This is a remote position.
Position Title: Director, Soft Surface Program
$99,375 to $165,625 annually DOE
Comprehensive health benefits include - medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid
sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and
education reimbursement programs.
At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We are
delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by
mainstream internet companies. And as our state-of-the-art fiber network expands in WA, OR, ID and MT,
so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.
We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide
customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.
We emphasize our values in all our interactions:
Genuinely Caring: Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put
ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.
Empowering You: We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and
we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and
coworkers.
Innovation and Improvement: We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers –
and each other – better.
Earning Your Trust: We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a
corporation.
Job Summary
Direct and oversee all aspects of Outside Plant Engineering and Construction Soft Surface program in
Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The position is responsible for directing multi-million-dollar
OSP and Construction budgets, company managers, construction teams and contract firms. This includes
the planning, engineering, and construction of F2 (front lot feed) (boring, missile, trenching) and Network
Outside Plant facilities. This position oversees and or participates in development of program to achieve
OSP and Construction goals of capital efficiency, homes past and installation time reduction. This position
will require 30%+ travel required to sites in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee
and not intended to reflect all duties performed.
- Direct, manage, track, and prioritize budgets for capital and operating expenditures.
- Overall management of the expansion market, drive process, production plans, quality plans and
lead internal and external team to efficiency and on-time performance.
- Lead safety programs to complete work for internal/external teams.
- Create and maintain partnerships with local and state municipalities. Provide recurring updates to
municipalities and other local contacts.
- This position will require 30%+ travel required to sites in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon.
- Oversee necessary permits applied and obtained to complete expected work.
- Oversee management of teams responsible for crossings, ROW easements and pole/conduit
providers and all construction activity.
- Industry organizations and utility interaction: DOT, Power Utilities, Telecommunication firms,
Municipalities and other Government Agencies, Cable Companies.
- Demonstrated ability to use logical thinking for OSP Principals, Engineering and Construction.
- Lead, manage and delegate to reported team members to include growth, expectations,
empowerment, taking ownership and overall communication to team on success and next steps.
- Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time.
- Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed.
- Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of work experience.
- Minimum of eight years of OSP experience, including quoting, permitting and other pre-construction
activities.
- Detailed knowledge of industry construction and engineering design practices
- Strong Project management and negotiating skills and OSHA Regulations.
- Developed leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and lead others.
- Experience using fiber optic network documentation tools.
- Experience managing capital budgets preferred.
- Advanced understanding of the permitting process for railroad, DOT, cities, counties, and pole
owners.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
- End to end process understanding for fiber builds from the planning to the final sell-able network.
- Understanding of the permitting process and 3rd party requirements to build network plant.
- Technical understanding of the data distribution network and architecture from the core to the
customer distribution point.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required to support Project Management responsibilities.
- Demonstrated success leading programs team to execute fiber network builds.
- Understanding of network engineering and inventory tools is a huge plus.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Smartsheet skills preferred.
- Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of
situations.
- Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work within critical deadlines.
- Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available
for this position.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for bending,
stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of the time is spent sitting in a
comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or
move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,
color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a
computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office
setting.
At all times, Ziply Fiber must be your primary employer. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, employees
may not hold outside employment nor be self-employed without obtaining approval in writing from Ziply
Fiber. In holding outside employment or self-employment, employees should ensure that participation
does not conflict with responsibilities to Ziply Fiber or its business interests.
Diverse Workforce / EEO:
Ziply Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. Ziply Fiber will consider all qualified candidates regardless of
race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the
presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability or any other legally protected status.
Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may
require a pre-employment drug screening.
Ziply Fiber is a drug free workplace.
