OSP Construction Director - AZ

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.

Zayo is seeking an OSP Construction Director to be responsible for everything that happens and fails to happen in outside plant (OSP) in given markets, with regards to planning and implementation of fiber connectivity solutions programs and projects that adhere to approved plans, budgets, and schedules.

This includes but not limited to: interval performance, due date met performance, cost tracking and management, cost actuals versus budget, build quality, reporting accuracy, project tracker accuracy, reporting, communication updates and inter-department interface. 

The OSP Construction Director is expected to provide direction to in Market Managers and Project Managers, as well as taking a direct Project Manager role in large, high profile projects.  The overall OSP Construction Director goals are to deliver projects on time, on interval, on budget and in compliance with all build quality and safety standards.

NOTE: This role is located in Arizona.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all facets of the OSP project - deliver on time, on budget, within quality and safety standards. These projects include FTT projects, On-net orders, route miles of build which may involve major highway, Rail Road and/or river crossings/access. Resolve OSP roadblocks.

• Manage an organization of 25 technical personnel and managers.

• Effectively track, report and communicate OSP project progress.

• Expected to compose and manage both expense and capital budgets in excess of $1M.  The individual will be responsible for the prompt delivery of revenue both new business and earn from existing accounts

• Provide early communication on potential due date, interval, and/or budget slips to the OSP functional leadership.

• Participate in project meetings and effectively support the overall project effort.

• Support customer meetings as necessary.

• Develop high-level OSP schedule for each opportunity during proposal and service order generation stages (pre-sale).

• Develop detailed baseline OSP schedule upon project kickoff (using standardized OSP tracker), and maintain this schedule throughout the course of the project.  Ensure that project tracker is updated daily.

• Manage OSP RFP/bidding/award in compliance with company procurement policy.

• Review and approve OSP contractor invoices in a timely manner.

• Complete and close-out all assigned ISO tasks in a timely manner.

• Provide as-built drawings to Fiber Engineering upon completion of construction for each segment.

• Daily and frequent interaction with third party outside plant engineering and construction suppliers, local municipalities, public utilities, Zayo service delivery coordinators. product leads, sales/sales support team members.

• Periodic interface with Zayo senior management on critical projects, customer escalations, and budget reviews.

• Ensure project meet deadlines.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Engineering, Information Technology or other related technical discipline and/or equivalent work experience.

• Minimum of seven (7) years technical and management work related experience in the telecommunications industry with emphasis on transmission methods, OSP/ISP, optical networks, project management, and direct customer interface.

• Requires outstanding critical thinking and decision-making process, the anticipation of risky business situations with deliberate and swift response to same.

• Requires extensive travel and access/availability to serve the needs of the business on a 24/7 basis

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

• Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal, as well as, strong interpersonal skills as he/she interfaces with subordinates, peers, customers, and vendors.

Base Salary Range: $125,000 - $178,000 USD/annually, commensurate with experience.

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.