Lead Field Inspector

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• In person field training of all new and existing Zayo inspectors to facilitate consistent quality, deliverables, expectations and procedures across all LH projects

• Collaborate with Inspectors, PM’s and Local Ops to maintain and develop best practices, procedures and specs

• Evaluate field resources and production rates, assist Project Managers in developing recovery or expedite plans as needed.

• Travel as needed to provide increased inspection and construction management support for LH projects. This typically includes the construction kickoff phase, close out phase and during recovery or expedite phases.

• Act as a subject matter expert, assisting PMs and Inspectors in clearing roadblocks to construction.

• Attend contractor meetings to ensure Zayo specs and deliverables are understood.

• Meet with land owners, jurisdictional representatives or utility owners to clear any issues.

• Perform route drive outs during the Feasibility and Engineering phases to vet constructability concerns.

• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks.

• Review daily inspection logs and pictures to ensure inspector expectations are being met.

• Review project redlines as needed and approve for billing.

• Participate in Conference calls or meetings related to projects and processes. Leads should be well versed in the implementation of projects whether handled by Zayo techs or vendors to ensure projects are started and completed successfully and to Zayo standards. Leads should also participate in developing new processes and assisting to make existing ones better.

• Leads are expected to be subject matter experts that other Zayo techs, vendors and other organizations within Zayo can turn to for assistance.

• Leads should perform in market audits regarding new installation work to ensure that other Zayo techs as well as vendors are doing quality installation work. They should create punch lists of issues with the install work and engage the parties concerned to ensure the issues are corrected.

• Perform limited management functions when manager is out ensuring the market stays focused on work to be completed.

• Assist the Zayo Engineering Department with network construction activities and required Fiber Engineering paperwork including but not limited to: Route forms, Splice Engineering packages, Red Lines and As Builts 

• Monitor contractor and sub-contractors performing conduit installation, cable placement and splicing

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in telecommunications industry, preferably with specific long haul or other large project construction experience.

• Familiarity with all types of outside plant construction methods and best practices.

• Familiar with traffic control and construction safety standards

• Familiar with Email, MS Excel, Word, Google Earth

• Must be able to understand and read construction documents.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as OSHA/Company safety rules, MSDS, MOP’s, process and procedure documents as well as vendor documentation related to equipment owned by the company.

• Ability to write routine reports, properly fill out documentation such as site surveys and audit reports as well as effectively communicate with customers, management, peers and contractors as well as other members of the organization.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations as well as possessing deductive reasoning skills utilized to improve customer experience and network performance.

• Able to work well with internal and external peers (Carrier/Vendor peers) on daily tasks and responsibilities towards a common goal, ability to resolve minor conflicts with industry peers, internal peers or customers without management intervention being necessary.

• Ability to cover various work assignments during a variety of work hours to include day and night time activities. Technician needs to also be willing to commit to long hours of work when necessary to reach company goals or objectives. Occasional, overnight travel will be required as necessary. 

• This position will require travel as necessary to support the projects assigned (50-90% estimated). This could entail periods of significant travel at critical times for the project.

• Operates company vehicle in accordance with safe driving practices and will ensure routine maintenance is performed on the vehicle per defined schedule. Technician will also conduct a daily inspection of vehicle to ensure its safe operating condition.

Base pay range: $23.12 - $33.90/hour, commensurate with experience.

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

• Fitness membership discounts

• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.