LEAD PROJECT MANAGER - PUB SEC

Lumen Technologies is hiring for a public-sector project management role focused on logistics and project delivery for a complex, mission-critical federal program. The role oversees secure material shipping, supply chain, schedules, costs, risks, stakeholder relationships, and compliance from planning through delivery and closeout.

Responsibilities:

• Lead logistics projects from planning through delivery, acceptance, and closeout
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, budgets, risks, and deliverables
• Coordinate project activities across logistics, engineering, procurement, finance, security, transportation providers, contractors, and customer teams
• Manage detailed material-shipping activities, including transportation planning, secure handling, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, receipt, and documentation
• Support and maintain the program’s secure-shipping standard operating procedures
• Build and sustain strategic relationships with Long Haul Transport carriers and White Glove service providers
• Coordinate carrier capacity, equipment, specialized handling, site access, delivery, placement, unpacking, and related White Glove requirements
• Process and track purchase requests, goods receipts, invoices, proofs of delivery, chain-of-custody records, Bill of Lading, and other logistics documentation
• Lead project meetings, status reviews, stakeholder communications, and Senior Leadership-level reporting when required
• Identify and mitigate project and logistics risks affecting cost, schedule, security, readiness, and program delivery
• Resolve shipment delays, material discrepancies, damage claims, provider performance issues, and other delivery exceptions
• Develop project plans, logistics procedures, performance metrics, status reports, and corrective-action plans
• Conduct site visits to validate requirements, assess delivery conditions, coordinate field activities, and resolve operational issues
• Ensure compliance with federal, contractual, transportation, safety, security, and site-specific requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible logistics, supply chain, transportation, and project-management experience supporting federal, defense, or other large-scale regulated programs
• Demonstrated experience leading complex projects and logistics initiatives at the program or enterprise level
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications
• Experience coordinating secure, sensitive, high-value, oversized, and mission-critical shipments
• Demonstrated ability to manage transportation carriers, specialized delivery providers, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional project teams
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and Senior Leadership-briefing skills
• Active Secret security clearance, Future TS/SCI
• Master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field
• Project-management certification, such as PMP, or comparable training
• Experience with federal acquisition, contract support, lifecycle sustainment, and operational-readiness models
• Prior U.S. military logistics or program-management experience