Description
Michael Baker International’s Broadband Practice provides broadband and telecommunications consulting and engineering services to state broadband offices, public agencies, municipalities, and other government entities nationwide. The Broadband Practice supports clients through technical advisory services, broadband planning, data analysis and mapping, verification and challenge support, and grant and program implementation support. The Broadband Practice also supports broadband technology evaluation, cost and schedule analysis, grant management, program and project strategy, risk assessments, and technical review of deployment-related information across wired and wireless environments.
Description
This is a dynamic consulting role that combines project leadership, financial management, and client-facing responsibilities with a strong understanding of broadband funding programs, technologies, and infrastructure. The Broadband Project Manager (Consulting) will lead multidisciplinary teams in planning and delivering broadband initiatives, including strategic planning, feasibility studies, data analysis and mapping, grant and program implementation, compliance monitoring, and technical review of deployment-related information. You will manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, quality, and deliverables while working directly with clients and partners—including state and local agencies, community leaders, internet service providers, engineering specialists, subconsultants, and other stakeholders—to ensure projects meet contractual and technical requirements, remain within budget, and achieve client and program objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead broadband consulting projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring alignment with client objectives, contractual requirements, and quality standards.
- Advise clients on broadband strategy, technologies, and deployment approaches.
- Guide clients in navigating IIJA, BEAD, and other broadband funding programs, including applicable program requirements and compliance obligations.
- Develop and manage project scopes, work plans, schedules, budgets, resource assignments, and deliverables; monitor performance to support timely, successful delivery.
- Identify, document, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes; implement mitigation and corrective-action strategies.
- Facilitate communication, coordination, and decision-making among project teams, clients, subconsultants, government agencies, service providers, community organizations, and other stakeholders to advance project objectives and resolve delivery issues.
- Provide technical direction to project teams by