OSP Project Manager

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.

Our OSP Project Manager is responsible for managing emergency and scheduled fiber repair and circuit restoration projects for the Zayo network. This role ensures rapid response and service restoration for affected customers while maintaining operational efficiency, compliance, and accurate documentation. With a strong project management background in telecommunications, the successful candidate will play a key role in the deployment of organization wide program/project management tools, standards, and metrics across multiple areas of the organization instrumental in circuit restoration. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily management of splicing vendors across multiple projects to expedite the splicing and testing of fiber optic routes.

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

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

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

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

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

• Provides 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.

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

• Proactively identifies and mitigates project risks and develop contingency plans. 

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

• Develops RFPs for the splicing & testing of routes.  Manages 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.

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

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

• Delivers 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 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.

• The employee must possess a valid driver's license and be able maintain eligibility to operate a company issued vehicle per our policy.  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 (15-50% estimated).  This could entail periods of significant travel at critical times for the project.

• Employee must be approved to work in the United States.

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.