Senior Network Program Manager – Government & Public Safety

AT&T; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

AT&T Global Public Sector is seeking a Principal Network Project/Program Manager to oversee a high-visibility, multi-track portfolio within a large public–private technology program serving public safety. You will own execution oversight, milestone delivery, and deliverable quality across technical streams, ensuring government contract compliance while meeting corporate objectives.

The role requires extensive government contracting experience, strong leadership, and the ability to interface with

Qualifications

• Extensive government contract project management experience and strong organizational skills.
• Telecommunications industry experience, preferably wireless.
• Ability to build positive relationships with customers and internal teams.
• Strong, process-oriented project management skills.
• Customer-facing role with regular interaction with our government customer.
• Flexibility to shift assignments and support higher-priority program initiatives as needs change.
• Drive to learn new concepts, tools, procedures, and software that improve team performance.
• 10+ years of progressive program/portfolio management experience, preferably in complex technical, telecommunications, federal government, or public-safety environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of large, multi-track technical program portfolios with formal contract, compliance, and government-acceptance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead negotiations and manage relationships with government stakeholders, contracting officers, and senior executives.
• Strong requirements-management and traceability discipline, with a focus on deliverable quality.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and engagement with internal and external contacts at all levels.
• Working knowledge of project/portfolio management methodologies (PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall) and when to apply each.
• Ability to lead and coach project managers without direct reporting authority in a matrixed environment.
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-track portfolio of complex technical programs with formal compliance and customer-acceptance requirements.
• Serve as a principal interface to the government customer, negotiating scope, resolving issues, and building trusted relationships.
• Own requirements traceability, deliverable quality, and portfolio-level risk and issue management.
• Partner with network, product, finance, contracts, and other teams to move work from requirement through delivery and acceptance.
• Maintain contract compliance while meeting business and program objectives.
• Coach and guide project managers in a matrixed environment while also delivering hands-on work.
• Communicate clearly and concisely with senior executives and external stakeholders.

Skills

Government contract PM

Telecommunications experience

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Change management

Executive communications

PM methodologies (PMBOK, Agile, Scrum,

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

AT&T Global Public Sector is seeking a Principal Network Project/Program Manager to oversee a high-visibility, multi-track portfolio within a large public–private technology program serving public safety. You will own execution oversight, milestone delivery, and deliverable quality across technical streams, ensuring government contract compliance while meeting corporate objectives.

The role requires extensive government contracting experience, strong leadership, and the ability to interface with