OSP Construction Coordinator

Gateway Fiber • Overland Park, KS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Gateway Fiber is seeking an outstanding individual to fill our OSP Construction Coordinator role. Gateway is creating a leading, national fiber-to-the-home platform. With the support of its financial sponsor CBRE Investment Management, Gateway plans to reach 500,000 homes and businesses with its service over the next several years. Gateway provides faster, more reliable internet with a simple pricing model and industry-leading customer service. Gateway believes that people want to know they are cared for both professionally and personally at work. We all share a clear vision of where the company is going and how our contributions positively affect our culture and operational performance. At Gateway, we lookout for each other and actively find ways to help one another. We all have a role in defining the path forward towards the company’s vision. We strive for a transparent environment where information is readily shared and our teams feel safe to share feedback, even if it might seem unpopular. Someone in the right role with the tools to succeed can operate autonomously to meet their objectives. Gateway’s beliefs about people shape the company and the way we do business. Gateway Fiber is seeking an OSP Construction Coordinator to facilitate and monitor fiber optic network operations processes, systems, and projects in an outside plant environment. As part of the larger Network Deployment team, this role sits at the juncture of outside plant operations, engineering, and construction. The OSP Construction Coordinator will frequently direct peers in engineering and construction activities to ensure schedule and budget performance.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ OSP construction and/or operations exposure, preferably in a fiber optic network setting
• 2+ years’ experience administering enterprise database systems
• Strong computer skills and deep knowledge of MS Office suite
• Familiarity with contracts review, interpretation, and administration

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of fiber optic engineering, construction, and splicing
• Experience with SiteTracker
• Knowledge of issues pertaining to utilities occupying various rights-of-way
• Experience with operating fiber network (customer traffic management, fiber optics properties, etc)
• Familiarity with GIS platforms such as ESRI and reading GIS-based construction plans

Responsibilities

• Project management of planned maintenance projects
• Review and dispatch of potential network threats for team resolution
• Compliance with ongoing right-of-way obligations
• Coordination of communications and record-keeping for emergency network repairs
• Process design, refinement, and documentation to improve efficiency
• Communication with municipal, private, and other right-of-way authorities
• Collaboration with peer teams (Procurement, Accounting, Marketing) in conference calls and via email to achieve complex goals and improve customer experience
• Collection and evaluation of project financial data to support Management efforts and drive efficiency

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed