Construction Manager II-OSP

Windstream Holdings Inc; Missouri; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an OSP Construction Manager to oversee outside plant construction projects. In this role, you will be responsible for design, permitting, and material acquisition, ensuring projects meet cost, quality, and schedule goals. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, monitor contractor progress, and generate work prints. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in both field and office environments, contributing to innovative solutions that empower businesses and enhance connectivity across the U.S. If you have a strong background in construction and a passion for technology, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years of commercial construction or telecom experience required.
• Strong knowledge of OSP construction and ability to read construction drawings.

Responsibilities

• Monitor contractor progress and ensure timely project completion.
• Review engineering design prints for accuracy and compliance.

Skills

OSP construction knowledge

project management

permitting

fiber splicing

communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

College degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

JobTrac

G/Comms

MicroStation

CAD systems

Job description

Posted Friday, March 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Windstream Holdings, Inc., is a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprise organizations and carrier partners across the U.S.

• Kinetic is a premier internet solutions provider on a mission to deliver ultra-fast, reliable internet to consumers and small businesses across the U.S., helping them Internet better.
• Windstream Enterprise is a leading managed services provider providing strategic communications and security products to mid-size businesses and enterprise clients.
• Windstream Wholesale provides high-capacity, high-performance networking solutions and services to other telecom carriers, data centers, content providers and enterprises.

The Windstream team provides innovative software and network solutions to connect people and empower business in a world of infinite possibilities!

About the Role:

The OSP Construction Manager has overall responsibility for the design, permitting, material acquisition, construction and tie-in of outside plant construction projects and programs. The employee will monitor all aspects of the project and expedite or escalate as appropriate to achieve the cost, quality, and schedule goals for the project. The OSP Construction Manager will also be responsible for generating work prints (design in CAD), cost estimates for job orders, inspections, and invoice reconciliation. This position will be filled virtually in one of the following states: Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

What You’ll Do:

1. Review engineering design prints for accuracy and ability to build project as designed to include clear and concise prints, required units, applicable permits, right-of-way information, MOP requirements, and site survey forms.
2. Communicate with city, county and state permitting agencies.
3. Work with other entities, internal and external, to verify easements and licenses.
4. Work with private building owners to secure building entrance approval and installation of building entrances.
5. Monitor contractor progress, contractor quality inspection, and timely completion of assigned projects.
6. Coordinate results with broadband implementation and operations team for success of projects.
7. Monitor and ensure SSP (Single Source Provider) on track to meet service level agreements.
8. Issue MOPS and coordinate with SSP and NOC for successful completion.
9. Inspections and reconciliation of job orders.
10. Provide reports to OSP Manager as requested.
11. Read and interpret construction documents, i.e., prints and plans as well as splicing diagrams that are used in the splicing of fiber optics.
12. Analyze OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) test results and coordinate repairs as needed.
13. Conduct 65% of work in the field and 35% in the office on average; varies per market.

Do You Have?

1. 2-6 years of commercial construction or telecom industry experience is required.
2. High school diploma or GED required.
3. Strong OSP construction knowledge with ability to read and create construction drawings to facilitate new builds, relocations, and emergency repairs.
4. Intermediate knowledge of permitting, engineering, contractor management, fiber splicing, project management, different types of underground and aerial cable plant installation and maintenance.
5. Intermediate computer skills utilizing: Microsoft Word, Excel, JobTrac, G/Comms, MicroStation and/or other CAD/E systems.
6. College degree in Engineering or a related field and 2-4 years professional level experience; or 6+ years professional level related Engineering/Technical experience; or an equivalent combination of education and professional level related Engineering/Technical experience required.

Physical Tasks: Standing Continuously: 67-100% | Walking Continuously: 67 – 100% | Sitting Occasionally: 0-33%

Driving: Car: Occasionally: 0-33% | Van: Continuously: 67-100% | CMV: Occasionally: 0-33% | Climbing: Continuously: 67-100% | Bending: Continuously: 67-100% | Crouching: Continuously: 67-100%| Pushing-Pulling: Continuously: 67-100% | Carrying: Continuously: 67-100% | Reaching Above Head: Continuously: 67-100% | Lifting-Lowering >1-15 lbs: Continuously: 67-100% | >15-30 lbs: Continuously: 67-100% | >30+ lbs: Continuously: 67-100%

Repetitive Hand Action: >Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | >Fine Manipulating: Continuously: 67-100% | Operate Foot Control: Occasionally: 0-33%

Audio Visual Needs: Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%| Far Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Peripheral Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33% | Color Discrimination: 34 – 66%

Exposures to: Cold: Frequently: 34-66%, Heat: Frequently: 34-66%, Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33%, Heights: Occasionally: 0-33%, Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33%, Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33%, Lung Irritants: Dust: Occasionally: 0-33%, Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%

Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment: Test Equipment, Ladders, Climbing Hooks, Hand and Power Tools, Van

Types of Driver’s License Required: Driver’s License

Windstream is an equal opportunity employer. At Windstream, we celebrate the authenticity and uniqueness of our people and their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law, and to give full consideration to qualified disabled individuals and protected veterans.

Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidate's primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens: Windstream, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Windstream with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Windstream’s network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or email [e-mail] as soon as possible for information on Windstream’s foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.