Kinetic Outside Plant Engineering Manager

Kinetic Outside Plant Engineering Manager

Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti (NASDAQ: UNIT), is a premier insurgent provider of multi‑gigabit fiber internet, whole‑home Wi‑Fi, internet security, and voice services in 1,400 markets across 18 states in the U.S. Additional information about Kinetic is available at

As a Manager of Outside Plant Engineering, you will lead a vital team representing our leading telecommunications brand. You will be accountable for the safe and successful engineering, design preparation, and project coordination of aerial, buried and underground cable. You will have the authority to allocate resources and make engineering and construction decisions for the assigned areas in accordance with company policies, standards, guidelines, and commitments.

Additionally, you will be responsible for managing the overall project execution performance including scope, engineering, cost, safety, quality, schedule, implementation, and customer satisfaction. This position can be filled in the states of Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina.

• Conduct weekly meetings with staff, providing general direction and accountability for engineering, construction, quality, schedule, and cost control of assigned jobs.
• Ensure availability of resources with proper expertise, tools/processes to support engineering project execution.
• Manage call‑out teams and handle after‑hours issues including holidays, weekends, emergencies, and escalations.
• Visit construction job sites, validate workmanship, and ensure job requests are within budget.
• Attend management calls and meetings as requested, participate in continuous safety training, and stay up to date on emerging technologies.
• Work on problems and perform analysis of data requiring evaluation of a variety of factors.
• Exercise sound judgement in selecting engineering techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Plan and analyze recommendations, work guidance or deviations in support of new OSP construction including fiber to the premise (FTTP) and any modern technology requirements.
• Oversee the wireline engineering and construction projects to ensure projects are complete and within budget.
• Work with the materials coordinator to verify materials for the job.
• Take corrective action with employees, as necessary.
• Promote a culture of innovative solutions that embody accountability and efficiency.
• Report project status and performance data as required to management.
• Report to the Staff Manager while having several direct reports.
• Travel up to 50% of the time in the assigned area of responsibility and overnight stays as needed; may be required to deploy to another state for engineering or constructing fiber builds for 1–3 weeks.

• Self‑motivation and strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple engineering jobs simultaneously and meet in‑service dates.
• Authentic and collaborative communication skills.
• Ability to discuss technology and connect customers to products they value to create meaningful relationships.
• Ability to reconcile engineering and construction activities and manage changes during engineering processes.
• Knowledgeable of engineering and construction practices.
• Ability to apply broad knowledge on a variety of vendor equipment and outside plant and outside plant electronics disciplines.
• Ability to lead a group of individual contributors to accomplish departmental goals.
• Ability to effectively lead and provide managerial insight and direction to a technically oriented workforce dealing with multiple projects and diverse customer needs.
• A valid driver’s license.

• Ability to coordinate multiple projects while maintaining budgetary emphasis.
• Familiarity with PC and software to include CAD and Microsoft.
• OSHA and NEC Training, as well as certifications within the telecom industry.
• Knowledgeable in quality construction practices.
• 7+ years of relevant (OSP/ISP telecommunication industry) construction experience.

College degree in Engineering or a related field and 5–7 years professional level experience with 0–2 years supervisory experience for roles with supervision; or 9+ years professional level…