Senior Construction Engineer II

Our Client, a Communications company, is looking for a Senior Construction Engineer II for their Remote location.
 
Responsibilities:

• Defines and reviews comprehensive plans for large, complex, highly technical projects that cover the following:  phased delivery plan; resource requirements, project costs, project schedule; risk assessment and mitigation; opex and capital budget requirements; team structure and accountability matrix; project governance and reporting.
• Effectively leads a cross-functional team in the planning and execution of large, projects.
• Team may include company employees from various internal departments as well as outside contractors and engineering firms.
• Construction Engineer must establish and drive clear accountability for all outside vendors and create an environment that enables high performance.
• Leads the solution deployment.
• Covering everything from the network architecture, construction methodologies, material selection, acquisition and handling, field installation activities, project acceptance activities, and operational hand-over activities.
• Responsible for in-scope, on schedule, on budget delivery. 
• Establishes the appropriate project team structure, reporting and metrics to measure, monitor performance against plan reporting frequent status updates to internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead and positively motivate cross-functional teams of engineers, construction managers, contractors and consulting employees to successful completion of such projects.

• A Bachelor’s degree and/or 7-10 plus years of relevant job experience. Relevant job background, knowledge, and experience is described as:
• Outside Plant Engineering/Construction
• Personal experience estimating, engineering, permitting and constructing OSP Projects. 
• A knowledge base full of OSP Engineering standards and practices
• Firsthand experience in OSP operations, administration, and maintenance. 
• The principles and practices behind Fiber Network Management (e.g. route planning, fiber assignments, capacity management, fiber types, splicing requirements, testing requirements, and power requirements)
• Strategic customer relationship management.
• Strong general business acumen.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization and written/verbal communication skills.
• Proven creative problem solver.
• Proven results in building strong peer level relationships-coordination and alignment with the managers who will ultimately operate the network is considered imperative to overall success of these projects.
• Strong computer skills with emphasis using Microsoft Word, Excel and Project as well as a variety of mapping programs.

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities