Senior Fiber Optic Project Manager

Paycom

Aurora (IL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Paycom is seeking a Project Manager to oversee Fiber to the Home initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence and quality across design, permitting, construction, and closeout. You will coordinate internal teams and external partners, forecast costs, and communicate risks and milestones to leadership.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in telecom/fiber projects, a Bachelor’s degree, and professional PM certifications.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
5+ years’ experience in telecommunications/fiber optic industry preferred.
PMP, PgMP, CAPM, or comparable certifications highly desirable.
Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to present complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

Actively manage all project-level activity with internal and external resources to meet deadlines, budget and specifications.
Ensure accurate reporting and forecasting of timelines, resources and capital expenditures.
Identify and mitigate risks; report to management with mitigation recommendations.
Own deployment activities including fiber design, permitting, construction management, system acceptance and closeout.
Serve as single point of contact for meetings, status updates and issue resolutions.
Oversee work by internal teams and subcontractors; manage cross-functional collaboration with sales, accounting and market teams.
Provide weekly status reports to executives with forecasts and any exceptions.
Ensure compliance with regulations, standards and best practices; drive process improvements.