Director, Fiber Engineering & Mapping

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Ridgeland, MS:
Birmingham, ALtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R0000552
** Our Vision:
Be the best at what we do. Our Mission:
Improve lives through technology.
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* Summary:

** At C Spire, we are customer inspired. Every C Spire team member is charged with delivering a world-class experience to every customer. Every team member is charged with living the brand and bringing our strategic vision to life so that we are — and become known as — the BEST in our industry.
As the Director of Fiber Engineering & Mapping, you will lead the planning, design, and execution of C Spire’s fiber network infrastructure to support long-term growth and market expansion. This role oversees all engineering and GIS/mapping functions, ensuring designs are scalable, cost-effective, compliant, and optimized for efficient construction and long-term maintainability. You will guide internal design teams, manage external engineering partners, and drive innovation, operational excellence, and process improvement across all fiber engineering disciplines.
** Responsibilities:
** In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.
• Develop and execute the company’s fiber engineering and mapping strategy in alignment with growth objectives and deployment plans.  
• Oversee the full engineering life cycle, including route planning, field engineering, permitting, make-ready analysis, design review, and construction-ready deliverables.  
• Ensure all designs are optimized for scalability, constructability, cost efficiency, reliability, and long-term network performance.  
• Establish, maintain, and enforce engineering standards, documentation requirements, QA/QC processes, and design governance.  
• Lead the GIS/mapping function for network planning, design, as-builting, and asset management.  
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of spatial data across engineering, construction, and operations systems.  
• Utilize GIS platforms (e.g., ESRI) for design automation, route optimization, and planning decision support.  
• Implement improved workflows for data validation, map production, and integration with enterprise systems.  
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, OSP designers, GIS analysts, and support staff.  
• Provide strong scheduling, prioritization, performance management, and workload planning across multiple markets.  
• Manage relationships with external engineering firms, GIS vendors, contractors, and consultants.  
• Ensure vendor-produced designs meet company standards, regulatory requirements, and timelines.  
• Represent C Spire in meetings with municipalities, permitting authorities, utilities, and joint-use partners.  
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Construction, Network Operations, Product, Permitting, and Finance to ensure engineering alignment with deployment readiness.  
• Support due diligence for market expansion, M&A activity, and integration of acquired networks.  
• Provide leadership with regular reporting on engineering timelines, risks, staffing, budgets, and KPIs.  
• Continuously improve engineering processes, mapping practices, permitting workflows, and field validation methodologies.  
• Leverage emerging technologies to improve design speed, accuracy, and operational efficiency.  
• Resolve route conflicts, utility coordination issues, and environmental constraints with internal and external teams.  
• Identify cost-saving opportunities in design, material usage, resiliency planning, and long-term maintenance.  
• Ensure compliance with permitting requirements, regulatory standards, safety guidelines, and environmental constraints.  
• Identify and mitigate engineering risks early in the design process.  
• Stay informed of OSP industry standards, market developments, and evolving regulatory requirements.  
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

This position is an exceptional introduction to strategic fiber engineering leadership, offering significant impact across C Spire’s…