Project Manager, OSP Construction & Engineer

This is a remote position.

Position Title: Project Manager, OSP Construction & Engineering

Base Salary: $77,000 to $126,000 annually DOE

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth, and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, a refreshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge.

As our state-of-the-art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

Our Company Values:

• Genuinely Caring: We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention.
  

• Empowering You: We help customers choose what is best for them, and we support employees in implementing new ideas and solutions.
  

• Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other.
  

• Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest, human communication.
  

Job Summary

The Project Manager, OSP Construction & Engineering is responsible for managing the quality, on-budget and timely completion of all construction projects across residential and commercial segments. The Project Manager, OSP Construction & Engineering will work closely with our vendor partners and will ensure adherence to all company and government guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

· Responsible for the day-to-day management of projects using project management tools, processes, and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on-time, on budget and with excellent quality. Serve as point of contact for everything involving a project’s organization and timeline.

· Must have the ability to provide status across all ongoing projects at any given time.

· Create long and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.

· Coordinate and host regular meeting series to ensure communication and alignment of initiatives, information sharing and implementation of best practices.

· Ensure that all team members have the required information and resources to carry out their tasks effectively.

· Demonstrate consistent ownership and accountability for the delivery of projects.

· Continuously perform risk assessment and resolve issues as they arise or quickly engage others to resolve to reduce adverse timing and quality impacts of the project schedule.

· Coordinate with relevant internal team members to coordinate action items and realistic timelines to meet business goals.

· Gather and provide feedback on lessons learned, best practices and innovations on process/procedures and tools to improve efficiencies and cycle time.

· Coordinate and facilitate with internal and external resources to affect the timely completion of projects.

· Drive processes and automation to support LEAN process approaches to solve problems.

· Maintain comprehensive project documentation and provide regular streamlined reports to leadership.

· Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Required Qualifications:

· High school diploma or GED.

· Minimum five (5) years of Telecommunication experience or equivalent project management experience.

· Experience managing large scale projects.

· Demonstrated experience meeting project commitment deadlines.

· Familiarity with Outside Plant (OSP) architectures consisting of underground, direct buried, aerial, and building applications.

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe.
  
• Understand LEAN concepts.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

· PMP certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

· Ability to influence others to meet project objectives.

· Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations.

· Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.

· Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail and organizational skills.

· Ability to work within critical deadlines.

· Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.

· Ability to provide excellent customer service.

· Effective conflict resolution skills.