Telecoms Technical Project Manager

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Telecoms Technical Project Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Travel Required

25-50%

Experience Required

5+ Years

Accountabilities

• Manage Telecoms work package with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline.

• Develop comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with company goals during all project phases, from initial development through implementation.

• Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables for senior management

• Assign and oversee the daily tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all subordinates are actively working toward established milestones

• Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects

• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects or initiatives

• Research and evaluate hardware and software technology options and weigh the cost/benefit analysis

• Oversee installation Update and maintain all production technologies ensuring proper maintenance and installation

Required Skills & Experience

• Professional Project Management Certification from accredited intuition preferred

• Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods

• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others

• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising teams

• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality

• Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles

• Knowledge of principles, practices, methods, terminology and trends in communications engineering including the fields of radio frequency allocations, electromagnetic wave propagation, and radio frequency field strength measurements and tolerances.

• Knowledge of fiber optics, computers, digital communications processors, servers, programming, applications, software, and hardware related to radio communications.

• Knowledge of Complex Networks design, both wired and wireless

Desired Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of telecoms systems for the railway industry

• From 2+ years of Railway System Engineering expertise