Construction Manager- Parsons, TN (34814)

Position Summary

A Construction Manager plans, directs, and oversees field construction of telecommunications and utility infrastructure, including fiber optic, coaxial, and copper outside plant. This is a leadership position responsible for crew production, quality, safety, permitting, schedule, and stakeholder coordination. The Construction Manager leads field supervisors and crews, manages daily and weekly production, resolves construction issues, and ensures work is completed to company, customer, and code standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and direct construction activities for fiber optic, coaxial, copper, and related utility infrastructure projects from mobilization through closeout.
• Lead field supervisors, drill crews, splicing crews, and installation teams to meet production, quality, safety, and schedule goals.
• Oversee aerial, underground, and directional drill operations, including bore paths, utility locates, restoration, and as-built documentation.
• Identify construction, permitting, ROW, and utility conflict issues in the field and drive resolution with cities, utilities, inspectors, and customer representatives.
• Review daily production reports, QA/QC results, and test documentation to confirm work meets company, manufacturer, and customer specifications.
• Ensure aerial and underground construction, drops, and restoration are completed in a neat, code-compliant manner consistent with company and municipal standards.
• Enforce bonding, grounding, traffic control, restoration, and weatherproofing requirements in accordance with NEC, NESC, OSHA, company standards, and local codes.
• Coordinate permitting, inspections, insurance requirements, and closeout packages so work can proceed and be accepted without delay.
• Communicate project status, constraints, and recovery plans to internal leadership, customer project managers, and municipal stakeholders.
• Ensure work orders, as-builts, photos, redlines, and closeout documentation are accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
• Represent the company professionally with residents, businesses, inspectors, and customer representatives while work is performed in occupied areas and public ROW.
• Coordinate with dispatch, warehouse, network operations, splicing, engineering, and other field teams to keep crews productive and escalate plant or schedule issues.
• Establish and enforce construction checklists, safety briefings, and quality hold points. Correct out-of-scope or deficient work and escalate issues that require engineering or customer decision.
• Manage assigned vehicles, tools, equipment, and material inventory so crews remain stocked, safe, and ready to work. Control cost, overtime, and production against the project plan.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.