Proximus

Project Manager

Posted Oct 29, 2026
Project ID: PXSJP00009134
Location
Brussel
Hours/week
40 hrs/week
Timeline
1 year
Starts: Jan 1, 2027
Ends: Dec 31, 2027
Payrate range
Unknown

Freelancer Opportunity

Job Description – CPO (Copper Phase Out) Specialist

Team: MCC – Migration & Copper Phase Out

Job location: Brussels

Job languages required: French, Dutch, English

Job duration: 2027-01-01 to 2027-12-31

Job weekly hours: 40 hrs./week

Job description:

1. Role Overview

As a CPO (Copper Phase Out) Specialist, you will support and accelerate the migration of customers from copper-based services to fiber technologies. You will coordinate actions across technical and business units, perform case analysis, define migration solutions, and help release legacy copper infrastructure.

Beyond CPO activities, you will also contribute to wider MCC operational domains including compacting, rehosting, and equipment migration, ensuring alignment with network modernization objectives.

2. Key Responsibilities

Copper Phase Out (Primary Scope)

  • Coordinate customer migrations from copper to fiber with a strong focus on operational efficiency and customer continuity.

  • Follow up on CPO action plans, ensuring deadlines and dependencies are respected.

  • Analyze migration cases to determine the technically and commercially appropriate scenario.

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (ETO, PXW, FNP, CUO) to validate migration paths and ensure feasibility.

  • Communicate with internal stakeholders to support decision-making, resolve issues, and ensure alignment across departments.

  • Monitor progress and deliver regular reports on migration status and blockers.


Broader MCC Activities

  • Contribute to compacting programs, supporting consolidation of network sites or equipment.

  • Participate in rehosting activities, ensuring smooth transitions of services or equipment between platforms or locations.

  • Support equipment migration initiatives linked to modernization, simplification, or decommissioning plans.

  • Collaborate with engineering and operational teams to align actions related to network upgrades and resource optimization.


3. Required Skills & Competencies

Languages

  • Full professional proficiency in French, Dutch, and English (spoken and written).


Technical & Analytical Skills

  • Strong ability to analyze complex technical cases and propose migration solutions.

  • Good understanding (or willingness to learn) of telecom platforms, customer access technologies, and provisioning flows.

  • Ability to quickly master internal tools/systems used for migration and network transformation.


Interpersonal Skills

  • Strong communication and coordination capabilities.

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple teams (ETO, PXW, FNP, CUO…).

  • Problem-solving mindset, proactive attitude, and ownership of actions.

  • Customer-oriented, structured, and reliable.


4. Experience & Qualifications

  • Experience in telecom operations, service provisioning, or network migration is an asset.

  • Previous involvement in cross-functional or transformation projects is a plus.

  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage diverse topics simultaneously.


5. What We Offer

  • A key role in supporting strategic programs such as Fiber migration, Copper Phase Out, and Network modernization.

  • A dynamic and multilingual work environment.

  • Opportunities to develop operational, technical, and coordination skills.

  • Direct impact on the efficiency and evolution of the network infrastructure.


Apply now and start your journey with Team Possible! We want to get to know you.

After your application, we will verify your profile and get back to you within 3

working days.

If you’re successful, you can expect the following steps:

An initial conversation with our recruiter - Swati Kumari

Interview with the Hiring Manager and the team.

Final decision

About Proximus

We are Team Possible turning tech into opportunities.

We are driven by four core pillars: "I care," "I make a difference," "I radically simplify," and "I embrace the future". This means you'll join a team that genuinely cares for customers and colleagues, is empowered to make a real impact, strives to radically simplify complex challenges, and is always looking ahead to embrace the future of technology. We believe in an inclusive and safe environment where everyone can thrive, offering extensive career development resources, including access to over 5,000 training modules and a minimum of 5 days of training per year, to help you continuously learn, grow, and tackle bold challenges with us.