Senior Underground Fiber Construction Lead

Drm-Inc; Gillette (WY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Drm-Inc in Wyoming seeks an Underground Fiber Manager to oversee underground fiber-optic construction projects across the state and surrounding areas. You will supervise field crews, coordinate subcontractors, ensure safety, and manage schedules, quality, permits, and project closeout documentation.

This role requires hands-on knowledge of trenching, boring, conduit installations, fiber placement, and accurate field reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of underground utility or telecom construction experience.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory, foreman, or construction management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing underground fiber construction methods and equipment.
• Strong understanding of utility locating, excavation safety, traffic control, and damage prevention.
• Ability to read construction drawings, maps, utility prints, staking sheets, and technical specifications.
• Experience managing multiple crews, subcontractors, schedules, and active job sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage underground fiber construction projects from pre-construction through final closeout.
• Supervise internal crews, subcontractors, equipment operators, and field supervisors.
• Coordinate daily construction activities, crew assignments, equipment, materials, and production goals.
• Review construction plans, route maps, permits, utility records, bore profiles, and project specifications.
• Conduct pre-construction meetings, site walks, safety briefings, and daily production meetings.
• Oversee trenching, plowing, directional boring, conduit installation, fiber placement, handhole and vault installation, and site restoration.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, OSHA requirements, traffic control plans, and environmental requirements.
• Verify utility locates are requested, documented, maintained, and properly marked before excavation begins.
• Monitor production, labor utilization, equipment usage, material consumption, and subcontractor performance.
• Track project schedules, identify delays, and develop recovery plans when work falls behind.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, inspectors, customers, municipalities, counties, state agencies, landowners, and utility representatives.

Skills

Underground construction experience

Supervisory experience

Reading construction drawings

Communication & leadership

Willingness to travel

MS Office / PM software

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Telecom

Tools

GIS

GPS equipment

Field construction/project management software

Job description

Drm-Inc in Wyoming seeks an Underground Fiber Manager to oversee underground fiber-optic construction projects across the state and surrounding areas. You will supervise field crews, coordinate subcontractors, ensure safety, and manage schedules, quality, permits, and project closeout documentation.

This role requires hands-on knowledge of trenching, boring, conduit installations, fiber placement, and accurate field reporting.