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Senior Construction Manager
Network Connex. Provide coordinated field execution of large, complex, or multiple National Fiber Team projects or work areas .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in telecommunications and fiber optic construction, with a strong focus on project execution, safety compliance, and leadership of construction teams. Proficient in managing complex projects from mobilization to closeout while ensuring adherence to quality standards and operational efficiency.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Telecommunications Construction LeadershipFiber Optic Splicing and TestingProject Management Software ProficiencyOSHA 30 Construction CertificationBICSI Standards Compliance
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Hard Skills
Fiber Optic ConstructionStructured CablingLabor ForecastingQuality ControlIFC Drawings InterpretationConstruction SequencingProduction ReportingSafety ComplianceCost ControlProject Recovery Planning
Soft Skills
Team LeadershipCommunicationCoachingProblem SolvingPerformance Management
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft WordProcoreDigital Field Reporting ToolsScheduling Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
OSHA 30 ConstructionCPR / First AidPMPBICSI TECHBICSI RCDDCFOT
Industry Keywords
Data Center DeploymentISP ProjectsTelecommunications ProgramsConstruction ManagementField Procedure Development
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide coordinated field execution of large, complex, or multiple National Fiber Team projects or work areas
- Provide senior-level oversight to Construction Managers and field leadership
- Translate operational priorities into executable field plans
- Resolve cross-team constraints and validate forecasts and performance
- Direct and coach Construction Managers across multiple crews, shifts, or work areas
- Establish expectations for daily kickoffs, shift handoffs, production reviews, and field accountability
- Oversee execution against IFC drawings, scopes of work, customer standards, NTI standards, safety requirements, and approved schedules
- Integrate three-week look-ahead plans, construction sequencing, access constraints, material readiness, and labor loading
- Coordinate installation, splicing, testing, validations, and closeout handoffs
- Lead recovery planning for underperforming work fronts
- Champion zero-incident expectations and verify safety compliance
- Review safety audits, corrective actions, near misses, and lessons learned
- Own aggregate production performance and review daily and weekly production reporting
- Balance crews and specialized resources to protect critical milestones
- Analyze labor efficiency, output, crew utilization, and production constraints
- Oversee field inspections, workmanship, test results, punch lists, and customer acceptance readiness
- Verify compliance with BICSI standards, manufacturer requirements, NTI quality standards, and customer specifications
- Represent NTI in customer coordination meetings and field-level escalations
- Provide status, constraint, and recovery updates
- Coach Construction Managers on planning, communication, performance management, and documentation
- Support staffing, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, promotions, and leadership development
- Monitor subcontractor safety, quality, manpower, productivity, and schedule commitments
- Coordinate material, tool, vehicle, rental equipment, and specialty testing/splicing resource forecasts
- Review critical path risks, cross-project dependencies, and workfront availability
- Develop recovery actions, owners, and follow-up dates for schedule variance
- Review labor budgets, overtime, productivity, equipment utilization, rework, travel, and material waste
- Identify change-order events and refer them to Project Management
- Ensure accurate daily reports, headcount, production quantities, quality records, safety observations, and issue logs
- Act as senior field coordination point among Operations, Project Managers, Construction Managers, Field Engineering, Safety, Logistics, customers, and subcontractors
- Lead operational reviews and communicate decisions, owners, deadlines, and escalations
- Track KPIs covering safety, production, schedule, quality, financial performance, leadership, and customer response
- Stop unsafe work and require corrective action before resumption
- Escalate contract changes, pricing, budget increases, significant resource transfers, and customer commitments to authorized leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- High school diploma or GED required
- Minimum 10 years of experience in telecommunications, structured cabling, or fiber optic construction
- Minimum 5 years in progressively responsible construction leadership, including directing Construction Managers, General Foremen, or equivalent leaders
- Demonstrated delivery of large, complex mission-critical, commercial, or hyperscale data center work
- Experience overseeing multiple crews, shifts, subcontractors, and concurrent work fronts or projects
- Demonstrated responsibility for labor forecasting, productivity, schedule recovery, quality, and cost control
- Proven ability to lead work from mobilization through acceptance and closeout
- Advanced practical knowledge of ISP/OSP fiber, bulk deployment, splicing, testing, structured cabling, pathways, racks/cabinets, and cross-connects
- Strong ability to interpret IFC drawings, construction sequences, technical standards, optical budgets, and acceptance criteria
- Working knowledge of QA/QC, material planning, field change documentation, and customer turnover requirements
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Word
- Working proficiency with project management software, electronic drawings, digital field reporting, and scheduling tools
- Valid driver’s license required
- OSHA 30 Construction required
- CPR / First Aid required or ability to obtain
- Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates will be required to pass a background check and drug screening
- Associate’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering Technology, Telecommunications, or related field preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business Management preferred
- Procore preferred
- Preferred PMP, BICSI TECH, BICSI RCDD, CFOT, relevant manufacturer certifications, and equipment-specific fusion splicing or fiber testing certifications
- Preferred experience leading hyperscale or AI data center deployments, campus fiber networks, large ISP projects, or multi-million-dollar telecommunications programs
- Preferred experience overseeing projects with 100+ field personnel or multiple Construction Managers
- Preferred experience with hiring, performance evaluations, field procedure development, customer executive meetings, and complex recovery plans
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement savings options
- Professional growth opportunities
- Careful onboarding and thorough training programs
- Equal employment opportunity
- Union employee pay rates and benefit levels determined by union classifications