Outside Plant Project Manager

Northwind Technical Services, LLC

Outside Plant Project Manager

Position Summary

The Outside Plant Project Manager is responsible for planning and overseeing the construction of fiber optic and copper new service projects, ensuring accurate project documentation, construction permits, and project tracking, in accordance with company policies, procedures and quality standards, while meeting customer delivery requirements.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Engineer aerial, underground, and inside fiber optic routes
• Assist in the development of full scale project plans, including drawings and records of fiber and copper routes, splice locations, construction notes, bills of materials and project overviews.
• Quality assurance, including managing and conducting QC on construction projects.
• Travel to customer sites to oversee construction and splicing operations, including out of town locations and overnight splicing work.
• Manage all projects to meet or exceed minimum specifications of Construction Policies, NESC, NEC, OSHA, State, County and all other applicable agencies.
• Maintain a high level of productivity, ensuring deadlines are met for projects occurring simultaneously and track and generate reports on project status.
• Attend customer meetings; perform site surveys and walk-outs as necessary to comply with customer requirements and time frames.

• Work with designated customers and prepare all deliverables within each customer’s own specifications.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute the essential functions satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Minimum of a High School diploma (college work in a related field preferred) and five to seven years of related experience (technical knowledge of the Telecommunications industry, construction practices, the National Electric Safety Code, and local governing authority rules for placement of telecommunications facilities) or 10 or more years of related experience.

· Experience in planning and constructing copper and fiber optic network additions and estimating OSP projects by detail.

· Ability to read and interpret documents such as technical specifications, professional documentation and blueprints.

· Must be detail oriented and able to function efficiently and accurately with minimal supervision, meet deadlines, prioritize work, and manage time efficiently.

· Demonstrated skill in the use of MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, GPS handheld systems, and other industry-related hardware and software.

· Ability to write reports, correspondence and documentation.

· Professional demeanor, along with the ability to communicate effectively with vendors, customers and other employees of the organization.

· Ability to operate successfully with ambiguous guidelines.

· Out of town travel and overnight travel will be required.

· Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable.

At Northwind Technical Services, we strive to provide a challenging and rewarding atmosphere for our employees. We offer a competitive salary and benefit plan including 401(k) with profit sharing, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, a generous paid-time off (PTO) program, and much more!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00 – $38.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Overnight shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: One location