OSP Construction Manager

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.

The Outside Plant Construction Manager (OSP CM) is responsible for everything that happens and fails to happen within the pre-construction, construction, and splicing phases of an overall projects relating to installation of Fiber Optic Networks and Fiber to the Tower (FTT). The OSP CM is responsible for hitting pre-construction and construction due dates, interval, budget, quality, and safety objectives. The overall OSP CM goals are to deliver projects on-time, on-interval, on-budget and in-compliance with all build quality and safety standards. The primary difference between the OSP CM and OSP PM is that the CM spends more of his/her time working the pre-construction and construction phases of a project and less tracking and reporting. The PM spends more time managing the end-to-end project including tracking, reporting, and forecasting. 

Responsibilities

• Manage the pre-construction and construction phases of the OSP project - deliver on time, on budget, and within quality and safety standards.

• Resolve OSP roadblocks.

• Manage third party pre-construction and construction suppliers.

• Supervise construction crews.

• Participate in project meetings and effectively support the overall project effort.

• Manage and meet pre-construction and construction schedules, intervals and due dates.

• Meet project budgets.

• Inspect and assure construction work quality and crew safety.

• Manage, document and record construction field changes.

• Verify supplier invoices match the work actually performed in the field and ensure that all contractual specifications are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years in the telecommunications industry with outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience. Must be conversant/have working knowledge of structured cabling, routing, switching, and IP protocols.

• Must have 4 years familiarity with all types of outside plant construction and experience managing large capital projects.

• Familiarity with G Suite application, Microsoft Excel and Word, Google Earth and AutoCAD.

• Must be able to manage multiple aggressive RFP and design construction schedules and responses.

• Must be able to understand and read construction documents.

• Familiar with all facets of OSP management including quoting, construction, and delivery.

• Proven negotiation skills.

• Business-minded and able to maintain a commercial focus.

• Some local travel will be required.

Base pay range: $50,500 - $67,300, 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.