Network Project Manager
Boston College
**Boston College Introduction**
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
**Job Description**
The Network Project Manager is responsible for network cable plant design and project management services to capital and renovation projects across the University. Ensure that the design and installation of all Internet Protocol (IP) network, telephone and cable systems meet Network Services and Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Industry standards. Oversee adherence to BC infrastructure design guidelines and specifications throughout the design, bidding, and installation phases. Monitor the proper installation of telecommunications, security systems, and video and data networks.
Key Job Functions
Network Project Management:
Meet with Boston College Facilities Management, Capital Projects, and Procurement Services staff, architects, general contractors, electrical engineers and client department management to conduct building and user needs assessments for renovations of existing facilities and new construction. Define project scope of work documents. This may range from small projects to major installations.
Provide budget information, write/review scope of work documents, prepare competitive bid documents and facilitate other ITS resources as needed. Schedule ITS staff and external vendors for their respective pieces of the project. Monitor project status to ensure that project budgets, schedules and standards are met.
Network Design and Engineering:
Responsible for the design, engineering, and specifications for all infrastructure in support of data networking, wide area networks (WANs), wireless local area networks (LANs), and telecommunications. This includes design of fiber optic distribution systems, grounding and lightning protection, outside plant conduit systems, manhole systems and fire stopping.
Adherence to Network Standards/Installation Oversight:
Supervise contractor installation of Fiber Optic distribution systems, low voltage wiring and Ethernet cabling. Ensure that contractors adhere to project specifications and standards as defined in the Boston College Standards Document or custom instructions in project scope of work documents. Answer questions from contractors, work with Procurement Services to award contracts and approve invoices after inspection of completed work. Review all project invoices and approve payment to vendors and material suppliers as required.
Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and hiring ranges:
Network Project Manager: Minimum of three years of campus cable project management required. Salary range $77 to $97k.
Senior Network Project Manager: Minimum of five years of campus cable project management required. Previous experience in new construction or renovation project management and design in a large campus environment or in the cable plant industry required. Salary range: $89 to $112k.
**Requirements**
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or related major.
- Knowledge of network infrastructure design to develop scope of work and design drawing that incorporates building industry standards. Create project budget estimates and prepare contractor bid packages for Procurement Services.
- Proficient in Ethernet switching technologies, network protocols building industry standards for all cable plant systems deployed on campus.
- Familiar with networking switches, 802.11 WiFi systems, alarm systems, utility controllers, electrical systems, electrical codes and other miscellaneous network equipment.
- Experience with life safety systems such as ring down phones, fire alarm panel integration, security alarm systems, two-way radio antennas, cellular distributed antenna systems and card access and surveillance systems.
- Well-informed about (Understand) MA laws and university policies on ADA Compliance and OSHA confined spaces regulations.
- Deep understanding of fiber optic and Category 6 UTP cabling systems and standards.
- Skilled in cabling infrastructure distribution/termination facilities and manhole and conduit systems is required.
Preferred: Network Project Manager: Previous experience in new construction or renovation project management and design in a large campus environment or in the cable plant industry preferred.
**Closing Statement**
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
+ Tuition remission for Employees
+ Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
+ Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
+ Low-Cost Life Insurance
+ Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
+ Paid Holidays Annually
+ Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
+ Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .
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