About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

Lumen’s commitment to workplace inclusion and employee support shines bright. We’ve made the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list and achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. Plus, we’re the top employer in the communications and telecom industry, ranking 12th overall across all industries in The American Opportunity Index.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

The Senior Manager Engineering – Federal role is a highly technical, hands-on, and management position requiring the selected candidate to both lead and participate in multiple team environments and to provide independent efforts to all aspects of system integration including design, needs analysis, design review, testing, implementation, and validation, notably for Dark Fiber contracts. The candidate must be a self-starter and experience leading a team with little to no supervision. Under this position, it’s expected the member will be able to coordinate team activities, manage team responsibilities, people, rapidly identify and resolve problems, engineer, identify, and become proficient in the latest technology applicable to the position, and conduct critical thinking towards challenges and solutions to meet the objectives of the team. This individual will develop and execute their technical skill in method and procedures, leading the development, evaluation and implementation of new processes and procedures to lead a highly skilled engineering team. The candidate should be considered the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in multiple technologies, architectures, and solutions utilized by the team, as well as senior lead technical writer creating and executing budget estimates on proposals.

The Main Responsibilities Accountable for results, costs, methods, and staffing of functional area.  Rarely performs work of subordinates.Typically has 6 to 8 direct reports. Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans and performance requirements.Leads or supports strategic initiatives and projects that span across the organization or involve multiple departments or functions.  Provide Technical writing in proposalsCreates Statement of Works for vendor submissionEnsuring that Technical Evaluations are completed with vendorsCreates RFQs, PR and PO for contractors to hireMaintains budgets for contractorsEstablishes, implements, and maintains administrative and technical procedures to ensure  projects are efficient and effective.Involved in developing and improving polices in research, design, planning and development of new advanced technologies, components and communication/data transmission.Ensure that the team meets all contract deliverables and timeline. Such as but not limited to Site Surveys, Site Concurrence letters, EDP, Asbuilt, test plans and test exit reports contract deliverables.May serve as a technical consultant to a project or a number of projects dealing with area of technical expertiseWhat We Look For in a Candidate This role requires a security clearance of a TS/SCI.Perform day-to-day management of overall contract operations, supporting multiple projects and groups of contractor personnel at multiple locations. Work with the higher-level program manager, if applicable, to provide effective and efficient management of the contractor’s effort. Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on assigned contract tasks. Review and provide input to the Integrated Program Baseline (or resource loaded schedule) to the Government.  Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor’s contracts staff.Professional Bachelors degree or equivalent education and experience. Typically 10+ years related experience and 8+ years related experience with Masters degree.Manager Bachelors degree or equivalent education and experience.  Typically with 5-7 years related experience and 2+ years previous manager level leadership experience preferred.

 

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Compensation

The starting salary for this role differs based on the employee's primary work location. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual's qualifications.

Location Based Pay Ranges
$129,080 - $172,100 in these states: DC, MD, VA.

As with the pay range variety that's based on the region of a country, specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications and other business needs.

Requisition #: 335943

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

Application Deadline
01/19/2025