Project Manager, Long Haul Implementation

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-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.

The Project Manager, Long Haul Implementation – Central is responsible for development, planning, engineering, construction and delivery of new and overbuild long haul routes in the central portion of the US and Canada utilizing a small but effective team of project managers. 

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Complete route feasibility planning to appropriately estimate and de-risk project scope, schedule and budget.

• Refine project cost estimates to validate the baseline budget.  Manage budgets and accurate spend forecasts throughout project execution.  Proactively mitigate risks to stay within budget constraints.

• Build the project milestone-level project schedule and accurately maintain throughout the course of the project. 

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

• Manage complex regulatory/permitting issues such as NEPA, CPUC, Tribal Lands, etc.

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

• Develop RFPs for the engineering and construction of the route.  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 customers.

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

• Deliver project as-builts to the support teams in a timely manner to ensure route is protected and properly captured in inventory systems.

• Coordinate and collaborate with the OSP teams within the regions to ensure alignment between long haul projects and local objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, preferably in Engineering 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.

• Minimum of 7 years OSP project management and construction management experience, preferably with specific long haul or other large project construction experience.

• 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.

• Experience with complex permitting situations including NEPA, Section 106, Tribal, etc. a plus.

• Working knowledge off 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 documents.

• Business minded and able to maintain a commercial focus.

• 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 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.

• The employee must possess a valid driver’s license with no major infractions in the past 5 years.  Employee is expected to drive as required to his/her assigned projects in order to ensure on time and on budget delivery.

• This position will require travel as necessary to support the projects assigned (local travel).  This could entail periods of significant travel at critical times for the project.

Base pay range: $75,500 - $105,630, commensurate with experience

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Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

• Fitness membership discounts

• 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.