Strategic Network Project Manager / Engineering Specialist

Strategic Network Project Manager / Engineering Specialist

Location: Remote — projects supporting major U.S. metropolitan markets

Position Overview

We are seeking a Strategic Network Project Manager / Engineering Specialist to support a large-scale network footprint optimization and modernization initiative.

This role will work closely with network engineering, operations, network planning, real estate, and other cross-functional teams to develop strategies for network consolidation, circuit migration, legacy network modernization, and facility footprint reduction.

The ideal candidate combines strong telecommunications/network engineering expertise with strategic problem-solving and project management skills. This individual will analyze network architecture and topology, identify consolidation opportunities, resolve technical roadblocks, and communicate recommendations and progress to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze network architecture, topology, system relationships, and end-to-end system flows.
• Develop strategic approaches for network consolidation and modernization.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate network equipment, circuits, and infrastructure across facilities.
• Develop migration strategies for traffic, switches, transport equipment, power, and other network assets.
• Analyze and resolve technical challenges involving legacy transport equipment, TDM networks, pair-gain systems, circuits, and other legacy technologies .
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Network Planning, ISP, Transport, Power/Space/Cooling, OSP, Real Estate, and other organizations.
• Evaluate different consolidation and migration scenarios and their operational and financial impacts.
• Support projects involving network footprint reduction, facility optimization, and decommissioning activities.
• Track engineering and operational progress against network modernization, copper migration, switch shutdown, and other strategic targets.
• Develop dashboards, reports, presentations, executive readouts, and status updates for senior leadership.
• Identify gaps, redundancies, and rationalization opportunities within network inventory and asset data.
• Support business-case development for network consolidation and modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate lease obligations, carrier contracts, exit costs, and other commercial considerations associated with network/facility consolidation.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to overcome roadblocks and drive projects toward completion.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 5–7+ years of experience in telecommunications, network engineering, network project management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of network topology and network architecture.
• Experience with network technologies such as WAN, LAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, circuits, and legacy/TDM networks.
• Experience with circuit migration, traffic migration, network consolidation, or network modernization.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Ability to evaluate technical dependencies and develop practical migration/consolidation strategies.
• Experience working with network inventory, asset registers, or similar data-management systems.
• Strong Excel/data-analysis skills for modeling, reporting, and tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present complex technical information to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working for major telecommunications carrier, such as AT&T.
• Former engineering experience, particularly involving circuit migration or legacy network modernization.
• Experience with network or facility decommissioning.
• Experience supporting switch shutdowns, copper migration, or Open for Sales initiatives.
• Knowledge of telecommunications facilities, including data centers, central offices, communications rooms, and edge sites.
• Experience with capacity planning and service dependencies.
• Knowledge of carrier landscapes, contracts, and commercial structures.
• Experience developing cost-benefit analyses and business cases for network consolidation.
• Experience working with Real Estate, Transport Engineering, Inside Plant Engineering, Power/Space/Cooling, OSP, or Local Operations teams.
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