Network Construction Manager - Georgia only

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.

Position Description

Our Network Construction Manager - Georgia is responsible for managing construction and fiber splicing vendors across multiple outside plant projects to ensure routes are delivered on time, on budget, and in accordance with construction standards. This role oversees daily vendor execution, route planning requirements, splicing and testing coordination, material readiness, project risk mitigation, and stakeholder reporting.

NOTE:

This role will cover the Georgia area and will be expected to be in the Atlanta Office weekly.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily management of construction and splicing vendors across multiple projects to expedite the construction and splicing of OSP facilities.

• Assess and validate requirements (routing, fiber counts, hut spacing, etc.) for new route planning to ensure route objectives are clearly defined and meet stakeholder requirements.

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

• Provide specialized telecommunications technical expertise related to fiber optic splicing & testing.

• Collaborate with internal project managers to refine project schedules and budgets. Actively manage schedule, vendor process and documentation requirements and budget throughout project execution.

• Ensure compliance with splicing activity maintenance scheduling and customer notification processes.

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

• Oversee procurement of equipment and materials required for project implementation. Actively monitor material stock and order lead times to negate material delays.

• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks and develop contingency plans. 

• Conduct construction resource planning to ensure project objectives are met.

• Develop RFPs for the splicing & testing of routes.  Manage the RFP process and negotiate with bidders to ensure the lowest qualified awards are made.  Diligently manage the contract terms throughout the life of each contract.

• Provide project-level and executive project reporting including regular updates to our key stakeholders.

• Ensure routes are delivered on time, on budget and as per construction standards. 

• Deliver splicing documents to the support teams in a timely manner to ensure route is properly documented.
   

Qualifications

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

• Minimum of five (5) years in the telecommunications industry with outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience.

• Fiber optic cable splicing and testing knowledge 

• Must have five (5) years familiarity with all types of outside plant construction and experience managing large capital projects.

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

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

• Experience managing large capital projects.

• Working knowledge of construction standard, fiber specifications and optical network design principles.

• Demonstrated exceptional problem solving skills.

• Ability to communicate technical topics clearly and effectively with both internal and external customers.

• Familiar with Email, MS Excel, Word, Google Earth and AutoCAD.

• Must be able to manage multiple RFP and design construction schedules and responses.  Proven negotiation skills.

• Must be able to understand and read construction and splicing documents.

• Business minded and able to maintain a commercial focus.

• The employee must perform