Outside Plant Project Manager

An OSP Project Manager (PM) is responsible for any and every OSP operational imperative within their designated geographical area. A PM is proficient in all areas of OSP.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Exerts strong influencing skills to impact choices on immediate and long-term directions.
• Understands and effectively uses established policies and procedures.
• Actively seeks ways to recruit, hire, retain and manage a diverse workforce.
• Undertakes continual adjustments with stakeholders in a persuasive manner, to keep the project on course, by use of positive win/win negotiation.
• Recognizes how corporate culture impacts the success of the project; knows how to use organization to achieve objectives.
• Provides leadership, vision and direction setting for both project team and Uniti Fiber.
• Uses knowledge of mission and core strategy as a basis to develop specific objectives and goals.
• Viewed as an expert, highly-sought-after resource, a key advisor to OSP team members.
• Establishes contacts, relationships and oversees/maintains all components involved with existing and proposed network.
• Promotes a diverse work environment through education, training, and professional development opportunities within the department.
• Creates an environment that encourages innovation and team work.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability; prioritizes own and team’s work.
• Anticipates consequences of actions, potential problems, or opportunities for change.
• Sets and meets realistic deadlines. Forecasts changes and communicates current and projected issues.
• Ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability for project budget.
• Creates within the team a shared focus on the importance of achieving results.
• Creates work standards for project; establishes and defines roles and responsibilities, specific outcomes, and clear measures for quality and success of the team.
• Follows through with fair and consistent consequences for both achieving and not achieving results.
• Provides performance feedback and assists employees with plans for development and training.
• Acts decisively in critical situations or to circumvent a potential problem and analyzes situations to mitigate risk.
• Has great influence for all personnel decisions in their area.
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field experience.
• 5-10 years business experience.
• Experience with relevant IT, project management, program management, and product management functions and processes.
• Preference for experience managing in matrix environments, program development, and organizing cross-functional teams.
• Preference for organizational skills, documentation, and strong interpersonal skills.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting, standing, and walking.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds several times a day.
• Overhead lifting of over 20 pounds.
• Bending, stooping, climbing ladders and crawling.
• Keyboarding/typing.
• Long hours involving overtime and weekends as necessary.
• Ability to read effectively from a computer screen, sampling device and/or a paper copy.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Ability to work multiple tasks in a stressful environment while maintaining a positive and pleasant manner with others.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced office environment.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, holidays, and weekends.
  
  

Uniti provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.