OSP Construction Manager

1w1 week ago

Sonic

Santa Rosa, PH · Full-time · $125,000 – $150,000

About this role

The OSP Construction Manager mentors, develops, and oversees the construction and fiber splicing team plus contract labor for business and residential fiber construction. This role promotes core values while coordinating, planning, and executing fiber projects to meet quality, time, and budget goals. Collaboration with vendors, contractors, engineers, and internal teams ensures compliance with standards, safety, and best practices.

Day-to-day involves supervising personnel, coordinating in-house and contract efforts for aerial and underground new builds and rebuilds. Coordinate with utility companies on right-of-way work like pole transfers, maintenance, inspections, relocations, and extensions. Work with engineers and developers on plant design, equipment placement, and material orders.

Manage teams through interviewing, hiring, training, assigning work, performance appraisals, rewards, discipline, and problem resolution. Monitor contractors for adherence to agreements and local/state codes. Perform site inspections for quality control and safety while handling permitting and make-ready processes.

Report construction progress concerns to Vice President of Field Operations and ensure staff meets tight deadlines from residential and business sales teams. Travel is expected with a valid California Driver’s License and clean DMV required. This full-time exempt role offers a typical Monday-Friday 6AM-3PM schedule.

Requirements

Valid California Driver’s License and clean DMV record
Ability to interview, hire, train, assign, appraise, reward, and discipline construction personnel
Knowledge of aerial and underground fiber construction practices
Familiarity with utility coordination for pole transfers, inspections, and relocations
Experience ensuring compliance with safety regulations, local codes, and industry standards
Proficiency in coordinating permitting, make-ready, and site inspections
Skill in monitoring contractor performance and resolving construction issues
Capability to communicate progress concerns to senior leadership

Responsibilities

Supervise and evaluate construction and fiber splicing personnel
Coordinate construction efforts through in-house and contract labor for new construction and rebuild projects both aerial and underground
Represent interests professionally with governmental, municipal, and related industry organizations
Coordinate with utility companies for right-of-way work including pole transfers, system maintenance, pole inspection, relocation of plant and plant extensions
Coordinate with engineers and developers in designing the plant and complete material orders for planned construction
Monitor contractor performance and ensure adherence to agreements, local and state construction requirements and codes
Perform site inspections for quality control and safety
Coordinate permitting and make-ready process