Project Manager -Fiber Optics, Broadband, WAN, and Cable TV

About EDC Consulting
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Tysons Corner, VA, EDC Consulting is a small business provider of enterprise solutions and strategic business support to the Federal Government. With more than 150 client engagements successfully delivered, EDC has extensive experience designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining complex business systems and software solutions for a wide range of Department of Defense, Federal, state, and local and commercial clients. EDC is an Oracle Platinum Partner, SAP Partner, and Premier Business Partner of the IBM Corporation. EDC offers a rich corporate culture with driven and determined leadership in a dynamic environment that was founded on openness and success. We enjoy an energetic and fun atmosphere in a culture of mutual respect. At EDC, we build upon the principals and traditions of our military. Personal responsibility, accountability and strong work ethic are a must. Our clients benefit from working alongside a winning team of smart, hard-working, creative, and successful professionals. By becoming part of the EDC team, our employees will share in our entrepreneurial spirit and success.

EDC Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. 

Project Manager - Fiber Optics, Broadband, Wide Area Networking, and Cable Television

Overview:

• We are seeking a detail-oriented Fiber Optics Broadband Wide Area Networking and Cable Television Program Management Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess:
• Program management expertise in Wide Area Networks (WANs) built on fiber optics broadband and cable television administration
• A keen focus on integration, business process optimization, financial analysis, and business analysis
• A willingness to perform administrative duties such as taking meeting notes to generate minutes, monitoring and organizing the programs' inbox, and updating content for public informational publications
• Proven ability to drive operational excellence and support the strategic growth of a secure, reliable and scalable intergovernmental fiber optic network connecting anchor institutions and Cable Television Administration programs
• Hands-on experience managing enterprise-wide programs.

Responsibilities:

• This is a dual role as both an Intergovernmental Fiber Optics Broadband Wide Area Network Support Administrator and a Cable Television Commission Administrator.
• Intergovernmental Fiber Optics Broadband Wide Area Network (INET) Support Administrator immediate duties:
• Manage and Maintain INET Administration mailbox.
• Administrative support to INET technical team. Document maintenance and reporting.
• Performing liaison duties between executive members and INET technical members.
• Creating meeting materials for monthly INET policy and executive meetings.
• Facilitating INET policy and executive meetings.
• Creating meeting minutes from monthly INET policy and executive meetings.
• Perform project management duties for INET technical team. (Vendor reports and meetings.)

Cable Television Commission Administrator immediate duties:

• Manage and maintain Cable Television Commission mailbox.
• Opening Cable TV support cases with Verizon and Comcast support teams
• Working with Comcast and Verizon support teams to ensure closure of support tickets and request.
• Maintain Excel database of Comcast and Verizon support request.
• Facilitat monthly Cable commission meeting.
• Create documentation for monthly Cable commission meeting.
• Create meeting minutes from monthly meeting.
• Monitor incident ticket queue for internal cable requests. In both capacities, additional responsibilities may later include:
• Evaluate current governance structures and identifies opportunities for programmatic efficiencies to assist in the strategic growth of each program.
• Conduct thorough business process reengineering initiatives, optimizing workflows, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration to streamline operations.
• Identify emerging trends, customer preferences, and market dynamics, facilitating data-driven decision-making for strategic planning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess technological advancements and industry best practices to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize enhancements, and ensure alignment with organizational and programmatic objectives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of business processes, system configurations, and integration specifications to support effective change management and knowledge transfer.
• Review contracts, agreements, MOUs and service level agreements (SLAs) with various vendors to ensure compliance and optimize financial terms and conditions.
• Develop performance metrics, benchmarks, and service level agreements (SLAs) for the cable provider’s managed services contract.
• Spearhead integration efforts between external cable providers work-order management systems and the jurisdiction's 311 residents' service request system, ensuring seamless data flow and operational synergy.
• Evaluate the availability and affordability of different services, offerings, and customer segments within the cable television service areas, identifying opportunities to enhance and improve products for overall customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Fiscal Management Team to develop and manage budgets for the programs, including forecasting revenue and expenses, and identifying areas for cost optimization and revenue growth/savings.
• Generate monthly financial analysis and perform annual audit to provide insight into the financial performance of the programs, including variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
• Assess financial risks associated with the programs for regulatory compliance and develops strategies to mitigate the risks effectively.
• Collaborate with the intergovernmental broadband network technical team to conducting cost-benefit analyses for proposed initiatives, investments, and projects within the intergovernmental broadband network program to assess the potential impact on financial performance and return on investment. (Example: videoconferencing, security scorecard, etc.)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5- 10+ years experience in Program/Project Management of Fiber Optic Wide Area Networks and/or Cable Television enterprise wide programs, gather, analyze, and document business requirements to drive data-driven decision making, data analysis, report generation and communicating requirements to management, Financial analysis in a Government Enviornment.
• REQUIRED EDUCATION: BS MIS, Business Administration, Program Manager, Organizzation Management Degree or Related Fields.
• REQUIRED CERTIFICATION(s): IIAB or/and PMI.
• REQUIRED CLEARANCE: US Citizen for Clearance!

EDC and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.