Job Description
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
PMO Governance & Vendor Accountability
- Turnkey Partner Leadership: Serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) driving prime fiber infrastructure providers, architectural/engineering design firms, and civil construction contractors.
- PMO Structure & Governance: Establish and enforce standardized project governance frameworks, milestone gating, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Vendor Performance Reviews: Conduct disciplined cadence meetings (daily stand-ups, weekly operational reviews) to monitor vendor burn rates, schedule adherence, resource allocation, and budget variance.
- Contract & Change Management: Track vendor scope commitments, review change-order requests against contract terms, and partner with Procurement and Legal to prevent scope creep.
- Blocker Resolution: Proactively mitigate risks surrounding city permitting, Rights-of-Way (ROW), Caltrans/municipal approvals, joint-trench agreements, and pole attachments across fragmented Southern California jurisdictions.
Fiber Ring Delivery & Infrastructure Oversight
- End-to-End Build Lifecycle: Manage complete fiber delivery cycles—from desktop design, route surveys, and geotechnical studies through civil execution (micro-trenching, directional boring) to fiber splicing, bi-directional OTDR/LSPM testing, and final ring integration.
- Venue & Last-Mile Connectivity: Coordinate lateral builds and points of entry (POE) into key Olympic venues, temporary hospitality installations, and critical transport nodes under stringent site access protocols.
- Quality & Safety Assurance: Enforce compliance with technical engineering standards, NECA/FOA guidelines, and local municipal/venue safety codes through rigorous QA/QC inspection programs.
Data Systems, AI & Workflow Optimization
- Modern PMO Stack: Design and maintain unified tracking databases and dashboards utilizing Airtable, Smartsheet, or specialized GIS deployment platforms alongside enterprise scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera P6).
- AI-Enabled Efficiency: Leverage generative AI and automation tools (e.g., prompt-based reporting, automated data transformation, meeting synthesis, workflow automations via Airtable/Make/Zapier) to streamline progress tracking, vendor documentation, and status rollups.
- Executive Reporting & Path-to-Green: Produce live executive dashboards, milestone burn-down charts, and risk register matrices for program directors, venue committees, and network leadership.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Telecommunications, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience.
- Telecommunications Experience: 7+ years of project/program management experience in telecom infrastructure, with demonstrable depth in OSP fiber deployment, metropolitan fiber rings, or large-scale FTTX initiatives.
- Vendor Governance: 5+ years directly overseeing prime turnkey vendors, EPC contractors, and multi-tiered specialty sub-contractors.
- Fixed-Deadline Delivery: Proven track record delivering complex infrastructure under hard, immoveable target dates (e.g., major international events, public agency mandates, or critical commercial launches).
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications: PMP (Project Management Professional), PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent PMO certifications.
- Modern Tooling & AI: Direct experience building and administering Airtable bases (relational structures, automations, interfaces) and utilizing AI tools to accelerate PMO workflows and executive reporting.
- Southern California Market Insight: Experience navigating permitting and ROW agencies across Los Angeles County, City of LA (LABOE/LADOT), and adjacent municipalities.
Core Competencies
- High-Velocity Execution: Ability to manage high ambiguity, rapid pivots, and rigorous milestone tracking tied to world-stage event timelines.
- Assertive Vendor Control: Firm, diplomatic contract enforcement and negotiation skills with a focus on mutual accountability and swift dispute resolution.
- Data-Driven Transparency: Ability to translate complex field issues into actionable operational data and clear executive summaries.
\nCompany Description
WAVSYS is a national solutions company offering contract, permanent and turnkey staffing solutions by leveraging its international network of 20 offices covering USA, Canada, and the UK.
Company Description
WAVSYS is a national solutions company offering contract, permanent and turnkey staffing solutions by leveraging its international network of 20 offices covering USA, Canada, and the UK.