Fiber Network Implementation Project Lead

Meta; Lincoln (NE); 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 delivery of fiber and ILA deployments into the production environment across North America. You will manage day-to-day network development projects, coordinate partners, mitigate risks, and oversee budgets to ensure on-time delivery aligned with Meta standards.

You will collaborate with internal teams across Network Development, Planning, Edge Deployment, Legal, and Finance to translate strategic plans

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience with telecom/construction focus.
• Project management expertise across large-scale programs.

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 associated project budgets mitigating risk for the project through pre-planning, innovative planning, and partnership.
• Coordinate and manage ILA production and deployments across North America.
• Collaborate with internal teams to implement long-term infrastructure build plans, considering construction timelines, ROW feasibility, and budget needs.
• Support tracking and management of ROW and permit acquisition process in conjunction with an accelerated deployment schedule of design and construction.
• Collaborate with Sourcing and Net/Dev on new project opportunities, potential partner or vendor identification, buildability and high-level project budget.
• Receive new projects at the implementation stage via project kickoff document, including full end-to-end requirements in support of the milestone project review.
• Drive quality assurance and quality control of project management system updates and reporting.
• Service delivery of Project deliverables to Meta cross-functional teams, including all end-to-end elements in support of MPRs as applicable.
• Development of fiber acceptance and project closeout packages in accordance with Meta standards.
• Technical delivery and acceptance from vendors of fiber specs, interpretation of OTDR traces, and project closeout packages.
• Work closely with finance to develop business plans, budgets, and forecasts.

Skills

Project management

Vendor negotiation

Cross-functional coordination

Budget forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Project Management/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Implementation Engineer - Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of fiber and ILA deployments into the production environment across North America. You will manage day-to-day network development projects, coordinate partners, mitigate risks, and oversee budgets to ensure on-time delivery aligned with Meta standards.

You will collaborate with internal teams across Network Development, Planning, Edge Deployment, Legal, and Finance to translate strategic plans