Program Manager, Traffic Management Office North Canton, OH

Program Manager, Traffic Management Office job at AWP Safety. North Canton, OH.

Based in Northeast Ohio, AWP Safety is a rapidly growing national safety services provider committed to protecting our customers’ people, business, and time. AWP is America’s Traffic Control Leader, representing nearly every major public utility: electric, gas and telecommunications.

AWP Safety has been the leading provider and innovator of traffic control solutions since our inception in 1993. Our main goal is to improve processes by continually establishing best practices for productivity and cost effectiveness. Driving added value to our customers through the talented execution of our employees and the pursuit to provide extraordinary service for our customers is what has built our company and its national reputation for integrity.

Program Manager in AWP’s Traffic Management Office (TMO) will oversee the planning, execution, and monitoring of multiple interconnected projects within a large multi-state telecommunications construction project, ultimately leading an internal and external cross-functional team to achieve business outcomes in alignment with both AWP and one of our fastest growing Telecommunication Customer’s business strategy.

• Monitor intake and scheduling process, maintain intake/scheduling ‘tools’
• Own and maintain demand forecast/participate in S&OP forecasting process
• Facilitate internal cross-functional program meetings and updates
• Manage and facilitate internal workflow/lifecycle of all market forecasting and Traffic Control Planning deliverables
• Partner with Finance counterparts to review invoices prior to customer delivery
• Prepare and deliver all internal and external reporting
• Facilitate/Manage ongoing planning meetings with Customer Market Directors and their Construction Managers along with AWP counterparts
• Analyze, Track, Report key program metrics/KPI’s to internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain and evolve forecasting model and process

• Telecom, Outside Plan (OSP) Construction, Fiber to the Home (FTTH) experience preferred
• 5
  -10 years’ experience managing similar size/scale programs
• Strong business acumen and the ability to effectively implement TMO strategies to support business goals
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence/poise
• Results-driven, process-improvement focused, and able to build consensus
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite;
  Smartsheet ‘Core’ Application Proficiency Preferred (sheets, reports, forms, etc.)
• Prior leadership experience or Program leadership preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and quickly shift priorities
• Problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills