Remote Senior Planning Engineer - Network Migration Lead

Lumen; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 84,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Lumen is a trusted network for the AI-powered world. The Senior Planning Engineer role focuses on planning and execution for Custom Network migration programs, coordinating across Planning, Engineering, Construction, Implementation, Operations, vendors, and customer teams.

Fully remote in the US with standard business hours, the role emphasizes risk management, schedule governance, and strong stakeholder engagement to meet customer commitments while balancing operational priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in telecommunications, network migration, infrastructure or transformation programs.
• Knowledge of network planning, implementation, and operations.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain migration plans, schedules, and roadmaps.
• Support route prioritization and execution activities.
• Identify dependencies, constraints, and readiness requirements.
• Coordinate activities supporting network migration delivery.
• Partner with Planning, Engineering, Construction, Implementation, Operations, vendors, and customer-facing teams.
• Facilitate issue resolution and stakeholder alignment.
• Participate in program reviews and governance activities.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks to migration schedules and customer commitments.
• Support resolution of planning, implementation, capacity, and operational issues.
• Escalate critical concerns and recommend corrective actions.
• Communicate migration plans, schedules, risks, and requirements.
• Support customer meetings, planning reviews, and issue resolution efforts.
• Support occasional overnight customer migrations.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain migration trackers, metrics, and status reporting.
• Provide schedule forecasts, risk assessments, and program updates.
• Support executive reporting and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Telecommunications knowledge

Network planning

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical skills

Customer-facing communication

Project management tools

Job description

Lumen is a trusted network for the AI-powered world. The Senior Planning Engineer role focuses on planning and execution for Custom Network migration programs, coordinating across Planning, Engineering, Construction, Implementation, Operations, vendors, and customer teams.

Fully remote in the US with standard business hours, the role emphasizes risk management, schedule governance, and strong stakeholder engagement to meet customer commitments while balancing operational priorities.