Lead Project Manager

Optimum; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum seeks a Lead Project Manager to direct medium to complex projects through implementation, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of products and services. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage scope, cost, schedule, and risk, and communicate with stakeholders to align objectives with business drivers.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering, 7+ years of PM experience, PMP preferred, and strong skills in MS Office and project tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• PMI PMP certification preferred.
• 7+ years of project management responsibility across life-cycle phases.
• Experience with MS Office and Project or Smartsheets.
• Executive presentation skills to draft professional briefing material.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage project scope, cost, schedule, risk, and resources.
• Coordinate IT and non-IT resources to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.
• Develop implementation timetables and perform strategic project analyses.
• Liaise with stakeholders to provide current data and progress updates.
• Prepare proposals and conduct meetings to select project services/products.
• Demonstrate cross-functional team leadership and effective written communications.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree inBusiness/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project/Smartsheets

Job description

Career Opportunities: Lead Project Manager (12281)

Requisition ID12281-Posted10/12/2026-Construction-Telecommunications-USA.NY.Bethpage-1111 Stewart More (2)

Are you looking to Optimize your life? Start your exciting path to a rewarding career today!

We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is now longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

Job Summary

The Lead Project Manager will be responsible for directing one or more medium or complex projects through implementation in order to meet the business requirements, customer needs and defined drivers. The Lead Project Manager will ensure successful launch/deployment of various products. This position is the focus to which all processes, communication, accountabilities and procedures are filtered through to ensure an aligned team effort. The key focus of this position is overall management of projects across multiple business groups and ensuring delivery of specific business/customer functionality that is on-time and on-budget.

Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for managing and overseeing project: scope, cost, schedule, risk, human resources, communications, procurement, change and methods for measuring results.
• Coordinates IT and non-IT resources to consistently deliver high quality products and services on-time and within budget.
• Develops timetables for implementation, monitors and performs strategic analysis for the project.
• Serves as a liaison with company resources and systems to provide current data and information needed.
• Researches and makes recommendations on procedures to enhance financial and operational efficiencies.
• Tracks expenses and provides detailed updates to appropriate managers on project status
• Partners to develop/deliver communications regarding the progress, accountabilities and gaps in the progress of assigned projects
• Researches, compiles and reports current data and manages teams through launch process.
• Assembles and coordinates project team members; assigns individual responsibilities.
• Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services/products.
• Knowledge of the techniques for managing cross-functional teams.
• Skilled in planning and preparing effective written communications.
• Skilled in presenting ideas and concepts
• Ability to synthesize project information and establish the appropriate scope of a project.
• Ability to apply strong project management skills and methodologies.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate and manage team members at all levels effectively.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Business,Engineering, or related discipline; or equivalent related work experience
• Current Project Management Professional certification (PMP) preferred
• Minimum 7+ years of project management responsibility, demonstrating leadership skills and managing technical and non-technical resources through various life-cycle phases (cross functional experience preferred)
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and Project (or Smartsheets)
• Experience with Executive presentation skills to draft professional, formal briefing material.
• Highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal communications
• Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret data analyses for operational insights. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders outside own area of expertise
• Consistent record of accomplishing short term business objectives
• Ability to work independently and with others at all levels within the organization
• Ability to organize and prioritize effectively
• Demonstrated facilitation skills and ability to manage meetings with project team members
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel
• Formal project management training/certification required; Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent
• Use of formal software development lifecycle methodologies; such as Waterfall or Agile
• Strong understanding of cable industry, digital solutions or customer experience
• Knowledge of customer care operations, agent support (desktop tools, voice/screen recordings) or customer channels (e.g. SMS, Messaging, Chatbots, IVR, and surveys) a plus

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What's Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren't just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It's all part of the bigger picture of "Be The Difference" where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stops.

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.

All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local law.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in New York is $102,816.00 - $168,912.00 / year.

The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in Texas is $85,680.00 - $140.760.00 /year. For other locations, please inquire with your recruiter. The rates/ranges provided herein are the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and do not reflect future job opportunity.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.