Project Manager, Fixed Wireless Access
$92.8k - $122.1k
Senior
Bachelor's
Anchorage, AK, USA
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProject Management
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Telecommunications, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field is required; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Five years of project management experience leading complex cross-functional programs or infrastructure deployment projects are required.
- Three or more years of experience in telecommunications, broadband, wireless, fiber, or network infrastructure deployment programs are required.
- Experience supporting Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), wireless network deployments, broadband expansion initiatives, or large-scale infrastructure projects is required.
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and project management software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms is required.
- The candidate must demonstrate leadership, accountability, adaptability, analytical skills, attention to detail, judgment, problem-solving, responsibility, technical aptitude, and time management.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary program manager for Fixed Wireless Access deployment initiatives.
- Develop and maintain integrated execution plans, schedules, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
- Establish and manage governance processes, status reporting, issue escalation, and executive communications.
- Coordinate execution activities across internal teams, contractors, and external partners.
- Ensure network expansion initiatives are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with approved objectives, budgets, and timelines.
- Drive accountability for execution milestones, deliverables, and deployment outcomes.
- Partner with Network Planning and Engineering teams to translate approved network designs into executable deployment plans.
- Coordinate with Operations, Service Delivery, and Customer Care teams to ensure operational readiness.
- Work with Finance and Procurement teams on budget tracking, forecasting, vendor management, and capital execution.
- Ensure alignment across engineering, permitting, construction, deployment, and operational workstreams.
- Coordinate with Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Care teams to ensure commercial readiness for new market launches, including offer availability, go-to-market activities, channel enablement, customer communications, operational support processes, and subscriber activation readiness.
- Facilitate stakeholder decision-making to resolve competing priorities, resource constraints, and execution risks.
- Coordinate with Network Planning, Engineering, and Program Leadership teams to execute approved deployment initiatives.
- Support development of deployment schedules, resource requirements, implementation sequencing, and readiness plans.
- Maintain awareness of future expansion initiatives and dependencies that may affect current execution activities.
- Support grant-funded initiatives, including BEAD and other broadband funding programs, as applicable.
- Drive continuous improvement through deployment lessons learned and execution best practices.
Desired Qualifications
- PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-ACP, or similar project management certification.
- Knowledge of telecommunications construction, permitting, site development, network deployment, and operational readiness processes.
- Experience working with grant-funded programs, including BEAD, broadband infrastructure funding initiatives, or federally funded projects.
- Experience collaborating with Network Planning, Engineering, Operations, Product, Sales, and Customer Care organizations.
- Familiarity with telecommunications regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Experience working in geographically diverse or remote deployment environments, including coordination of field resources and contractors.
About the company
1) What the company does: Alaska Communications provides broadband internet and managed IT services across Alaska, offering fiber-to-the-home connections, unlimited internet, and IT solutions for large Alaska-based companies. 2) How the product works: It runs a fiber network to homes and businesses, delivering high-speed internet, and offers managed IT services such as cybersecurity, cloud and hosting, and network support, allowing customers to rely on the provider for connectivity and IT needs. 3) How it differs from competitors: It has a 120+ year presence in Alaska, focusing on Alaska-specific needs with statewide fiber access and deep local partnerships, combining consumer internet with enterprise IT services tailored to the region. 4) The company’s goal: To improve quality of life and commerce in Alaska by reliably connecting residents and businesses to each other and to the world.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$415M
Headquarters
Alaska
Founded
1998
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- March 2026 BEAD award brings over $124 million for 9,000 locations.
- Wi‑Fi 7 and ACS SmartHome improve retention and upsell residential customers.
- SurePath AI partnership opens enterprise security revenue as Alaska businesses adopt GenAI.
What critics are saying
- ATN affiliate ownership and a third CEO since 2024 signal unstable execution.
- BEAD projects face NIST approval and construction delays before revenue arrives.
- GCI's larger Alaska broadband push and pricing pressure threaten Alaska Communications' share.
What makes Alaska Communications unique
- Statewide fiber plus undersea cable give Alaska Communications hard-to-replicate reach.
- First Alaska Wi‑Fi 7 launch with Calix strengthens consumer experience and brand.
- BEAD-funded buildout targets remote communities competitors often ignore profitably.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options