Telecom Program Manager III – Network Grooming/Decommissioning
Listed on 2026-01-12
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IT/Tech
Telecoms Engineering, Systems Engineer
Telecom Program Manager III – Network Grooming / Decommissioning
Location: Hybrid – Richardson, TX (Tuesday–Thursday onsite)
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Telecom Program Manager with a strong circuit and network engineering background to lead a large‑scale central office decommissioning and traffic migration program. This role provides hands‑on oversight of a team of Network Engineers and works closely with executive leadership to ensure all traffic is successfully groomed, migrated, and removed from the site by end of 2026 or sooner.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end execution of a large network decommissioning program
- Provide oversight and direction for a team of 8 Network Engineers
- Manage 24x6 operational resource allocation
- Drive grooming, turn‑downs, provisioning, activations, implementations, and maintenance activities
- Coordinate testing, maintenance windows, and traffic migrations
- Partner closely with executive leadership and provide real‑time, weekly, bi‑weekly, and monthly status readouts
- Identify risks, bottlenecks, and delays, drive mitigation plans
- Manage vendors and coordinate with onsite contacts
- Own project timelines, access coordination, resourcing plans, and process alignment
Required Experience & Skills
Program / Project Management
- Proven experience as a Telecom Program Manager supporting network engineering teams
- Strong background in central office (CO) environments
- Extensive experience with circuit order activation, scheduling, and coordination
- Demonstrated success managing large, complex network turn‑down or migration projects
- Vendor management and executive‑level reporting experience
- SONET: OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192
- TDM / Copper: DS0, DS1, DS3, switched voice trunks, PRI
- Optical & Transport Equipment:
Ciena (4200, 6500 series)
Telecom Systems
- Prior hands‑on experience with telecom OSS tools such as:
- BGW- CCP-Canvas- TCOMS
- Maintenance Tracker
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job function
Telecommunications
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