Fiber Engineering Manager: Build and Scale In-House Network

Viaero Fiber; Grand Island (NE); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Viaero Fiber in Grand Island, NE seeks an ISP/OSP Engineering Manager to build, scale, and internalize its fiber network engineering and design division. This hands-on leadership role oversees in-house CAD designers and field engineers, while expanding internal capabilities to reduce reliance on external vendors.

You will establish processes, improve quality, mentor talent, and scale a team that supports Viaero’s long-term network growth, with responsibility for ensuring design feasibility,

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AutoCAD Civil.
• Background in fiber network design, telecommunications, utilities, or infrastructure engineering.
• Proven experience building, scaling, or restructuring technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to transition work from vendors to internal teams.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth and maturation of Viaero’s internal engineering and design team.
• Develop workflows, standards, and best practices to support a fully in-house model.
• Identify opportunities to bring outsourced engineering work in-house over time.
• Partner with leadership on headcount planning, capability gaps, and team structure.
• Create a sustainable, scalable engineering organization that supports long-term network expansion.
• Manage and mentor in-house CAD designers and field engineers.
• Establish accountability, performance expectations, and career development paths.
• Build a team oriented toward long-term careers, not short-term project work.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Strategic planning

Communication

Tools

AutoCAD Civil

Job description

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Regular Full-Time Professional Grand Island, Grand Island, NE, US

29 days ago Requisition ID: 3905

Salary Range: $87,000.00 To $92,000.00 Annually

Viaero is seeking an ISP/OSP Engineering Manager to build, scale, and internalize its fiber network engineering and design division. This role is responsible not only for managing current in-house CAD designers and field engineers, but for intentionally expanding internal capabilities and reducing long-term reliance on third-party engineering vendors.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who wants to take ownership of a growing division-establishing processes, improving quality, mentoring talent, and scaling a team that supports Viaero’s long-term network growth. The Engineering Manager will oversee Viaero’s network footprint and play a key role in transforming engineering into a fully in-house, high-performing function.

Key Responsibilities

Build & Scale the Engineering Division

• Lead the growth and maturation of Viaero’s internal engineering and design team
• Develop workflows, standards, and best practices to support a fully in-house model
• Identify opportunities to bring outsourced engineering work in-house over time
• Partner with leadership on headcount planning, capability gaps, and team structure
• Create a sustainable, scalable engineering organization that supports long-term network expansion
• Manage and mentor in-house CAD designers and field engineers
• Establish accountability, performance expectations, and career development paths
• Build a team oriented toward long-term careers, not short-term project work

Engineering Oversight & Quality Control

• Review and approve conceptual and final fiber designs prior to permitting
• Identify and eliminate design errors early to reduce rework and cost overruns
• Ensure designs meet construction feasibility, safety, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain consistency and quality across all design deliverables
• Oversee third-party engineering firms during the transition to an in-house model
• Review outsourced work for accuracy, compliance, and constructability
• Serve as escalation point for vendor performance and quality issues
• Gradually reduce dependence on outside vendors by building internal expertise

Jurisdictional & Regulatory Coordination

• Ensure early engagement with county, state, and municipal jurisdictions
• Understand permitting, ROW, and local regulatory requirements
• Build strong, long-term relationships with permitting authorities
• Prevent late-stage redesigns caused by jurisdictional non-compliance

Network Planning & Execution

Partner with leadership on Fiber route planning, easement acquisition, Network expansion strategy. Support scalable network growth and long-term reliability initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with AutoCAD Civil
• Background in fiber network design, telecommunications, utilities, or infrastructure engineering
• Proven experience building, scaling, or restructuring technical teams
• Demonstrated ability to transition work from vendors to internal teams
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving environment
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling engineering or design teams in-house
• Prior ownership of engineering workflows, standards, or departmental buildouts
• Familiarity with permitting, ROW processes, and jurisdictional coordination
• Experience supporting large-scale fiber or infrastructure buildouts