Senior Construction Engineer

Role Description

The Senior Construction Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of completing the delivery of new telecommunications networks in multiple locations through vendor management and vendor engagement; including supervising the estimating, design, engineering, scheduling, and construction implementation of multiple network infrastructure deployment projects.

Main Responsibilities

• Defines and reviews comprehensive plans for large, complex, highly technical projects that cover the following:
  • Phased delivery plan
  • Resource requirements
  • Project costs
  • Project schedule
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Opex and capital budget requirements
  • Team structure and accountability matrix
  • Project governance and reporting
  • Forecasting of upcoming projects and corresponding materials
• Effectively leads a cross-functional team in the planning and execution of large projects, including company employees from various internal departments and outside contractors and engineering firms.
• Establishes and drives clear accountabilities for all outside vendors to create an environment that enables high performance.
• Ability to drive vendors to complete projects on time and meet aggressive timelines.
• Leads the solution deployment covering:
  • Network architecture
  • Construction methodologies
  • Material selection, acquisition, and handling
  • Field installation activities
  • Project acceptance activities
  • Customer and operational hand-over activities
• Responsible for in-scope, on-schedule, on-budget delivery.
• Establishes the appropriate project team structure, reporting, and metrics to measure and monitor performance against plan, reporting frequent status updates to internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and positively motivate cross-functional teams of engineers, construction managers, contractors, and consulting employees to successful completion of projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 plus years of relevant job experience.
• A knowledge base full of OSP Engineering standards and practices along with all forms of Outside Plant (OSP) construction.
• Experience with civil engineering and construction for site development.
• Personal experience in the full life cycle of OSP and/or Civil Projects (e.g. estimating, engineering, permitting, and constructing).
• Strong computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and various mapping programs.
• Positive and professional attitude.
• Experience in strategic customer relationship management.
• Proven results in building strong peer-level relationships.
• Strong general business acumen.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Proven creative problem solver.
• Experience in OSP operations, administration, and maintenance.
• The principles and practices behind Fiber Network Management.

Compensation

• Location Based Pay Ranges:
  • $84,629 - $112,838 in states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY
  • $88,860 - $118,480 in states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, RI
  • $93,092 - $124,122 in states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, WA

Benefits

• Comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.