Manager, Network Engineering

Manager, Network Engineering

Department: Broadband - Network Engineering Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Lubbock, TX

Reporting To: Brian Whitaker

JSI invites you to join our team as a Manager, Network Engineering on our Broadband IP team in our Lubbock, TX office where you'll play a critical role in advancing broadband and telecommunications initiatives that expand connectivity and drive digital inclusion—while advancing your career within a mission-driven, growth-focused organization.

JSI is a leading full-service consulting firm specializing in broadband solutions. For over 60 years, we have provided independent communications service providers with expert financial, engineering, management, operational, regulatory, and strategic guidance. Our extensive industry knowledge and proven track record of success have empowered clients to achieve sustainable growth and profitability. With clients nationwide and a powerful presence in markets across the United States, JSI empowers rural and regional broadband providers to expand, evolve, and excel in a rapidly shifting digital world.

As a Manager, Network Engineering on the BBIP team, you will lead a small team of Fiber Access and DWDM/Optical Transport engineers and consultants that design and implement FTTP networks and optical transport systems for Internet Service Providers. You will own team performance, utilization, delivery quality and efficiency, and the growth of the engineers who perform that work. This role calls for extensive, hands-on technical expertise in either fiber access or DWDM/optical transport, along with working familiarity in the other.

You will review and approve the team's engineering designs and project output, consulting Director-level resources or subject-matter experts on topics outside your current expertise, while continuing to build your proficiency in less-familiar technical areas. In addition to leading and reviewing the team's work, you will personally serve as a senior technical resource on select client engagements, carrying individual project responsibilities alongside your management duties.

As a leader, you will also serve as a client-facing resource within your practice area, acting as network engineering leader and technical advisor, supporting existing client relationships. This role balances individual technical acumen and performance with technical leadership and team management.

• Directly manage the Engineers (Level I through III) delivering fiber access and DWDM/optical transport engineering and consulting work, holding them accountable for delivery quality, client satisfaction, and professional development.
• Own team-level performance and efficiency outcomes, including your own billable utilization as well as the team's, project margin, schedule adherence, and delivery quality across fiber access and optical transport engagements.
• Lead day-to-day personnel management for team members, including staffing input, performance reviews, career development planning, and recommendations on compensation, promotion, and disciplinary action.
• Lead the design and scaling of multi-vendor network strategies and transitions in your primary domain — PON access networks (Calix, Nokia, Adtran, etc.) or DWDM/optical transport systems (Ciena, Nokia, Cisco, Ribbon, etc.) and contribute to design decisions in the complementary domain.
• Oversee development of technical specifications, BOMs, and designs across fiber access and optical transport projects
• Review and approve engineering designs and project deliverables across the team's fiber access and optical transport work, owning the quality and accuracy of team…