Facilities Deployment Project Manager

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 seeking a Facility Deployment Project Manager who will be a critical member of the project team responsible for the development, planning, engineering, construction, and delivery of new and long-haul route facilities in the United States. The Facility Deployment Project Manager utilizes tight project controls and proactive problem-solving to anticipate and mitigate issues and keep projects on time and on budget. The Facility Deployment Project Manager maintains transparent and effective communications with stakeholders. The Facility Deployment Project Manager reports directly to the Long Haul Implementation Senior Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain project budgets and schedules

• Update and maintain project trackers and provide internal weekly project readouts

• Vendor management

• Manage capital forecasts

• Manage the site acquisition process for our facility deployments including creating target site search areas, managing vendors, negotiating terms, facilitating contracts, setting up landowner accounts and payment schedules gaining necessary approvals, and ensuring landowners are paid per the contract

• Work with municipalities and AHJs to meet all local and federal permit requirements

• Manage procurement of all facility-related materials and equipment

• Project management of the installation of all critical infrastructure components of the facility to include racks, DC Plant, backup batteries, HVAC units, generator, telemetry equipment and all related materials

• Complete electrical utility forms and facilitate the electrical utility procurement process to obtain electrical design and delivery of power

• Work with municipalities and AHJs to meet all local and federal permit requirements

• Work cross-functionally across multiple internal functional groups including Sales, Outside Plant (OSP), Inside Plant (ISP), Design, Field Operations and NOC to deliver and handoff facility projects

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, preferably in Engineering or other related technical field, or equivalent work experience. Business degree/acumen, a plus

• Minimum of 7 (seven) years in the telecommunications industry with inside plant, fiber optics, telecommunication architectures, optical transport equipment, and project management experience

• Minimum of 7 (seven) years ISP project management and construction management experience, preferably with specific long haul or other large project construction experience

• Familiarity with all types of inside plant construction methods and best practices

• Working knowledge of ISP construction standards, DC Power, HVAC and Generator installation

• Ability to read and interpret construction documents

• Familiar with all facets of ISP project management including quoting, construction and delivery

• Experience managing large capital projects including writing purchase requisitions and receiving/reconciling invoices

• Experience with complex permitting situations including NEPA, Section 106, Tribal, etc., a plus

• Experience with NTIA (or similar) program requirements such as Davis-Bacon, BABA and EA, a plus

• Ability to effectively communicate with municipalities and vendors to coordinate project scope, schedule work activities and overcome project obstacles

• Demonstrated exceptional problem solving skills

• Ability to communicate technical topics clearly and effectively with both internal and external customers

• Business minded and able to maintain a commercial focus

• Proficient with Email, MS Excel, Word and Google Earth. Experience with AutoCAD, a plus

Base Salary Range: $78,500 - $100,000, 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.