Principal Program Manager- 5G Deployment

Company: Comcast
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Job SummaryProvides leadership, expertise, communications, quality control, guidance, project and program management expertise for 5G wireless development projects. Responsible for providing the end-to-end program and project plans for each wireless deployment project or county. Core operational responsibilities include ensuring consistency in processes, reporting, forecasting, and data integrity with respect to the market buildout for each radio location, data center and transport network associated with the 5G wireless ecosystem. Delivers outcomes, longer-term improvements, and benefits in support of the organization goals. Leads and guides junior members of the team.Job DescriptionCore Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end 5G network deployment program to include equipment engineering, cell site development, site construction, ICI (Installation Commissioning and Integration), acceptance and operations handover. Build this program from the ground up.
• Understands the scope of programs as defined by the business requirements and budget process. Participates in key planning milestones.
• Works with market cross-functional departments (RF engineering, site acquisition, zoning, construction, transport and project accounting) and peers in other markets to identify and share best practices .Ensures team clearly understands roles and responsibilities for the duration of the program.
• Creates and builds program and project plans. Facilitates and drives the Comcast, partner and other support teams to identify and schedule all the tasks for end-to-end deployment required to fulfill program scope. Performs management of upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Identifies goals and success criteria, drives the development and implementation of key goals, objectives, and successes criteria for the program with key stakeholders and core team. Raises conflicts and resolves with the appropriate level of management.
• Determines the cost and budget; performs resource forecasting.
• Analyzes areas of risk to avoid risky activities by identifying and managing critical paths and risk areas. Establishes contingency plans and identifies trigger events and assumes responsibility for initiation corrective actions.
• Identifies and helps the team make program tradeoffs to balance scope, time, and costs. Ensures proper documentation.
• Tracks and manages the program schedule and upstream and downstream dependencies. Analyzes the actual performance against the plan and makes adjustments consistent with plan objectives. Drives action item resolution and track completion. Ensures program
• Communicates updates on major milestones and keeps all stakeholders informed of progress and issues. Identifies and manages proposed changes to program parameters.
• Monitors and ensures quality of program deliverables. Leads core team and key field resources to develop and monitor deployment schedule, strategies, and tools to support the implementation of programs in the field through trials and controlled customer
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.Skills/Experience:
  • Strong end-to-end wireless deployment related experience which includes, engineering, provisioning, site development, construction, ICI(Installation Commissioning and Integration), acceptance and operations handover tasks associated with county or market cellsite, IP Core, 3GPP EPC, transport and interconnect network components.Employees at all levels are expected to:
    • Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
    • Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
    • Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
    • Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
    • Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
    • Drive results and growth.
    • Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
    • Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.Disclaimer:
      • This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.EducationBachelor's DegreeRelevant Work Experience10 Years +Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the on our careers site for more details.

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