Senior Manager of OSP Construction

Job Description

• Minimum of 5 years of managerial experience in telecommunications or utility industry
• Five or more years of progressive leadership experience, including lead and/or supervision of Underground Construction crews and/or FTTH project management experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction skills, including underground and aerial telecommunication construction techniques, fiber splicing techniques, and emergency restoration practices.
• Demonstrated ability to think pro-actively and good problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and customer focus approach.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
• Proven ability to consistently meet or exceed deadline expectations.
• able to manage multiple construction schedules.
• able to understand and read construction documents.
• Must have strong troubleshooting skills and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Must have a strong knowledge in RF technologies as it relates to Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) cable systems.

The Sr. Manager of Construction leads a multi-disciplined workforce to complete the construction of complex network deployment projects as well as a service workforce created to support existing OSP networks. This requires a broad knowledge of outside plant design/construction practices and standards for aerial, buried, fiber and underground facilities in addition to troubleshooting and emergency response protocols.

Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills are also a must for this position. We are seeking an experienced leader with demonstrated experience with Fiber to the Home (FTTH) construction.

• Control construction projects, track costs and improve processes.
• Ensure projects are completed in a timely manner.
• Resolve issues affecting projects scope, quality, risk, and timeline.
• Create and manage contingency plans for the projects.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable safety requirements.
• Communicate and attend weekly conference calls to update project milestones