Senior Engineer, Outside Plant Construction Management

Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: Remote Salary: Not specified

Company Description

At Brightspeed, we are reimagining how people live, work, play and connect by providing fast, reliable internet connections and an awesome customer experience in twenty states throughout the Midwest and South. Backed by funds managed by Apollo Global Management, our vision is to accelerate the upgrade of copper to fiber optic technologies, bringing faster and more reliable internet service to many rural markets traditionally underserved by broadband providers, while delivering best-in-class customer experience. Be a part of the team that will make this vision a reality….designing and building a world class fiber network and creating a customer experience second to none.

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Position Overview

As the Senior Engineer, Outside Plant Construction Management, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of materials for Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) build projects. This includes managing material orders, shipments, expediting, and reporting on statuses, as well as ensuring the receipt and protection of Brightspeed inventory. Your role is crucial in enabling Brightspeed to meet or exceed FTTH build schedule targets by providing seamless materials oversight. You will report to the regional Senior Manager, OSP Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee timely issuance of material orders.
• Oversee shipments, expedite, and report material ordering statuses.
• Manage material transportation, receipt, and protection (garaging) of Brightspeed inventory staged at or near the build area.
• Develop and maintain processes and detailed reporting to support and validate that all materials ordered were delivered per the IQGEO Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Track and approve all IQGEO invoicing as construction closeout tickets are reviewed and approved for payment by the local engineering team.
• Provide an end-to-end seamless materials oversight function to enable Brightspeed to meet or exceed our FTTH build schedule targets.
• Maintain a forward-looking posture and partner with the Supply Chain team and the Inventory Management/Logistics partner to provide a strategic view of material needs 6-12 months in advance of construction.
• Coordinate related projects such as Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) opportunities to ensure business goals are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 5-8 years of directly related work experience.
• Experience with outside plant (OSP) engineering and construction processes.
• Specific experience with material oversight processes required to stage large OSP projects.
• Knowledge of supply chain ordering, shipping, receiving, and validation processes.
• Ability to work closely with local design teams, inventory planning teams, and construction partners.
• Ability to work with engineers, sourcing and supply chain, logistics, and construction partners to ensure material orders are accurate and timely.

Application Instructions

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