Senior OSP Project Manager

VISIONARY COMMUNICATIONS LLC; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

HSA options

401k matching up to 6%

Paid time off

Annual bonus plan

Job summary

Visionary Broadband seeks a Senior OSP Project Manager to lead FTTH and customer prem projects across multiple markets. You will drive end-to-end delivery, manage budgets, and provide executive-level status updates. Strong leadership, permitting expertise, and vendor coordination are essential.

This full-time US role requires field coordination, risk management and close collaboration with construction partners to ensure on-schedule completion and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in telecommunications managing OSP/FTTH delivery and permitting.
• Strong leadership, risk management and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with regulatory/municipal coordination and contractor oversight.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of OSP/FTTH projects from intake to closeout.
• Manage permitting and regulatory processes with agencies.
• Coordinate with municipalities, vendors and contractors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Provide regular project reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor team members and manage multiple projects concurrently.

Skills

OSP/FTTH construction

Permitting & regulatory

Project management

Vendor/contract management

Communication skills

Field execution

MS Office

Monday.com

Visio

Tools

Monday.com

MS Office

Visio

Job description

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Senior OSP Project Manager

Full Time US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1429

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $95,000.00 Annually

Senior OSP Project Manager

In 1994, three visionaries turned a Bulletin Board Service with six modems and a 56k connection to the internet into a regional broadband powerhouse. Becoming a premier internet provider in the Rocky Mountain Region didn't come easy. It takes being as tough as the terrain. With a focus on rural service, Visionary has found a niche untapped by larger service organizations. In fact, this focus often means Visionary offers the service with the customer in mind and financial benefit as a distant second.

Visionary Broadband seeks a qualified individual to fill the role of Senior OSP Project Manager.

This full-time position will join the team at Visionary Broadband, one of the top internet service providers in the Rocky Mountain region.

This role is responsible for successfully executing assigned OSP fiber network design and implementation and customer prem projects across multiple markets. The Senior OSP Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that work is completed on time and within budget. The Senior OSP Project Manager provides status updates to stakeholders, strategically manages risk, and ensures each phase of work is delivered based on the defined project schedule. The role requires an individual with strong leadership, facilitation, management and stakeholder relationship skills. This position partners across the Visionary organization, and with construction contractors to plan and execute project deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drives the delivery of OSP projects including FTTH and customer prem.
• Manage complex regulatory/permitting issues such as NEPA, USFS, BLM etc.
• Owns projects end to end across intake, design, permitting, contractor release, construction, splice/test, Network handoff, customer readiness, and closeout.
• Interact with various municipalities and vendors to ensure that positive communication is maintained.
• Manage the bid process with bidders to ensure the lowest qualified awards are made and diligently manage the contract terms throughout the life of each contract.
• Submitting project bids and collaborating with management for review and approval.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring quality and delivery is on schedule.
• Provide project level and executive project reporting including regular updates.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks and develop contingency plans.
• Builds strong working internal Visionary relationships by providing regular status updates, facilitating alignment meetings, and leading escalation discussions.
• Builds strong working relationships with construction vendors to ensure high-quality performance and on-schedule project completion.
• Maintain and monitor regular communication with stakeholders, including internal teams and construction partners.
• Participate in pre-construction and regular status meetings to ensure clear expectations and scopes of work.
• Requires regular coordination across multiple markets and should be comfortable being in the field / with construction teams as needed.
• Ensure that all project data in Monday is kept up to date with milestone dates and relevant notes.
• Ensure vendor invoicing, as-built documents and all other vendor deliverables are completed in a timely manner and prepare all closeout documentation as required.
• Maintain and monitor the schedule and coordinate with various departments to ensure project requirements are met and are on time.
• Responsible for keeping leadership and team members informed about project updates during regular daily and weekly meetings.

Requirements and Essential Knowledge/Skills:

• 7+ years of experience within the telecommunications industry managing OSP/FTTH construction delivery, contractor management, permitting and field execution is desired including outside plant, fiber optics, telecommunications engineering, splicing, and construction project management experience.
• Strong ability to work within critical deadlines and drive accountability.
• Working knowledge of construction standards, fiber specifications and optical network design principles.
• Demonstrated exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with various Outside Plant (OSP) construction methods, including aerial and underground construction practices such as directional boring, trenching and plowing
• Experience in permitting and meeting and working with municipalities, state and government agencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams and Monday)
• Understanding of the application of RUS units a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as listening and interpretation skills.
• Proficiency in reading project engineering designs and construction documents accurately.
• Experience in updating timelines, detailed reports, and executive summaries.
• Strong ability to provide leadership/mentoring to other team members.
• Experience in a rapidly changing environment with competing and shifting priorities is a must.
• Competitive salary (includes on-call pay and company annual bonus plan)
• Comprehensive benefits package (available the 1 st of the month after 30 days of employment) including 2 medical plan choices, dental, vision and HSA (with high-deductible medical plan)
• 401k with a dollar for dollar match up to 6%
• Voluntary short and long-term disability, life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Pay and Paid Parental Leave

Visionary Broadband is an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will be considered without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, disabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.