Project Manager I - Fiber/Broadband at Finley Engineering Company Inc.

At Finley Engineering, you’ll lead projects that shape the future of rural connectivity and energy infrastructure. Backed by significant industry funding and expansion, this is a moment of real growth—and a chance to take ownership of complex, high-impact work. You’ll have the autonomy to lead teams, influence strategy, and deliver projects that make a measurable difference in the communities we serve.

Position Summary: Responsible for providing overall project management for small - medium existing and new broadband/telecom and/or electric energy projects out of the Project Management Office. This position will provide effective communication, planning, and logistics for Finley projects, project teams, and client representatives. Assist project teams in all phases of the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the sales and client engagement activities process as directed by the Client Vice President, when applicable.
• Lead the planning and execution of small to medium-sized broadband, telecom, and electric energy projects, ensuring alignment with client goals, budgets, and timelines.
• Drive projects forward proactively, identifying challenges early and implementing solutions to maintain project momentum.
• Anticipate and manage risks, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place and escalating when necessary.
• Take a consultative approach with clients, understanding pain points and collaborating on solutions that enhance project success and client satisfaction.
• Own project scope and delivery, ensuring clarity on expectations, deliverables, and project gates while managing change effectively.
• Manage financial aspects by tracking budgets, overseeing invoicing, and assessing the impact of scope changes with the support of leadership.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, ensuring seamless coordination between engineering, mapping, operations, and external stakeholders.
• Lead stakeholder communication, ensuring transparency, timely updates, and alignment with project objectives.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability, ensuring clear project roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures.
• Generate meeting agendas, write meeting memos/minutes, etc.
• Translate technical details into actionable plans, leveraging industry knowledge of broadband, OSP/ISP, and aerial/buried infrastructure.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, continuously learning about new technologies, regulations, and best practices that impact broadband project execution.
• Lead problem-solving efforts, addressing roadblocks, adapting to project dynamics, and maintaining focus on successful outcomes.
• Mentor junior team members, sharing insights and best practices to elevate team performance.

• Execute clients’ existing strategies or plans by helping ensure work performed meets expectations (schedule, budgets, resources, quality), providing clear updates, deliverables, and progress reports to clients and internal stakeholders, addressing needs responsively and professionally, and identifying opportunities for process improvement or adjustment.

• Maintain continuous engagement with strategic or high-value clients through frequent touchpoints (often weekly or more), serving as a central driver of relationship management and service quality.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Education: Associate degree in a related field or high school diploma in combination with directly related work experience.

Experience:
Required:
• 2+ years of project management experience in the telecom/broadband, electric, energy, or utilities (transmission) industry.
• Completion of at least 8 hours of project management training.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices related to PMO.
• Experience leading and coordinating cross functional project teams, ensuring alignment with client objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify challenges early and drive proactive solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Experience managing financial aspects of projects, including budget tracking and invoicing.
• Ability to translate technical details into actionable plans in broadband, OSP/ISP, and infrastructure projects.
• Ability to adapt to change, drive and lead projects.
Preferred:
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Project Management Certification (PMP, CAPM, Certified Scrum Master, Construction Professional, or similar).

• Knowledge and experience with Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid methodologies.
• Experience in stakeholder communication, risk management, and cross-functional coordination.
• Familiarity with industry regulations, trends, and emerging technologies impacting broadband project execution.

Licenses, Certifications, Training Requirements:
• A valid motor vehicle driver’s license in good standing is required. No DWI/DUI convictions.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors:

• Work is primarily computer work, and most assignments are performed in an office type environment. Will occasionally work at off-site locations. May include some physical labor and environmental distractions such as changes in climate and topography. Physical hazards may be present.
• Flow of work involves normal mental and visual attention along with manual coordination much of the time.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally may be exposed to extreme weather conditions, including hot and cold temperatures, rain, snow, dust, and wind.
• May occasionally have to handle and/or resolve high stress situations.

Work Location: Remote, must reside in the United States.

Travel: Travel approximately 10% of the time.

In the spirit of pay transparency, the starting base pay range for this position is exclusive of benefits. If you are hired at Finley Engineering, your base pay will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and experience related to the position. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and will also consider internal equity of our current associates as a part of the final offer. Hiring at the high end of the range would not be typical.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Finley Engineering does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this employment position.