Principal project engineer

When you join Verizon

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Verizon is one of the world's leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect around the world.

We're a human network that reaches across the globe and works behind the scenes. We anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins.

In crisis and in celebration, we come together-lifting up our communities and striving to make an impact to move the world forward.

If you're fueled by purpose, and powered by persistence, explore a career with us. Here, you'll discover the rigor it takes to make a difference and the fulfillment that comes with living the #NetworkLife.

At Verizon, we don't wait for the future; we build it! Join the industry leader in Network and Telecommunications Services as we embark on transforming our nation's critical communications infrastructure and the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS) network.

As a member of our FAA Enterprise Network Services (FENS) team, you will bring your passion, education, and experience to this critical mission and interact directly with decision-makers and government staff who are tasked with ensuring the nation's air transportation system's underlying communications infrastructure is secure and always available.

What you'll be doing...

As a Transition Sr. Project Manager for the FAA FENS Transition, you will work with our internal infrastructure organizations to ensure our tools and interfaces are 'stood up' and ready to go for the FAA by the specific due dates to meet the requirements for FENS Portal, inclusive of bi-directional communications, security, confirmations, access management, and controls.

This is a customer alignment position to ensure Verizon's customized applications and infrastructure tools meet client requirements without adding complexity, duplication, or risk.

In particular, Incident Management, Service flow fulfillment (single, multipoint), monitoring, alerting, and notifications are enabled correctly to meet performance and compliance requirements.

With the Segment approach adopted for IT releases for TDM and IP-based solutions, you will work directly with the system owners and developers to ensure the releases, testing, and acceptance progress according to the approved schedule.

You will participate in various workgroups focusing on USER acceptance and compliance, ensuring Verizon meets the respective test / acceptance and, where applicable, certification requirements based on the agreement / Integrated Master Project Plan.

As the Sr. PM lead for our Custom Applications, OSS Infrastructure Build, Integration - TDM and IP, you will work directly with our Operations, Design, IT, Program, Network, and Security teams.

You will be responsible for reporting, tracking, and reconciling via our Project Management Information System (PMIS), Microsoft Project, weekly status, and monthly progression reports.

You will work directly with the Transition Deputy and the Infrastructure Project Manager to ensure all the parallel workstreams are integrated and critical paths synchronized to ensure overall Project and Program success.

PMs for IMS (SWIM), Security, IT, Test & Evaluation, OSS / Domains, NOC / SOC, NAS, MNS, and Logistics (all under our Infrastructure Transition team) will collaborate with you.

What we're looking for...

You're great at bringing people from different functions together to work towards a common goal. Driving projects forward gives you a lot of satisfaction, whatever obstacles you encounter in a rapidly changing environment.

You enjoy facilitating and are an excellent communicator, helping everyone perform at their best. Problem-solving is not a negative for you but rather sought as a challenge to seek alternative solutions through the collaboration of new ideas with others.

You'll need to have :
? Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
? Six or more years of progressive project management experience delivering complex solutions.
? Experience as a Scrum Master, Project Leader, and / or Project / Program Manager.
? Prior hands on IT / Engineering experience.
? Financial Business acumen (plan / actual, forecasting, resources).
? Advanced skills in Microsoft Office product suite : PowerPoint, Excel & Word, and Microsoft Project.
? PMP Certification.
? Obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.

Even better if you have :
? Excellent organizational and leadership skills and proven experience.
? Experience in Software Engineering.
? Problem management, collaboration, and solution development aptitudes.
? Negotiation and conflict management skills.
? Agile and waterfall project management methods.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every 'even better' qualification listed above.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.

At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging.

We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package.

For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington work location, the compensation range for this position is between $103,000.

00 and $192,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience.

This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

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Last updated : 2024-10-17

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