Fiber Engineering Project Manager
Vero Networks
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Own and manage engineering schedules across multiple FTTH projects and markets.
- Develop, maintain, and track engineering milestones including field surveys, HLD/LLD delivery, pole attachments and make-ready readiness, permitting, and construction-ready handoff.
- Ensure engineering timelines align with construction start dates and release schedules.
- Identify schedule risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks and proactively implement mitigation plans.
- Coordinate with engineering teams and permitting specialists to ensure timely and complete permit submissions.
- Track permit status across municipal, DOT, railroad, utility, and environmental jurisdictions.
- Manage permit review cycles, comments, resubmittals, and approvals through closure.
- Oversee vendor questions related to permitting requirements, jurisdiction-specific documentation, bonds, and insurance certificates.
- Escalate permitting delays or risks that may impact construction readiness.
- Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for Construction, Permitting, and Deployment teams.
- Coordinate deliverables across internal engineering resources, external engineering firms, and field survey providers.
- Facilitate regular cross-functional status meetings to align schedules, priorities, risks, and readiness.
- Manage scope, schedules, and performance of external engineering and survey vendors, enforcing contractual timelines and expectations.
- Escalate quality, completeness, or schedule issues to Fiber Engineering leadership as needed.
- Maintain accurate project tracking dashboards, logs, and status reports for engineering and permitting progress.
- Provide regular updates to the Fiber Engineering Manager on engineering status, permit timelines, risks, and construction readiness.
- Support forecasting of engineering completion and permit approval timelines.
- Help define, standardize, and improve engineering workflows, milestones, and handoff criteria.
- Identify systemic issues impacting throughput or schedule and recommend process improvements to support scale across multiple markets.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in FTTH, OSP engineering, telecom deployment, or infrastructure project management.
- Demonstrated experience managing schedules, milestones, and interdependencies in a multi-discipline environment.
- Working knowledge of FTTH engineering workflows, permitting processes, and construction sequencing.
- Familiarity with aerial and underground fiber deployment, including pole attachments and make-ready.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proven ability to coordinate across engineering, permitting, construction, and external vendors.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
FTTH engineeringOSP engineeringtelecom deploymentinfrastructure project managementengineering workflowspermitting processesconstruction sequencingproject trackingmilestone managementrisk mitigation
Soft Skills
organizational skillscommunication skillscoordinationproblem-solvingcross-functional collaborationtime managementleadershipprocess improvementmulti-project managementstatus reporting