Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pearce Services is a leading technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure. The OSP Planning Assistant is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing multiple telecommunications projects, focusing on Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) initiatives, requiring strong project management and analytical skills.
Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and deliver multiple telecommunications projects, including FTTH network deployments
- Support project goals, milestones, timelines, and success metrics aligned with engineering and business initiatives
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, construction, network operations, vendors, and external partners
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality while ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory requirements
- Identify risks, dependencies, and issues related to engineering design, permitting, construction, and network activation
- Utilize spreadsheets (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets) to collect, clean, and analyze raw engineering, construction, and usage data
- Sort, filter, and manipulate large datasets to identify priority FTTH projects based on demand, usage forecasts, readiness, cost, and resource availability
- Develop scoring or ranking models to evaluate and prioritize build areas, network expansions, and upgrade initiatives
- Analyze network usage information, take rates, and performance data to support data-driven recommendations
- Create and maintain project trackers, dashboards, and reports covering deployment status, usage of metrics, and engineering progress
- Translate complex technical and data-driven insights into clear summaries for leadership and non-technical stakeholders
- Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, engineering milestones, and decision logs
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, data collection, and reporting processes for FTTH programs
- Standardize tracking tools, templates, and workflows across engineering and project teams
- Support continuous improvement initiatives using insights derived from network and project performance data
- Serve as a primary point of contact for project updates, prioritization discussions, and issue resolution
- Facilitate technical and project review meetings with engineering, operations, and leadership teams
- Present recommendations and trade-offs supported by engineering data and usage analysis
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Telecommunications, Business, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience as a Project Manager in a telecommunications, engineering, or infrastructure environment
- Must have working knowledge of telecommunications principles and network infrastructure
- Familiarity with FTTH technology, including fiber network design, construction phases, and activation processes
- Strong proficiency with spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets), including formulas, pivot tables, data sorting, and analysis
- Experience working with raw data to determine priorities, usage patterns, and performance insights
- Experience managing FTTH, fiber, or broadband infrastructure programs
- Understanding of outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) concepts
- Familiarity with permitting, construction coordination, and vendor management
- PMP, PgMP, CAPM, or similar project management certification
- Experience with project and portfolio management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana)
- Familiar with Fireworks and Bidmaster systems
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- HSA option
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Company-matching 401(k) Retirement
- Life Insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development training
- Company vehicle
- Phone
- Laptop, or tablet along with all necessary tools and safety equipment
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