Network Project Manager - III

Mindlance is an equal opportunity employer seeking a Network Project Manager to manage network modernization and facility transition initiatives. The role analyzes end-to-end network designs, coordinates engineering and operations teams, tracks project milestones, and communicates progress, risks, and blockers to stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes architecture, relationship between systems, and systems flow of end-to-end designs
• Interface with Engineering, Operations and Network Planning organizations to serve and support proper designs needed to simplify and modernize the legacy network
• Track monthly Engineering and Operations progress to ensure progress is being made to achieve Open For Sales, Copper Migration and Switch shutdown targets
• Sharing progress with leaders and other stakeholders with dashboards and reports
• Dependency mapping — facility exits have complex sequencing (circuits must move before equipment can leave)
• Critical path management — missed milestones can trigger lease penalties
• Risk and issue management with escalation discipline
• Coordinating across network engineers, facilities, vendors, carriers, and leadership
• Managing competing priorities between technical teams and business timelines
• Clear executive-level communication on progress and blockers
• Understanding of network infrastructure (circuits, routers, switches, MPLS, carriers)
• Familiarity with operations center/facility operations
• Ability to read and interpret network diagrams and circuit inventories
• Managing the human and process side of site closures
• Keeping impacted teams aligned through transitions

Requirements:

• Targeted Years of Experience: 5–7 years
• Dependency mapping — facility exits have complex sequencing (circuits must move before equipment can leave)
• Critical path management — missed milestones can trigger lease penalties
• Risk and issue management with escalation discipline
• Coordinating across network engineers, facilities, vendors, carriers, and leadership
• Managing competing priorities between technical teams and business timelines
• Clear executive-level communication on progress and blockers
• Understanding of network infrastructure (circuits, routers, switches, MPLS, carriers)
• Familiarity with operations center/facility operations
• Ability to read and interpret network diagrams and circuit inventories
• Managing the human and process side of site closures
• Keeping impacted teams aligned through transitions
• Project Management Certifications (Core)
• Project Management Certifications (Core) or equivelant experiance
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Telecommunications, Engineering, Business, or Project Management
• Advanced degree (MBA or MSc) is a plus but not typically required