Project Delivery Lead - Network Project Delivery
Plano, Texas
Contract
Lead complex network projects from initial planning through implementation and handover. As a Project Delivery Lead, you’ll coordinate teams delivering LAN, WAN, wireless, network security, and operational technology solutions while managing project scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and risk.
You’ll be the person customers can count on for clear updates and delivery teams can rely on for direction. Alongside leading a team of professionals, you’ll manage partner performance, work through challenges before they derail progress, and help strengthen delivery practices. It’s a role for someone who enjoys building trust, developing people, and turning project plans into results.
· Lead network projects through planning, design coordination, implementation, migration, testing, cutover, and operational handover
· Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and change control
· Serve as a key customer contact, translating requests into clear work plans and communicating progress
· Select and oversee delivery partners, including expectations, deliverables, quality, cost, and timelines
· Improve delivery processes, document lessons learned, standardize practices, and coach team members
· 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, network engineering, or IT service delivery, including 3+ years in network project delivery
· Broad knowledge of LAN, routing and switching, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, VPN, Wi-Fi, and network security
· Experience managing projects from requirements through implementation and handover to operations
· Project management experience covering scope, schedule, cost, risk, resources, and change management
· Experience leading teams and managing customer relationships, vendors, or delivery partners
· Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience
· Experience with operational technology or industrial networks, including IT/OT segmentation and industrial protocols
· Knowledge of continuous-improvement practices such as Kaizen or Lean
· PMP, CCNA, CCNP, ITIL Foundation, or related certification
· Experience in manufacturing, automotive, or other complex enterprise environments
· Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, Microsoft Project, or Power BI
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.
As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.
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What you didn’t know about us:
- Competitive salary
- Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Short/Long Term Disability and Critical Care/Illness Protection
- Life Insurance and Retirement Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- With this position, you will get the opportunity to work with our game changing clients and further advance your already valuable experience in the telecom industry!
We are Connectors. We thrive on ‘quality over quantity’ and put in the work building strong relationships. We create connections, discover qualities, uncover skills, and place people with accuracy. We are your true partner!
We are Collaborators. You’ll be working with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelly and part of the Kelly Telecom division. It allows us to be as nimble and fiercely competitive as a startup while having the backing of a multibillion dollar publicly traded company which has been in business for 75 years. With direct access to hiring managers, services don’t stop at standard recruiting processes. We use our expertise to improve your application skills and provide ongoing career support.
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Kelly Telecom is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information click Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.
You should know: Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.