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 isseekingaLong HaulDeployment Project Managerto be a critical member of thelong haulproject team responsible for management of turnkey construction contracts. Our Long HaulDeployment Project Managerutilizestight project controls and proactive problem solving toanticipateand mitigate issues and keep projects on time and on budget. Our Long HaulDeployment Project Managermaintainstransparent and effective communications with stakeholders. Our Long HaulDeployment Project Managerreports directly to theLongHaulDeployment Sr Manager.
NOTE: The team is open to this position working remotely within the United States, preferable in the Central and Eastern Time Zones.
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate OSP construction contracts. Collaborate with legal teams to ensure contract terms and conditionscomply withproject specifications and legal standards.
Diligentlymonitorproject activities to ensure compliance with contractual obligations throughout the life of each contract.
Evaluate and process change orders. Assess impactstoproject budget,scheduleand scope.
Facilitate effective communication between project stakeholders, legalteamsand contractors to promptly address contractual issues. Manage and resolve any disputes that may arise.
Evaluate project status against the contract schedule. Issue contract notices andmonitorrecovery plans.
Work closely with contractors to ensure project progress aligns with schedule expectations. Actively manage schedules and production forecasts through project execution.
Manage complex regulatory/permitting issues such as NEPA, CPUC, Tribal Lands, etc.
Plan and manage project major materials including planning, ordering,receivingand dispersal.
Provide project-level and executive project reporting including regular updates to our key customers.
Maintainaccurateand organized records of all contract related documents,correspondenceand changes.
Manage budgets andaccuratespend forecasts throughout project execution. Proactively mitigate risks to stay within budget constraints.
Deliver project as-builts to the support teams in a timely manner to ensure route is protected and properly captured in inventory systems.
Evaluate project invoicing against progress metrics,identifyand resolve any anomalies or discrepancies.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, onbudgetand as per construction standards.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree preferred, preferably in Engineering, Construction Management or other related technical field, or equivalent work experience. Business degree/acumen a plus.
Minimum of seven (7) years in the telecommunications industry with outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience.
Minimum of five (5) years of contract and capital management experience, preferably with specific long haul OSP or other large project construction experience.
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