Field Project Coordinator NI Academy

$48,700 - $65,000/Yr

Lumen Technologies - West Des Moines, IA

Full-time - Entry Level

West Des Moines, IA

Telecommunications

About the position

Lumen is seeking early-career or second-career self-starters who are self-motivated individuals interested in project management. In this unique Project Coordinator position, you will participate in our Network Implementation (NI) Academy, which is a robust training program designed to jump-start and enable your success in this role. You will learn to manage projects utilizing our technology, networks, products, processes, and customer service best practices. This position is based in our IA market and requires you to work onsite at our office located at 3901 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA. As a Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for assigning and tracking complex projects and processes within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. You will travel between construction sites, working in outdoor environments, and conduct pre-construction meetings with multiple contractors and municipality inspectors. Your role will also involve validating construction progress and performing post-construction audits, as well as opening telecom field equipment to ensure proper installation. You will attend multiple weekly project update calls and handle construction-related customer concerns for various projects. Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work closely with the Lumen engineering team for design reviews and issues, learning to use both design construction prints and civil permits. You will manage post-construction billing and multiple projects simultaneously, analyze and update work plans and schedules, and develop methodologies, procedures, and systems to produce project tracking and reporting. Maintaining active communication with internal and external stakeholders, tracking project issues and risks, and documenting progress to prepare status reports will also be essential to your success in this position.

Responsibilities

• Assign and track complex projects and processes within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Travel between construction sites, working in outdoor environments, and conduct pre-construction meetings with multiple contractors and municipality inspectors.
• Validate construction progress and perform post-construction audits.
• Open telecom field equipment to validate proper installation.
• Attend multiple weekly project update calls and handle construction-related customer concerns for multiple projects.
• Work with Lumen engineering team for design reviews/issues and learn and use both design construction prints and civil permits.
• Manage post-construction billing and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Analyze and update work plans and schedules, develop methodologies, procedures, and systems to produce project tracking and reporting, and coordinate the creation of work schedules.
• Maintain active communication with internal and external stakeholders, track project issues and risks, and document progress to prepare status reports.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Knowledgeable and able to work in appropriate systems and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytic, leadership and presentation skills
• Ability to work well independently or within a group.
• Willingness to travel to different locations as needed.
• Comfortable working in an outside environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Associate or bachelor's degree
• 2-3 years related experience in telecommunications, engineering, or network planning.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Vision insurance coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term incentives or sales compensation
• Long-term incentive for Director and VP positions
• Comprehensive benefits package enhancing physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing