Director of Engineering
GW Communications LLC
Coppell, TX
Director – Outside Plant (OSP) Engineering (Telecom)
The Director - Outside Plant Engineering leads Multi-unit/multi-location OSP design work groups to complete the design of complex OSPE projects. This requires a broad knowledge of outside plant Construction and Design practices and standards for aerial, buried and underground facilities. Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills are also a must for this position. Also required is a familiarity with PC and software to include CAD and Microsoft Office software.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and direct nationwide design of Outside Plant Fiber Network to The Home to a fully constructible job package and maintain the highest standard of deliverables quality.
- Manage the production of efficient designs for new developments, network construction, and network upgrades.
- Lead and develop subordinates to meet or exceed client delivery schedules.
- Establish positive relationships with local customer representatives and third-parties and ensure efficient processes are in place.
- Support finance metric development, reporting and dashboard reporting.
- Effectively lead and provide managerial insight and direction to a technically oriented workforce dealing with large volumes of projects driven by dynamic customer needs.
- Maintain production efficiency objectives for all production personnel.
Qualifications
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Seven years minimum of technical and management work related experience in the telecommunications industry with emphasis on transmission methods, OSP, optical networks, project management and direct customer interface
- Experience directly managing large and diverse teams
- Program Management experience to include Large scale projects
- Must possess outstanding communication skills, written and verbal
- Must possess the ability to employ good troubleshooting skills and creative problem solving abilities under pressure
- Must be willing to travel as necessary to meet with internal and external individuals
- Experience with meeting revenue targets
- Excellent keyboard skills
About the Company
GW Communications LLC
GW Communications is a communications services company that was established in 2005. In its early days, GW’s primary focus was engineering and design of FTTx network deployments for large telecommunications providers. Over time, GW has grown its suite of services to include: Network Design and Engineering, Network Construction and Management, Network Planning and strategic GIS analysis, Network Equipment Installation, Configuration, and Testing, Network Equipment Site Civil Works including site acquisition, preparation, and construction, Site Maintenance and Management, Site Maintenance and Management consulting services, Staff Augmentation, and Data Center building inter-connects.