Senior Construction Engineer

Our client, a Communications company, is looking for a Senior Construction Engineer for their Remote location.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Bring together internal teams, engineering firms, contractors, and vendors to deliver reliable fiber infrastructure that supports customers and communities.
• This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-impact projects, solve complex deployment challenges, and help build the network capabilities customers rely on today and in the future.
• 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.

Requirements:

• 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.
• 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.

Why Should You Apply?

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