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Plan, organize, secure, and manage information from cross-functional teams to bring about the successful completion of specific project, program and portfolio goals and objectives for Wireless. Partners with project stakeholders, internal customers, external vendors, and cross-functional teams. Facilitates a cross-functional team to execute on defined deliverables and drives key decisions. Common deliverables typically include the project charter, scope definition, requirements documents, work activities, project schedule, risk register, communication plan, resource plan, risk management plan, procurement plans, project budget, quality control plan, status updates, reporting, and tracking. Uses industry recognized/generally accepted PM knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to achieve a project’s or program’s stated objectives.

Major Tasks   

Leads reporting, communications, and relationship building within Wireless team and key Wireless stakeholders

Leads medium/large and/or moderately complex projects under moderate to minimal supervision

Accountability for planning of resources for tasks, allocation, estimation, & scheduling

Identify issues and risks which could cause or prevent delays & cause inefficiencies of Wireless teams and may cause unnecessary expense affecting operational results

Budget management, including tracking and monitoring spend to project milestones

Develops detailed program/project schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports; tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet needs of customers

Initiates, plans, executes, and controls project efforts that utilize technological solutions

Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations

Develops and executes management plans for time, cost, scope, quality, communications, risk, human resources, procurement and integration

Translates requirements into objectives and tasks

Communicates major milestones and identifies potential project risks; conducts regular status meetings to review project activities; manages prioritization procedures

Sets and manages client expectations, managing and escalating issues and changes

Evaluates the impacts and risks of changes from multiple perspectives, assigns tasks that are necessary to reduce or eliminate those considerations, and tracks results of the implementation

Measures progress toward goals and revises program objectives; documents applying change control procedures

Anticipates and identifies tasks required to support change processing including performing change impact analysis, assigning tasks to project team members, verbally communicating complex issues, verifying that tasks are completed, and communicating implementation status

Builds relationships with key stakeholders and project resources to drive key decisions and ensure timely project completion

Produce and report on KPIs and metrics

Manages the creation and tracking of processes, procedures, and documentation that improve environment stability, availability, and production parity

Qualifications:

Required

3 years of experience in a related field (i.e. Change management, process improvement, project management) or academic equivalent training or projects

Requires working knowledge of functional or related processes

Demonstrated problem solving and analytical thinking skills

Preferred

BS/BA degree in related discipline strongly preferred

Experience in telecommunications industry desired

Experience in the Wireless industry desired

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About Cox Communications

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About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com. 

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