Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting

Zayo Group is a leading provider of mission-critical bandwidth, serving impactful companies across various sectors. They are seeking a Long Haul Deployment Project Manager to manage turnkey construction contracts, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget while maintaining effective communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate OSP construction contracts. Collaborate with legal teams to ensure contract terms and conditions comply with project specifications and legal standards
• Diligently monitor project activities to ensure compliance with contractual obligations throughout the life of each contract
• Evaluate and process change orders. Assess impacts to project budget, schedule and scope
• Facilitate effective communication between project stakeholders, legal teams and contractors to promptly address contractual issues. Manage and resolve any disputes that may arise
• Evaluate project status against the contract schedule. Issue contract notices and monitor recovery plans
• Work closely with contractors to ensure project progress aligns with schedule expectations. Actively manage schedules and production forecasts through project execution
• Manage complex regulatory/permitting issues such as NEPA, CPUC, Tribal Lands, etc
• Plan and manage project major materials including planning, ordering, receiving and dispersal
• Provide project-level and executive project reporting including regular updates to our key customers
• Maintain accurate and organized records of all contract related documents, correspondence and changes
• Manage budgets and accurate spend forecasts throughout project execution. Proactively mitigate risks to stay within budget constraints
• Deliver project as-builts to the support teams in a timely manner to ensure route is protected and properly captured in inventory systems
• Evaluate project invoicing against progress metrics, identify and resolve any anomalies or discrepancies
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and as per construction standards

Requirements:

• Minimum of seven (7) years in the telecommunications industry with outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of contract and capital management experience, preferably with specific long haul OSP or other large project construction experience
• Familiarity with all types of outside plant construction methods and best practices
• Working knowledge of OSP construction standards, fiber specifications and optical network design principles
• Understanding of different contract types and payment terms (unit rate, fixed, etc.)
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents
• Familiar with all facets of OSP project management including quoting, construction and delivery
• Experience managing large capital projects including writing purchase requisitions and receiving/reconciling invoices
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated exceptional problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate technical topics clearly and effectively with both internal and external customers
• Business minded and able to maintain a commercial focus
• Proficient with Email, MS Suite (Excel, Word, etc.), G Suite (Sheets, Slides, etc.) and Google Earth
• Bachelor's Degree preferred, preferably in Engineering, Construction Management or other related technical field, or equivalent work experience
• Business degree/acumen a plus
• Experience with NTIA (or similar) program requirements such as Davis-Bacon, BABA and EA a plus
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel a plus
• Experience with Site Tracker or other project management software a plus