability to negotiate with vendors/partners to resolve issues and reach agreements.
• Experience coordinating multiple cross-functional tasks with accurate tracking and documentation.
• Familiarity with ILA and fiber construction milestones and MS Office suite

Responsibilities

• Project management of fiber construction and ILA projects across North America via direct and indirect management of partner vendors.
• Coordinate and manage build partners, engineering and construction firms, and project budgets mitigating risk.
• Coordinate and manage ILA production and deployments across North America.
• Collaborate with internal teams to implement long-term infrastructure build plans, considering timelines, ROW feasibility, and budgets.
• Support tracking and management of ROW and permit acquisition with accelerated deployment schedule.
• Collaborate with Sourcing and Net/Dev on new project opportunities, potential partner or vendor identification.
• Receive new projects at the implementation stage via project kickoff document, including full end-to-end requirements.
• Drive quality assurance and quality control of project management system updates and reporting.
• Service delivery of project deliverables to Meta cross-functional teams.
• Development of fiber acceptance and project closeout packages per Meta standards.
• Technical delivery and acceptance from vendors of fiber specs, OTDR traces, and closeout packages.
• Work with finance to develop budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Project management

Vendor negotiation

Cross-functional coordination

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / relevant technical field

Bachelor's degree in Project Management / Business or equivalent

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Implementation Engineer - Project Manager to lead the end-to-end deployment of fiber and ILA projects across North America, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to ensure on-time delivery. The role focuses on managing budgets, timelines, and risk while meeting Meta standards and stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate has a technical background with project management experience in telecom or utilities, strong vendor negotiation skills, and