**Description** **"We Push the Boundaries of Possibilities for our Communities."** **Overview of the Position Responsibilities:** Our Manager of Design and Engineering will be responsible for leading the project management team for Design and Engineering. This critical leadership role is responsible for translating Bluepeak's network and operations management strategy into seamless execution, designing procedures and work on process flow, logistics and timelines to support all Bluepeak markets. If this sounds exciting, please read on. Be part of our innovation- building and delivering a fiber-rich internet connection to people's doorsteps. **What You Will Do:** + Manage team of project managers and coordinators. + Analyze implications of changes from the original schedule and identify required corrective actions to ensure the expansion market delivery schedule stays on track. + Own the operations management process from end-to-end. + Facilitate cross management teams to ensure optimum synchronization to the end users and business processes. + Apply process improvement methodologies to map existing processes and dependencies, identify critical paths and milestones, and implement process improvements to integrate stakeholders and streamline the expansion market delivery process. + Ensure data integrity and identify process or metric improvement opportunities. + Identify process limitations and collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to identify and implement time and/or cost­ efficiency improvements. + Ensure accurate reporting and forecasting of project timelines, resources, and capital; Accountable for communicating the markets' status to the key stakeholders. Daily and weekly reporting on project milestones and updates. + Create database procedures/implement the network capacity planning system for our market networks. + Manage a cross-functional team including third party vendors and other resources; coordinates activities to achieve goals. + Address problems through risk management and contingency planning and presents solutions and/or options to executive management. + Ability to travel as necessary to assigned locations. + All other related duties as assigned. **What You Will Need:** + Bachelor's Degree in project management or related field and 4+ years of experience with project management and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 4+ years of leadership experience required. + Experience in the OSP telecommunications/fiber optic industry preferred. + Project Manager Professional certification preferred. + Experience with budget tracking, cost estimation, and cost accounting of capital plans required. + MS Office Suite: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel. + Experience with reporting, creating tables, process flow charts, high level analytics. + Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively. + Adept at identifying potential project roadblocks and developing mitigation strategies. + Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results. + Effective time management with the ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines. + Ability to maintain professionalism. Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. + Must be able to pass a background check and drug test prior to starting employment. + Must have a valid driver's license and be able to pass a motor vehicle report check. + Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. + Regularly required to talk and hear. + Frequently required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull and walk. + Required to use hands, handle objects and paperwork. + Required to use close vision and be able to focus. + Required to refrain from personal use of technology during working hours. + Required to lift up to15Ibs at a given time. **Why Work at Bluepeak?** + Competitive Compensation + Annual Bonus Eligibility + Comprehensive Benefits Package, Including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and 401(k) + Generous Vacation and Paid Sick Time+ Paid Holidays and Personal Days + Professional Development with an Emphasis on Internal Promotion + Employee Discounts on Bluepeak Services, Including Internet + Progressive and inclusive work culture in which our team has the flexibility, support, and resources to be successful in their careers! 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