Regional Cable and Splicing Manager

Internal•Vancouver, WA

About The Position

Love Your Mondays again! Join the Future of Connectivity with Metronet! Regional Cable & Splicing Manager Cable & Splicing Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing all required underground cable placing and splicing of all aerial and underground facilities. The Cable & Splicing Manager shall follow through with responsibilities to supervise, inspect, and monitor all work in conformance with company, local, and federal standards and specifications. Essential Job Functions: Prepare and manage schedule for cable placing, splicing, terminating and testing of all OSP fiber plant. Recruit, evaluate, pre-qualify and select contract splicers to augment any available company resources to meet project requirements. Review test results and provide recommendations to release newly constructed OSP plant for service. Accurately interpret splice documents, assign to contractors or in-house personnel and schedule all activities to meet company objectives for new customer service. Coordinate with project and construction managers to deploy resources into completed network service areas and complete splicing work within market schedules. Coordinate with company splicing resources and contract splicers, if necessary, to assure adequate resources are available to pull, splice, terminate and test installed plant within the project schedule deadlines. Oversee field construction activities, including quality assurance. Ensure on-site jobsite safety. Interact with CADD Operators – verify completion of accurate engineering drawings and as-built drawings. Maintain day-to-day communication with the Construction and/or Engineering Managers. Produce quality results in an efficient and cost effective manner. Represent Metronet professionally to satisfy immediate customer needs and to foster return business. Respond clearly and effectively to spoken requests over the phone or in person, and to verbal or written instructions. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and the general public. Maintain regular, consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, and personal appearance according to company policies. Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role. Adhere to company policies, regulations, procedures, and principles.

Requirements

Supervision of construction and/or splicing crews, familiarity with instruments used to splice, test and/or run trouble on outside plant fiber cabling, and knowledge of management reporting fundamentals mandatory
Familiarity with OSP design, fiber configuration and assignments and ability to read and interpret splicing documents and OSP construction drawings a must.
5+ years of experience in the fiber / telecommunications / telecom construction industry

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in construction management, civil or electrical engineering is beneficial
BICSI Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare and manage schedule for cable placing, splicing, terminating and testing of all OSP fiber plant.
Recruit, evaluate, pre-qualify and select contract splicers to augment any available company resources to meet project requirements.
Review test results and provide recommendations to release newly constructed OSP plant for service.
Accurately interpret splice documents, assign to contractors or in-house personnel and schedule all activities to meet company objectives for new customer service.
Coordinate with project and construction managers to deploy resources into completed network service areas and complete splicing work within market schedules.
Coordinate with company splicing resources and contract splicers, if necessary, to assure adequate resources are available to pull, splice, terminate and test installed plant within the project schedule deadlines.
Oversee field construction activities, including quality assurance.
Ensure on-site jobsite safety.
Interact with CADD Operators – verify completion of accurate engineering drawings and as-built drawings.
Maintain day-to-day communication with the Construction and/or Engineering Managers.
Produce quality results in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Represent Metronet professionally to satisfy immediate customer needs and to foster return business.
Respond clearly and effectively to spoken requests over the phone or in person, and to verbal or written instructions.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and the general public.
Maintain regular, consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, and personal appearance according to company policies.
Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role.
Adhere to company policies, regulations, procedures, and principles.