Senior Fiber Network Engineering Lead

Ziply Fiber; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Ziply Fiber in Portland, OR seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead teams responsible for designing and building scalable fiber networks, ensuring all designs meet technical and regulatory standards. This role manages internal teams and external partners to deliver construction-ready designs and maintain accurate OSP records.

The position emphasizes strategic leadership, vendor management, and innovation in design methodologies, including route planning, permitting, and compliance to support

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum six (8) years of progressive experiencein fiber network engineering, including quoting, permitting, and otherpre-construction activities.
• Minimum of three (3) years in aleadership/people management capacity, with demonstrated experience mentoring,developing, and managing engineering teams.
• Proven expertise in large-scale fiber design,route and build planning, permitting, and construction-ready deliverables.
• Strong understanding of GIS applications, CADtools, asset management systems, and engineering workflows.
• Experience managing internal teams andthird-party engineering vendors.
• Developed leadership skills, with the ability tomentor and lead others.
• Knowledge of permitting processes, regulatoryrequirements, and compliance for fiber deployments.

Responsibilities

• Provide the end-to-end program direction to organize, develop, and execute a programbuild across multiple functional teams.
• Developand execute the fiber engineering design strategy in alignment with businessexpansion and network deployment goals.
• Overseeend-to-end design processes, including route planning, permitting, andcompliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ensuredesigns are optimized for scalability, cost efficiency, constructability, andlong-term maintainability.
• Leadand mentor a team of engineering managers, designers, and support staff todeliver high-quality network designs on schedule.
• Partnerwith construction, operations, product, and finance teams to align engineeringdesign with deployment readiness and business objectives.

Skills

Fiber design

Leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

GIS/CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE license

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

GIS platforms

Job description

Ziply Fiber in Portland, OR seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead teams responsible for designing and building scalable fiber networks, ensuring all designs meet technical and regulatory standards. This role manages internal teams and external partners to deliver construction-ready designs and maintain accurate OSP records.

The position emphasizes strategic leadership, vendor management, and innovation in design methodologies, including route planning, permitting, and compliance to support