OSP Construction Project Engineer
Lumos
full-time
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Location: North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Builds and maintains relationships with local subcontractor and other partners to manage OSP crews’ activity - accomplishing required work safely, on time & within budget.
- Tracks crew progress and reports on it to internal teams, picking up whatever is required & delivering critical information to ensure leadership understands real-time job progress.
- Partners with & monitors OSP contractor crews to drive a safety culture at worksites.
- Engages with municipalities, utilities, and community members frequently & respectfully – to drive progress and address any neighborhood concerns.
- Ensures OSP subcontractor crews meet NESC code for aerial construction.
- Complies with all safety regulations & requirements to maintain a successful safety record.
- Supports with internal teams on materials forecasting, scheduling, and permitting.
- Performs other duties as assigned, including departmental & cross-functional projects.
- Excellent communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet project milestones and budgets.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ technical experience working in OSP Engineering, Construction, or Operations.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Valid, fully unencumbered Driver’s License required.
- Proactive, independent, and ability to take initiative to keep on-task and on-target.
- Fiber or Telecom industry experience essential.
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, relationship building & influencing skills.
- Proven project management experience with multiple OSP worksites & concurrent goals.
- Solid experience with computer and peripherals, and software including Smart Sheets, Sitetracker, and Microsoft Office: particularly Excel, Outlook, & Word. Visio & PPT helpful.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA rules, site safety, National Electric Safety Code (NESC) requirements, and associated construction and telecommunications federal and local regulations.
- Able to work independently & collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates strong work ethic – reporting promptly & consistently, and with a sense of urgency based on deadlines and competing priorities.