Senior Network Deployment & Program Lead

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Portland, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Employee perks

Job summary

Forged Fiber is seeking a Senior Network Implementation Program Manager in the United States to lead end-to-end network infrastructure programs from design through construction completion. You will coordinate engineering, construction, vendors, and operations, ensuring delivery quality and schedule adherence in a matrix environment.

The role requires a strong engineering background with fiber network experience and the ability to lead large multi-stakeholder programs with risk, quality, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of telecom or network infrastructure program management experience.
• Strong knowledge of fiber network engineering and OSP construction.
• Experience with underground and aerial utilities, permitting, traffic control, and ROW processes.
• Ability to read and assess engineering designs and construction plans.
• Advanced proficiency with project tracking and reporting tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure programs from design through construction completion.
• Oversee engineering processes from conceptualization through implementation.
• Coordinate engineering teams, construction supervisors, contractors, splicing vendors, and external partners.
• Serve as field interface for engineering and construction execution.
• Perform quality audits of engineering designs, prints, and construction outputs.
• Ensure compliance with NESC standards, OSP construction best practices, and safety requirements.
• Identify risks and gaps across engineering and construction lifecycles and drive mitigation plans.
• Resolve program issues related to scope, quality, schedule, and execution.
• Act as a primary escalation point for market-level and program-level issues.
• Lead cross-functional meetings and provide leadership on objectives, metrics, and delivery readiness.
• Partner with process teams to implement new or improved engineering and deployment processes.
• Accurately report program status, milestones, risks, and performance metrics.
• Maintain and update project databases and systems of record.
• Support forecasting and planning for capacity, timelines, and resource needs.

Job description

Forged Fiber is seeking a Senior Network Implementation Program Manager in the United States to lead end-to-end network infrastructure programs from design through construction completion. You will coordinate engineering, construction, vendors, and operations, ensuring delivery quality and schedule adherence in a matrix environment.

The role requires a strong engineering background with fiber network experience and the ability to lead large multi-stakeholder programs with risk, quality, and