OSP Project Manager

at Zayo Group LLC in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Job Description

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 Project Manager to provide end-to-end customer support, solutions, planning and implementing fiber connectivity solutions, managing customer orders, handling customer service requests, coordinating installations, executing and serving as single point of contact for customers, post-sale, providing direction and project ownership by leading the implementation, execution and communication of projects/orders for customers.

*We're open to our OSP Project Manager working in a hybrid capacity (50% office/50% home) in the Atlanta Metro, GA area. Office location is 2030 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA.

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

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.

Provides 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. Creates and tracks 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.

Perform on-site surveys and attend field meetings required to ensure projects meet the delivery/ commitment dates identified.

Occasionally meet with various municipalities and vendors to review project scope and to ensure positive communication is maintained.

Qualifications:

Bachelors' degree, preferred.

Minimum of five (5) 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.

Minimum of 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.

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Zayo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.  EEO IS THE LAW  Zayo invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan.  This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing our People Ops team.