Long Haul Fiber Test & Acceptance Project 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 141,000-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.

Zayo is seeking a Long Haul Deployment Project Manager to be a critical member of the long haul project team responsible for management of turnkey construction contracts. Our Long Haul Deployment Project Manager utilizes tight project controls and proactive problem solving to anticipate and mitigate issues and keep projects on time and on budget. You'll also maintain transparent and effective communications with stakeholders and report directly to the Long Haul Deployment Sr Manager. 

NOTE: The team is open to this role working in a remote capacity within the United States. 

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Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for daily management of OSP vendors to expedite the splicing and testing of fiber optic OSP facilities.

• Mandatory on call duty to respond to network outages and emergency restoration activities on a weekly rotation with other OSP PMs.

• Coordinate access to customer and network points of presence for fiber splicing and testing vendors.

• Assist in the planning and implementation of fiber connectivity solutions programs and projects that adhere to approved plans, budgets and schedules.

• Provide specialized telecommunications technical expertise.

• Coordinate and facilitate with internal and external resources to ensure the timely completion of projects.

• Oversee product and/or service of the unit(s) managed may involve highly technical activities or programs; or policies, procedures, controls and services required to support the sound financial, operational and competitive position of the company.

• Implement commercial and carrier fiber networks, infrastructure, backbone and lateral builds.

• Work within a Data Center environment implementing customer-installation projects and services.

• Oversee vendor compliance with OSP deliverables.

• Create and track project budgets in relationship to Network Operations.

• Provide direct interface with customers, subcontractors, jurisdictional authorities and interoffice personnel. Support customer meetings as necessary which requires in person meetings and travel to client and/or construction sites.

• Oversee procurement of equipment and materials related to the assigned projects.

• Execute Bid Process, inclusive of budgetary requirements and the tracking thereof.

• Verify and update project documentation.

• Timely tracking of project progress and budget in Salesforce and manual tracker.

• Timely update of budget requests, purchase orders, project close out and internal service orders in Salesforce.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree preferred - preferably in Engineering, Construction Management or other related technical field, or equivalent work experience. Business degree/acumen a plus. 

• Minimum of 7 years in the telecommunications industry with outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience is required. 

• Fiber optic cable splicing and testing knowledge using EXFO or VIAVI is a requirement.

• Minimum of 5 years of contract and capital management experience, preferably with specific Long Haul OSP or other large project construction experience is required. 

• Familiarity with all types of outside p