Senior Manager, Fiber Engineering & Construction

Brightspeed is a telecommunications company focused on providing fast, reliable internet connections. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Fiber Engineering and Construction to lead the engineering and construction of a significant portion of their $2B investment in fiber network deployment, managing various aspects including design, vendor coordination, and project management.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and program manage a significant portion of a $2B fiber network build and upgrade to 3M+ prems
• Manage all aspects of the network design, engineering, wire center and outside plan build and related strategies and plans
• Direct local engineering teams and infrastructure services providers in all build design strategies and deployment scheduling and requirements
• Management performance, resource requirements and augmentation related to the fiber build program with both material OEMs and infrastructure services providers
• Participate cross functionally with the Go to Market team on strategy for all new fiber-based voice and data product offerings
• Provide operational and network strategy support in interactions with state and local government matters related to Brightspeed’s fiber deployment
• Support the application process for Federal, State and Local Municipality subsidies for broadband deployment funding
• Participate with the business process owner team in the design and development of newly developed and deployed network inventory, engineering, construction, and related build management systems
• Drive the company culture and strategies. Creates strategies to achieve business goals such as increasing revenues, optimizing expenses, and developing a skilled, motivated, satisfied, and diverse workforce
• Leads by example in creating an environment that encourages open communication, sharing ideas and best practices, and building strong cross-functional relationships

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and or Project Management
• Significant prior industry experience in facility engineering and network deployments
• Prior industry experience in large scale fiber deployments
• Significant prior industry experience in managing infrastructure service providers
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with cross functional teams
• Process improvement and customer-centric mindset
• Ability to motivate others and work under pressure
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to articulate via written and through oral communication
• Master's Degree in Engineering or Telecommunications