Long Haul Network Development Project Manager

About this role

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.

Position Description  

Zayo is   seeking   a   Long Haul   Network Development Project Manager   to   be responsible for   the development and planning of new   long haul   routes in the Zayo network. Projects include new greenfield routes, route   overbuilds   and large network extensions to new markets, data   centers   or points of interest.  

Our Network Development Project Manager   works with business partners to define project requirements, develop solutions (designs,   costs   and schedules)   and   to   identify   and mitigate project risks. The goal of the Network Development team is to fully solution and de-risk projects prior to project initiation to ensure their successful execution.  

Our Network Development Project Manager   reports directly to the   Long Haul   Network Development Director.  

NOTE: The team is open to this position working remotely within the United States.

Responsibilities  

• Work as part of a cross-functional team to   identify , qualify,   develop   and creatively solve new long haul route opportunities.  

• Critically assess and qualify route requirements (routing, fiber counts, ILA spacing, etc.) to ensure route   objectives   are clearly defined and meet stakeholder requirements.  

• Maintain a Plan of Record solution for each project.  

• Develop multiple solution scenarios, weight against decision   criteria   and develop recommendations for approval. Support recommendations through the project approval process.  

• Complete route feasibility planning to appropriately define and de-risk project scope,   schedule   and budget. May include working with an outside vendor to complete a formal feasibility plan for a new route.  

• Engage with local teams to research existing network infrastructure and assess options for   leveraging   those assets in new route builds.  

• Develop,   release   and evaluate RFIs   in order to   cost projects, understand and mitigate execution risks and fine-tune the design/approach.  

• Identify   and negotiate third party partner   build   and asset acquisition opportunities to complement our construction plans.  

• Develop and refine project cost estimates to develop the project budget.  

• Build project milestone-level project schedule.  

• Proactively   identify   project risks and develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans.  

• Engage in project startup activities such as engineering/construction RFP development and bidding, ROW agreement acquisition, long-lead permitting, joint-build agreements and long-lead materials procurement as required   in order to   position the project for success.  

• Perform jurisdictional outreach as needed to determine permit requirements and anticipated timeframes.    

• Support business partners in RFP responses to customer opportunities.  

• Maintain clear document (versioning) control for route development documentation.  

• Provide transparent reporting and communications for the projects in the development process.  

• Develop the   vendor   partner strategy for the execution of new projects. Develop innovative contract approaches and business terms to structure projects for success. Cultivate a strong pool of vendor partners to successfully execute the plan.  

Qualifications  

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

• Minimum of 5 (five) years' relevant experience in wireline carrier network planning,   engineering   and construction.  

• Minimum of 5 (five) years' experience of successful project management responsibility   of   large-scale network deployments, ideally related to OSP, Ethernet and/or wireless networks.  

• Minimum of 5 (five) years' experience with OSP construction contract bidding,   negotiation   and administration.  

• Minimum of 5 (five)   years   OSP construction management experience, preferably with specific long haul construction experience.  

• Experience negotiating joint build or other build partnership agreements.  

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

• Specific experience in complex permitting situations including NEPA, Section 106, Tribal, etc.  

• Experience managing large, complex technical projects and associated budgets.  

• Working knowledge of OSP construction standards, fiber   specifications   and optical network design principles.  

• Working knowledge of fiber   test   and acceptance criteria and practices.  

• Strong understanding of the current carrier network landscape in the US, a plus.  

• Demonstrated exceptional   problem solving   skills.  

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

• Ability to manage and effectively prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a demanding, fast-paced environment.  

• Working knowledge (expert level) of GIS-based tools such as MapInfo,   ArcView   or Google Earth is required.  

• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, etc.) and Google Suite products.  

• Experience with project management software such as   Sitetracker ,   a plus .  

• Familiarity with Salesforce, a plus.  

• Travel as   required   (10% estimated) for critical meetings ( permitting   agency, vendor meets, etc.).         

Physical Requirements  

• Continuous talking, listeni

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