Osp Project Specialist - Fiber Splicing

Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Zayo is hiring an OSP Project Specialist - Fiber Splic to provide end-to-end customer support and solutions; plan and implement fiber connectivity solutions; manage customer orders and handle customer service requests; coordinate installations; execute and serve as single point of contact for customers, post-sale; and provide direction and project ownership by leading the implementation, execution and communication of projects/orders for customers.
Our OSP Project Specialist will collaborate with project managers, coordinate access to customer and network points of presence, and provide technical expertise in telecommunications related to fiber optic splicing and testing. Additionally, our OSP Project Specialist will be responsible for managing project schedules, budgets, procurement of equipment and materials, as well as mitigating project risks.
Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily management of construction vendors to expedite the construction and splicing of OSP facilities.
• Ability and willingness to pull on call duty to respond to network outages and emergency restoration activities.
• Manage relationship to jurisdictions and ROW contacts such as cities, counties and railroad. Work in close relationship with underlying rights group to identify and prepare encroachment permitting, franchise agreements and building access agreement.
• Oversee timely permitting submittal and on time performance of engineering and construction vendors.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of fiber connectivity solutions programs and projects that adhere to approved plans, budgets and schedules.
• Provide specialized telecommunications technical expertise.
• Coordinate and facilitate with internal and external resources to effect the timely completion of projects.
• Oversee product and/or service of the unit(s) managed which may involve highly technical activities or programs; or policies, procedures, controls and services required to support the sound financial, operational and competitive position of the company.
• Design and implement commercial and carrier fiber networks, infrastructure, backbone and lateral builds.
• Work within a Data Center environment implementing customer-installation projects and services.
• Create and track project budgets in relationship to Network Operations.
• Provide direct interface with customers, subcontractors, jurisdictional authorities and interoffice personnel. Support customer meetings as necessary which requires in person meetings and travel to client and/or construction sites.
• Oversee procurement of equipment and materials related to the assigned projects.
• Execute Bid Process, inclusive of budgetary requirements and the tracking thereof.
• Verify and update project documentation.
• Timely tracking of project progress and budget in Salesforce and manual tracker.
• Timely update of budget requests, purchase orders, project close out and internal service orders in Salesforce.

Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree, preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years in the telecommunications industry with outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience.
• Must be conversant/have working knowledge of structured cabling, routing, switching, and IP protocols.
• Minimum of four (4) years' familiarity with all types of outside plant construction and experience managing large capital projects.
• Must be familiar with Email, MS Excel, Word, Google Earth and AutoCad.
• Must be able to manage multiple aggressive RFP and design construction schedules and responses.
• Must be able to understand and read construction documents.
• Must be familiar with all facets of OSP management, including quoting, construction and delivery.
• Must have proven negotiation skills.
• Must be business minded and able to maintain a commercial focus.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive as required to assigned projects to ensure on time and on budget delivery.
• Must perform on-site surveys and attend field meetings required to ensure projects meet the delivery/ commitment dates identified.
• Must be able to occasionally to meet with various municipalities and vendors to review project scope and to ensure positive communication is maintained.
• Must have full ability and willingness to pull on call duty when assigned, as dictated by the needs of the business.

Base pay range: $56,300 - $95,000.00, commensurate with experience
Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
• Fitness membership discounts
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.