Senior Manager of Construction Projects

# Senior Manager of Construction Projects Houston, TX ## Description
** Position

Description:

** Lyte Fiber, LLC (“Lyte”) is seeking an accomplished and experienced telecommunications operations professional to fill the role of Sr. Manager of Construction Projects.  Lyte is a private-equity backed fiber broadband start-up with ambitious plans to scale and expand its FTTH, SMB and MDU business lines across multiple regions.  The manager will be joining an experienced team that brings decades of fiber broadband, infrastructure and technology experience with a proven track record of building and growing highly-successful businesses.

The Sr. Manager is the people leader for Lyte Fiber’s entire Construction Project Management team, including Senior and Junior Project Managers, and is accountable for its performance and results. The team has ultimate responsibility for managing project budgets, meeting project timelines, managing the overall project team and interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless communication. Oversight begins at planning and extends through OSP design, permitting, construction, go-live and project closeout.

The Sr. Manager ensures the team has the people, processes and direction to deliver on time and on budget. This individual should be comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with excellent leadership and communication skills.
*
* Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Lead and manage the Construction Project Management team, Senior and Junior, across all markets.
* Recruit, hire, onboard and retain Project Managers, building a team with the depth to support current and planned growth.
* Set clear goals and expectations for each Project Manager; hold regular one-on-ones, give ongoing feedback, conduct performance reviews and address concerns promptly.
* Coach and develop Project Managers at every level, mentoring Seniors as leaders and preparing Juniors for advancement.
* Assign projects and markets based on experience, strengths and workload, and ensure staffing supports current and future projects.
* Delegate project ownership and decisions appropriately, empowering Project Managers while holding them accountable for results.
* Establish and enforce consistent standards for work plans, scheduling, budget control, change management, reporting and close-out in every market.
* Own schedule integrity across the portfolio: critically review contractor and PM schedules, challenge optimistic durations and unrealistic assumptions about permitting, material lead times and field conditions, identify critical path risks early, and hold PMs and vendors to committed dates with a clear recovery plan when they slip.
* Review project scope, requirements, contracts and work plans with Project Managers to ensure they are within budget and aligned with specifications.
* Monitor the portfolio for on-time delivery across network design, permitting, material delivery, construction, purchase orders, system readiness, network operations acceptance and close-out, and step in early when projects slip.
* Foresee portfolio-level risks and work with Project Managers on mitigation to keep projects on track and on budget.
* Work closely with OSP Engineering and Operations leadership to align on construction ready packages, ensure a smooth transition to construction and feed field changes back to engineering.
* Partner with Community Development, Sales and Marketing so Project Managers coordinate market kick-offs and pre- and post-construction communications with cities and residents.
* Oversee project invoice approval, approving as required and working with Accounting on timely progress payments per contract terms.
* Ensure the team complies with federal, state, local and…