Junior Project Manager - New Grad

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

How You Will Contribute:

Reporting to Rich Nautel, the junior services project manager will assist the senior services PMs on the team with overall management for implementation of field installation projects in the customers’ network.

• Work with senior service PM’s and assist with all aspects of project management

• Partner directly with internal and external customers to translate requirements into structured and executable tasks and milestones

• Validate Project “Scope of Work” to Develop detailed project plan

• Provide Project SOW Package to Functional teams to facilitate Internal Resource Planning and/or Partner RFQ’s

• Work closely with Engineering, Deployment Coordinators and Partners on project implementation

• Facilitate communication between internal groups, internal functions, and outside suppliers/customers

• Develop and coordinate carefully designed and approved action plans

• Maintain project schedules and reports to Management regularly or as agreed.

• Participate in, or lead, process improvement initiatives as assigned.

• Provide input to department budgets as assigned.

The Must Haves:
 

Candidate/incumbents must meet the minimum qualifications as detailed below or have a combination of education and/or experience deemed equivalent

• Customer-focused with strong problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.

• Proficient in organizational structure, planning, and project coordination.

• Effective communicator with outstanding leadership and team-building abilities.

• Experienced in resource management, outsourcing, and proficient with Microsoft Office.

• Knowledgeable in JIT concepts and able to learn project management software packages.
   

Pay Range:

The annual pay range for this position is $55,400 - 88,600.

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