Technical Project Manager III

Req# 143479BR Position Title Technical Project Manager III Position Summary Manages all aspects of diverse, medium to moderately complex technical projects, including project planning, execution, timing, functionality, quality, and cost. Manages budgets, invoices, and project timelines. Works across multiple teams and organizations to ensure project completion. Utilizes expertise and leadership skills to direct team members and to resolve issues to ensure project goals and requirements are met. Communicates with end-users to provide timely and accurate information and status updates.
Candidate will be part of Small Cell Planning, Strategy and Standards team within Network Planning organization. Put your analytical and problem-solving skills to work by providing analysis that may identify business trends and results. Research, plans, develop and/or evaluate project risks for network engineering projects. Work typically includes in-depth assessment of project needs and requirements for Small Cells Network build outs.Lead cross-functional teams driving the strategy planning activities and project plans. Develop the project plan, managing the scope, schedule, and cost of the project. Coordinate efforts and shares information with the cross-functional teams and extended team members to ensure robust network plans. Communicate openly and provide regular updates to team members, peers and senior management regarding service development. Work closely with assigned business and development resources to identify and resolve issues. Communicate and prioritize identified issues to development team and fix agents for analysis and timely resolution. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Network, business team, and support organizations.Perform analysis of business and financial data that pertain to development of concepts and projects, including supporting business case development and concept initiation. Provide reporting solutions and data metric analysis that may identify business trends and results. Utilize data analysis to explain business issues and financial implications, enabling business unit to improve the business plans and strategies. Utilize project management skills to get agreement from all stakeholders and business teams. Work with various management teams and business units to accomplish objectives.

This position requires strong leadership skills and ability to serve as a program lead. Put your analytical and problem-solving skills to work by providing analysis that may identify business trends and results.

RF Engineering Knowledge

Experience in managing RF Engineering projects like Network build outs, Capacity deployments and network modernization

Strong written and oral communication skills

Experience with iDAS and ODAS solutions and deployments

Data analysis skills using excel and other wireless data tools

RF Engineering background to include capacity and coverage analysis

Strong presentation and upper management executive briefing skills

Strong knowledge of CDMA, EVDO, and LTE

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree and four years related work experience or eight years related work experience post high school

- Three years experience managing technical projects

- Three years experience with reporting and budgets

Preferred Qualifications PMP Certification At Sprint, we're more than just talk. We've changed the way people communicate, how they work and how they stay connected on the go. Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Behind every decision we make, there is a passion and drive to develop technologies to enhance and simplify our customers' lives. Are you ready for the big time?

Sprint is a background screening, drug screening, and E-Verify participating employer. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Job Category Network Work City Overland Park Work State KS Country US