What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager I position at Segra?
Segra is searching for a dynamic and experienced Project Manager I who is in the Kansas City, MO area.
Role Overview:
The Project Manager I will be responsible for the launch and life cycle management of assigned projects to meet revenue and customer satisfaction objectives. This position requires a combination of technical and business skills. The Project Manager I will have project management job experience, as well as an understanding of the End-to-End business process and internal systems/tools. They will act as the liaison between Segra and external customers during all phases of project implementation. They will also ensure the timely management of all implementation activities and proactively communicate internally across all associated organizations.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a professional role, excluding food services, retail, and non-professional employment. Preference may be given to candidates with prior project management experience or a business-focused background.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior project management experience.
- Prior experience in Telecommunications.
- High School Diploma required or Bachelor’s Degree desired with 1 year of Project Management and/or equivalent PM experience.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience pertaining to the telecommunications industry desired.
- Project management experience desired. MS Office knowledge.
- Knowledge and experience with telecommunications network technologies, protocols, and operations.
- Ability to plan, develop and coordinate multiple projects.
- Demonstrated clear, informative, persuasive and collaborative verbal and written communication skills.
- Must have the ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Must exhibit honesty, integrity and courtesy in all interactions.
- Must possess strong work ethic in supporting customer needs, responding promptly and consistently.
About Segra:
Segra is one of the largest independent fiber network companies in the Eastern United States. We have a broad and dense service footprint across the mid-Atlantic and Southeast. In addition, we are known for our future-forward infrastructure and state-of-the-art voice and data technology solutions for businesses and the public sector, as well as wholesale transport services to some of the world’s largest carriers. Our network features the latest advances in IP, ethernet, and dark fiber architectures, as well as high performance data centers throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Furthermore, our network powers technology solutions such as hosted voice, security, and cloud.
Segra has engineered our entire company operations to put our customers at the very center of everything we do. We invest in the communities of our customers by hiring locally and continually upgrading our network infrastructure. Segra has over 900 employees in 90 facilities, including 14 sales offices in 44 markets. We exist purely to help businesses within our footprint be successful.
Benefits Overview:
Segra offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) match
- Tuition and gym reimbursements
- Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays
- Volunteer days, parental leave
Our Commitment to Equality:
Segra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. Segra does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
