Sr Construction Engineer

Apex Systems; Mountain Home (ID); Remote; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Construction Engineer to lead the delivery of complex telecom network infrastructure projects on a fully remote basis. You will guide projects from estimating and design through construction, acceptance, and handoff, coordinating engineers, contractors, and internal partners.

The role requires experience across Outside Plant construction, strong MS Office and Project skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects within time and budget constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or at least five years of relevant professional experience.
• Knowledge of Outside Plant engineering standards, practices, and construction methods.
• Experience with aerial and underground telecommunications construction, including boring, trenching, duct installation, fiber pulling, and overpulling.
• Experience across the full life cycle of Outside Plant or civil construction projects, including estimating, engineering, permitting, and construction.
• Experience leading vendors, contractors, or cross-functional project teams.
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project skills, with experience using mapping applications.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects while maintaining schedule, scope, budget, and quality expectations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review comprehensive project plans, including phased delivery, resource requirements, schedules, costs, risks, governance, reporting, and budgets.
• Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, construction managers, contractors, consultants, and internal business partners through project planning and execution.
• Establish vendor accountabilities and drive contractors to meet quality standards, milestones, and delivery timelines.
• Oversee network architecture, construction methodologies, material selection, acquisition, handling, installation, testing, and project acceptance.
• Deliver assigned projects within approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Establish performance metrics, monitor progress, and provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and resolve issues affecting construction or delivery.
• Coordinate customer and operational handoffs to support successful network deployment and ongoing operations.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Prioritization

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Project

Mapping apps

Job description

The Role

The Senior Construction Engineer leads the delivery of complex telecommunications network infrastructure projects across multiple locations. Reporting to the Manager of Engineering, this role oversees projects from estimating and design through construction, acceptance, and operational handoff.

Job Number

3058704

Location

Fully Remote

Responsibilities

• Develop and review comprehensive project plans, including phased delivery, resource requirements, schedules, costs, risks, governance, reporting, and capital and operating budgets.
• Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, construction managers, contractors, consultants, and internal business partners through project planning and execution.
• Establish clear vendor accountabilities and drive contractors to meet quality standards, project milestones, and aggressive delivery timelines.
• Oversee network architecture, construction methodologies, material selection, acquisition, handling, field installation, testing, and project acceptance.
• Deliver assigned projects within approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Establish performance metrics, monitor progress against project plans, and provide frequent status updates to stakeholders.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and resolve issues affecting construction or delivery.
• Coordinate customer and operational handoffs to support successful network deployment and ongoing operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or at least five years of relevant professional experience.
• Knowledge of Outside Plant engineering standards, practices, and construction methods.
• Experience with aerial and underground telecommunications construction, including boring, trenching, duct installation, fiber pulling, and overpulling.
• Experience across the full life cycle of Outside Plant or civil construction projects, including estimating, engineering, permitting, and construction.
• Experience leading vendors, contractors, or cross-functional project teams.
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project skills, with experience using mapping applications.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects while maintaining schedule, scope, budget, and quality expectations.

Preferred

• Experience with civil engineering and construction for site development.
• Experience in Outside Plant operations, administration, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of fiber network management, including route planning, fiber assignments, capacity management, splicing, testing, and power requirements.
• Experience managing strategic customer relationships.
• Strong business acumen and a record of building effective working relationships across technical and operational teams.
• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Professional, accountable, and collaborative approach to project leadership.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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