OSP Project Manager-Metros

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.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled professional to join our team as an OSP Project Manager. This role involves managing the construction and splicing of OSP (Outside Plant) facilities, overseeing project budgets and timelines, and ensuring the timely completion of fiber connectivity solutions. Key responsibilities include coordinating with vendors, jurisdictions, and internal teams, managing permits and agreements, and supporting customer installations and network expansions. 

*We're open to this role working in a remote capacity within the United States.

Key Responsibilities: 

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

• Ability and willingness to pull on call duty to respond to network outages and emergency restoration activities. 

• Manage relationships with jurisdictions and ROW contacts such as cities, counties and railroad. Work in close relationship with underlying rights groups to identify and prepare encroachment permitting, franchise agreements and building access agreements. 

• Oversee timely permitting submittal and on time performance of engineering and construction 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 effect 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.  

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

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

• 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: 

• Bachelors’ Degree, preferred. 

• Minimum of seven (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 four (4) years familiarity with all types of outside plant construction and experience managing large capital projects. 

• Familiar with Email, MS Excel, 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. 

• The employee must possess a valid driver’s license and is expected to drive as required to his/her assigned projects in order to ensure on time and on budget delivery. 

• The employee must perform on-site surveys and attend field meetings required to ensure projects meet the delivery/ commitment dates identified. 

• The employee will be required occasionally to meet with various municipalities and vendors to review project scope and to ensure positive communication is maintained. 

• Full ability and willingness to pull on call duty when assigned, as dictated by the needs of the business. 

Estimated base salary range: $68,100 - $104,700 USD/annually.

The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan.

Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

• 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.