Fiber Optic Buildout Project Manager - Field Lead

Program Supporting Fiber-Optic Buildouts Across the United States

We are seeking professionals with backgrounds and experience in Construction, scheduling, estimating, contract management, and health and safety at leadership and field levels. Field roles include Project Managers, Superintendents, Field Staff, and Health and Safety Leads. Field roles will be provided a company truck and per diem. Travel with significant land travel between project sites 30‑50 miles apart is required. Support roles are hybrid, working from AECOM offices and remotely near regional hiring hubs.

• South – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Midwest – Chicago, IL
• Rocky Mountain – Denver, CO
• Southwest – Phoenix, AZ

Lead end‑to‑end delivery of amplifier site civil and MEP works—permitting through site readiness—meeting safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.

• Serve as the client’s primary interface and align design, procurement, construction, inspections, and turnover.
• Own scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and change for site development: grading, access, foundations/pads, bollards, grounding, fencing, lighting, security, shelters/cabinets, AC distribution, ‑48 V DC plant, HVAC, lightning protection.

Supervise daily field execution for amplifier site builds to achieve plan‑of‑day targets safely and with quality.

• Lead crews/subcontractors for grading, erosion control, concrete forms/pours, anchor bolts, pads, bollards, grounding grids/rods, fencing/gates, site lighting, and security equipment bases.
• Oversee shelter/cabinet setting (rigging/crane), AC distribution, ‑48 V DC plant installation, HVAC placement, cable tray/conduit within the site boundary, and equipment terminations per drawings.
• Enforce safety, quality, and spec compliance; conduct JHAs, verify inspections, etc.

Own area HSE planning and execution to embed a proactive safety culture across site construction.

• Develop and implement the project HSE plan; prepare JHAs for excavation, concrete, crane/rigging, electrical (‑48 V DC/AC), battery handling, HVAC refrigerants, hot/cold stress, and working at heights.
• Conduct site audits, track leading indicators, investigate incidents/near misses, and drive corrective actions.

Develop and maintain a fully logic‑linked schedule that integrates design, permitting, procurement, civil/structural, MEP, inspections, commissioning, and turnover.

• Build WBS and critical path; model long‑lead items (shelters, HVAC, switch gear, generators), utility service timelines, and inspection gates.
• Resource/cost load key activities; produce three‑ to six‑week look‑aheads for field execution; run what‑if and risk simulations.

Produce accurate estimates and preconstruction plans for amplifier site civil/structural/MEP scopes to inform budgets, buy‑outs, and value engineering.

• Perform quantity takeoffs for grading/earthwork, erosion control, concrete pads/foundations, anchor bolts, bollards, fencing, grounding systems, site lighting/security bases, shelter/cabinet setting, AC distribution, ‑48 V DC plants, HVAC units, and lightning protection.

Manage the prime contract and all subcontracts to control risk, cost, and compliance throughout site construction.

• Lead contract reviews, risk assessments, and flowdowns covering scope, schedule, warranties, liquidated damages, insurance/bonding, and indemnities.
• Administer subcontracts and POs for civil, electrical, mechanical, and shelter vendors; ensure deliverable compliance, pay apps, and lien releases.
• Manage changes/claims, correspondence, and commercial logs tied to schedule and cost impacts; support audits.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 8 years delivering site/civil and MEP construction (telecom sites, utility compounds, or light industrial).
• Experience with schedule/cost controls and collaboration tools (P6 or MS Project, SharePoint).

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field;…