Strategic Project Manager – 4G/5G Core Deployments

Gtatelecom; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gtatelecom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee customer mobile telecommunications deployments from award through transition, partnering with Sales, Solution Architecture, Engineering, and Operations to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will manage complex wireless deployments, participate in governance, and drive continuous improvement of delivery processes within a growing telecom environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of project management experience involving a 4G/LTE or 5G mobile core network
• PMP, PRINCE2, or another recognized project management certification
• Proven experience managing complex customer technology projects from initiation through operational handoff
• Working knowledge of 4G/LTE and 5G network architectures, including NSA and SA
• Understanding of mobile core networks, IP networking, signaling protocols, OSS/BSS, SIP, VoLTE, and VoNR
• Knowledge of mobile network roaming and relationships between Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
• Experience overseeing projects involving integrated hardware and software solutions
• Experience collaborating with Engineering, Solution Architecture, Sales, Operations, vendors, and customers
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, dependencies, resource allocation, budgets, risk, issue, and change management
• Excellent communication, presentation, organization, and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Microsoft Planner, or comparable project management platforms

Responsibilities

• Direct multiple customer and internal projects through planning, execution, handoff, and closeout
• Review SOWs, technical architecture, requirements, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and resource needs before project launch
• Establish project objectives, milestones, deliverables, schedules, resources, and governance
• Build and maintain project schedules, Gantt charts, risk and issue logs, dependency trackers, action items, and status reports
• Coordinate Engineering and Solution Architecture deliverables, including HLD and LLD development, review, and approval
• Monitor project scope, budget, resources, milestones, deliverables, and overall performance
• Lead customer and internal meetings and communicate project status to management and stakeholders
• Identify potential delivery problems and develop mitigation or contingency plans
• Escalate significant risks, issues, scope changes, and schedule or resource concerns through appropriate channels
• Maintain strong working relationships with customers, vendors, technical teams, and internal stakeholders
• Coordinate completed projects into Network Operations or other designated operational teams
• Ensure handover documentation, acceptance requirements, as-builts, operational procedures, support information, and escalation processes are complete
• Conduct post-project reviews, document lessons learned, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Help enhance project governance, reporting, templates, tools, and deployment processes

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Planning & scheduling

Resource coordination

Vendor coordination

Budget management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Planner

Job description

Gtatelecom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee customer mobile telecommunications deployments from award through transition, partnering with Sales, Solution Architecture, Engineering, and Operations to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will manage complex wireless deployments, participate in governance, and drive continuous improvement of delivery processes within a growing telecom environment.