Project Coordinator

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

Lumen is seeking early-career or second-career self-starters who are self-motivated individuals interested in project management. In this unique Project Coordinator position, you will participate in our Network Implementation (NI) Academy which is a robust training program to jump-start and enable your success in this role. You will learn to manage projects utilizing our technology, networks, products, processes, and customer service best practices.

Location and Schedule

This is a full-time, onsite position located at: 4301 Bogan Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM

Start Date: Monday, March 24, 2025

The Main Responsibilities

• Assign and track complex projects and processes within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Travel between construction sites, working in outdoor environments, and conduct pre-construction meetings with multiple contractors and municipality inspectors. Validate construction progress and perform post-construction audits.
• Open telecom field equipment to validate proper installation.
• Attend multiple weekly project update calls and handle construction-related customer concerns for multiple projects.
• Work with Lumen engineering team for design reviews/issues and learn and use both design construction prints and civil permits.
• Manage post-construction billing and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Analyze and update work plans and schedules, develop methodologies, procedures, and systems to produce project tracking and reporting, and coordinate the creation of work schedules.
• Maintain active communication with internal and external stakeholders, track project issues and risks, and document progress to prepare status reports.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Knowledgeable and able to work in appropriate systems and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytic, leadership and presentation skills
• Ability to work well independently or within a group.
• Willingness to travel to different locations as needed.
• Comfortable working in an outside environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree
• 2-3 years related experience in telecommunications, engineering, or network planning.

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
$48,700 - $65,000 in these states: NM

What to Expect Next

Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to in addition to Game Challenges. Completion of this video interview is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position.