Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting
Zayo GroupAbout the role
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 Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting��to be a critical member of the long haul project team responsible for management of turnkey construction contracts. Our Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting utilizes tight project controls and proactive problem solving to anticipate and mitigate issues and keep projects on time and on budget. Our Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting maintains transparent and effective communications with stakeholders. Our Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting reports directly to the Senior Manager, Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting.
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate OSP construction contracts. Collaborate with legal teams to ensure contract terms and conditions comply with project specifications and legal standards.
Diligently monitor project activities to ensure compliance with contractual obligations throughout the life of each contract.
Evaluate and process change orders. Assess impacts to project budget, schedule and scope.
Facilitate effective communication between project stakeholders, legal teams and contractors to promptly address contractual issues. Manage and resolve any disputes that may arise.
Evaluate project status against the contract schedule. Issue contract notices and monitor recovery plans.
Work closely with contractors to ensure project progress aligns with schedule expectations. Actively manage schedules and production forecasts through project execution.
Manage complex regulatory/permitting issues such as NEPA, CPUC, Tribal Lands, etc.
Plan and manage project major materials including planning, ordering, receiving and dispersal.
Provide project-level and executive project reporting including regular updates to our key customers.
Maintain accurate and organized records of all contract related documents, correspondence and changes.
Manage budgets and accurate spend forecasts throughout project execution. Proactively mitigate risks to stay within budget constraints.
Deliver project as-builts to the support teams in a timely manner to ensure route is protected and properly captured in inventory systems.
Evaluate project invoicing against progress metrics, identify and resolve any anomalies or discrepancies.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and as per construction standards.
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