Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting

About the role

Zayo is seeking a Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting to join their team. This role is critical to the Long Haul project team, managing turnkey construction contracts and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end acquisition of real estate assets and property rights required for the construction of telecommunications fiber optic facilities, including site identification, feasibility analysis, lease negotiations, easement acquisition, and property purchases.
• Cook up site acquisition activities with engineering, construction, utility providers, permitting agencies, landowners, and legal teams to ensure project schedules, budgets, and deployment objectives are achieved.
• Lead negotiations with property owners, municipalities, tribal authorities, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to secure site rights while minimizing project risk and maintaining positive business relationships.
• Oversee zoning, permitting, environmental, and regulatory compliance activities, including NEPA, Tribal, Wetlands, BLM, and local jurisdictional requirements, ensuring all project approvals are obtained on schedule.
• Develop, manage, and track project budgets, purchase orders, forecasts, and financial reporting while ensuring alignment with program objectives and cost controls.
• Produce and maintain executive-level project reporting, including weekly status updates, project readouts, dashboards, and presentations utilizing Google Slides, Google Sheets, Excel, Salesforce (SFDC), and SiteTracker.
• Utilize GIS and mapping tools, including Google Earth and related geospatial applications, to evaluate site suitability, support route planning, identify permitting risks, and facilitate project execution.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects through all phases of the site acquisition lifecycle while maintaining detailed project schedules, tracking milestones, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• (8-10) years of experience in site acquisition, permitting, or infrastructure deployment
• Strong understanding of real estate contracts, easements, legal documentation, land use regulations, zoning requirements, and construction development processes
• Advanced proficiency with Salesforce (SFDC), SiteTracker, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides), Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, and Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and advanced reporting functions