Manager-Construction

About the role

As a Manager of Kinetic Construction, you will lead a vital team representing our leading telecommunications brand that connects homeowners, small businesses, enterprises, and carrier partners across the United States. In this position, you will be accountable for the safe and successful installation of aerial, buried, and underground cable. You will have the authority to allocate resources and make construction decisions for assigned areas in accordance with company policies, standards, guidelines, and commitments. You will manage overall project execution performance, including scope, engineering, cost, safety, quality, schedule, implementation, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly meetings with staff, providing general direction and accountability for engineering, construction, quality, schedule, and cost control of assigned jobs.
• Ensure availability of resources with proper expertise of tools and processes to support engineering and construction project execution.
• Manage call-out teams and handle after-hours issues, including holidays, weekends, emergencies, and escalations.
• Visit construction job sites and validate workmanship.
• Ensure job requests are within budget.
• Attend management calls and meetings as requested.
• Participate in continuous safety training.
• Attend training to stay up-to-date on emerging technologies.
• Work on problems and perform analysis of data requiring evaluation of a variety of factors.
• Exercise sound judgment in selecting engineering techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Plan and analyze recommendations, work guidance, or deviations in support of new OSP construction, including fiber to the premises (FTTP) and any modern technology requirements.
• Oversee wireline engineering and construction projects to ensure completion within budget.
• Work with the materials coordinator to verify materials for the job.
• Take corrective action with employees as necessary.
• Promote a culture of innovative solutions that embody accountability and efficiency.
• Report project status and performance data as required to management.
• Travel up to 50% of the time in the assigned area of responsibility, including overnight stays. May be required to deploy to another state for engineering or constructing fiber builds, with potential time away of 1-3 weeks.

Requirements

• College degree in Engineering or a related field and 5-7 years of professional-level experience with 0-2 years of supervisory experience; or 9+ years of professional-level related Engineering/Technical experience with 0-2 years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and professional-level related Engineering/Technical experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass pre-employment DOT certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a CDL license post-hire.

Skills

• Self-motivation.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple construction/engineering jobs simultaneously and meet job in-service dates.
• Authentic and collaborative communication skills.
• Ability to discuss technology and connect customers to products they value to create meaningful connections and long-term relationships.
• Able to reconcile engineering and construction activities and manage changes during the engineering and construction processes.
• Knowledgeable of engineering and construction practices.
• Able to apply broad knowledge of vendor equipment, outside plant, and outside plant electronics disciplines.
• Ability to lead a group of individual contributors to accomplish department goals.
• Ability to effectively lead and provide managerial insight and direction to a technically oriented workforce dealing with multiple projects and diverse customer needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to coordinate multiple projects while maintaining budgetary emphasis.
• Familiarity with PC and software, including CAD and Microsoft.
• OSHA Training, NEC Training.
• Certifications within the Telecom Industry.
• Knowledgeable in quality construction practices.

Physical Demands

• Standing: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Walking: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Sitting: Continuously: 67-100%
• Driving (Car): Frequently: 34-66%
• Climbing: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Bending: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Crouching: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Pushing – Pulling: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Carrying: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Reaching Above Head: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Lowering:
  • >1-15 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • >15-30 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • >30 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Repetitive Hand Action:
  • Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100%
  • Fine Manipulating: Frequently: 34-66%
• Operate Foot Control: Frequently: 34-66%
• Audio Visual Needs:
  • Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%
  • Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%
  • Far Vision: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Peripheral Vision: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Color Discrimination: Continuously: 67-100%

Working Environment

• Equipment Used: Computer, Printer, Fax, Telephone, Basic Office Supplies, Copier, Vehicle
• Exposures to:
  • Cold: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Heat: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Heights: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33%
  • Lung Irritants:
    • Dust: Occasionally: 0-33%
    • Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Types of Driver’s License Required: Driver’s License

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
• 401K Plan
• Health & Flexible Savings Account
• Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
• Educational Assistance Plan

Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidate's primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.