Senior OSP Controls Project Manager

Zayo Group

3d•$95,100 - $146,300•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager, Long Haul Controls leads the controls framework for Long Haul OSP projects from handoff into Construction through closeout. The role ensures projects are properly established, follow required controls and reporting standards, maintain schedule and risk discipline, meet quality and compliance requirements, and remain visible throughout delivery. This position provides independent controls governance across the project lifecycle, drives consistent practices, challenges gaps, ensures corrective actions are completed, and escalates material risks or issues to the Director. It partners with Construction, Engineering, Contracts, Capital Controls, Materials/Supply Chain, upstream delivery teams, and external vendors. The role also helps design and continuously improve the Long Haul controls operating model, reporting framework, risk process, vendor scorecards, and project standards. The position leads controls intake and setup; maintains reporting standards and operating cadence; validates schedule, risk, quality, compliance, and milestone information; governs quality reviews, audits, corrective actions, and closeout readiness; and manages portfolio risk and vendor-performance visibility. It also develops process improvements, playbooks, templates, and training, and provides day-to-day guidance and functional leadership to Controls and QA resources. The role is remote. The estimated base salary range is $95,100–$146,300 annually. Non-sales roles may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive plan. The position may be eligible for health insurance, life insurance, disability and retirement plans, paid time off, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan, and paid parental leave. The position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in telecommunications, fiber OSP construction, large-scale infrastructure deployment, project controls, or related project-management environments.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in project controls, project/program management, construction oversight, quality/compliance governance, or a combination of these disciplines.
Strong working knowledge of long-haul OSP construction methods, project lifecycle, construction documentation, schedule obligations, vendor delivery, testing/acceptance, and closeout practices.
Ability to read and interpret construction documents, project schedules, contract deliverables, and engineering information to identify controls, quality, schedule, and execution risks.
Working knowledge of OSP construction standards, fiber specifications, testing requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Understanding of contract requirements related to schedule, deliverables, quality, documentation, acceptance, and vendor performance.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including recognizing patterns, identifying root causes, and turning recurring issues into practical process improvements.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with disciplined follow-through across multiple projects, risks, corrective actions, and operating rhythms.
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to challenge Project Managers, Construction leaders, vendors, and cross-functional partners directly and constructively.
Ability to translate project data and controls findings into clear, actionable portfolio insights and escalate issues appropriately.
Demonstrated ability to create, implement, and improve standardized processes, templates, reporting frameworks, scorecards, checklists, and training materials.
Ability to mentor team members and provide functional direction as the Controls organization grows.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including strong Excel skills, as well as Google Workspace and Google Earth.
Experience with project management, reporting, and tracking systems.
Eligible to work without employment-based visa sponsorship; the employer will not provide, transfer, or assume sponsorship for an employment visa or work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Construction Management, Telecommunications, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience is considered.
Experience supporting large capital construction programs and working across the full project lifecycle from intake/setup through construction, delivery, and closeout.
Familiarity with federally funded program requirements such as NTIA, BABA, Davis-Bacon, and environmental compliance.
SiteTracker experience.
Salesforce experience.
Advanced Excel, dashboarding, or data-analysis capability.

Responsibilities

Lead controls intake for new Long Haul construction projects, ensuring clear ownership, complete setup, and required controls before execution.
Ensure projects are accurately established in Salesforce, SiteTracker, and required reporting and tracking tools, with consistent identifiers, links, milestones, and core project data.
Coordinate with Construction and cross-functional partners to establish the appropriate project team, functional owners, and responsibilities before execution.
Establish the standard project kickoff framework and ensure clear cross-functional ownership, responsibilities, and Controls expectations.
Establish and maintain project reporting templates, required fields, source links, cadence, and minimum reporting expectations across the Long Haul portfolio.
Ensure Construction teams establish and maintain schedules, milestones, deliverables, production forecasts, and project trackers according to program standards.
Monitor adherence to contract and program schedule requirements, identify deviations, confirm recovery plans or escalations, and track unresolved exceptions.
Own the recurring Controls operating cadence, including weekly project updates, risk refreshes, vendor scorecards, controls reviews, and consolidated portfolio reporting readiness.
Validate completeness, consistency, and reliability of project-level schedule, risk, quality, compliance, and milestone information used to assess portfolio health.
Partner with Contracts to define schedule, milestone, reporting, quality, and project-control requirements for RFPs and contracts.
Govern quality and compliance processes, ensuring required reviews, inspections, documentation, and acceptance activities occur at the appropriate project lifecycle stages.
Partner with technical Quality/Standards resources, Engineering, and Construction to document, assign, track, and resolve technical findings.
Maintain portfolio corrective-action tracking from issue identification through ownership, due date, resolution, and escalation of overdue or recurring items.
Conduct controls and documentation audits to verify adherence to tracking protocols, required controls, contractual obligations, closeout requirements, and compliance processes.
Develop and deliver Controls training on project setup, reporting expectations, risk management, corrective-action tracking, and closeout requirements.
Develop and maintain an independent Controls view of vendor performance using schedule, quality/compliance, documentation, corrective-action, and other agreed indicators.
Coordinate with the Director, Contracts, and Construction Directors to develop and maintain formal vendor scorecards and ensure their consistent use in Controls reporting.
Identify vendor-performance trends and recurring issues, challenge unmet controls or commitments, and inform the Director about matters that may need leadership intervention.
Own the portfolio risk-management process and risk register, ensuring material risks have owners, mitigation plans, due dates, status, and escalation paths.
Own closeout readiness, ensuring required controls, documentation, quality/compliance actions, acceptance activities, and handoffs are complete or clearly dispositioned before closure.
Capture closeout findings, lessons learned, and recurring portfolio themes and use them to improve standards, templates, reporting, scorecards, training, and operating practices.
Identify systemic issues, design practical process improvements, lead implementation of approved changes, and measure adoption and effectiveness.
Develop and maintain standardized playbooks, checklists, templates, reporting frameworks, and training materials.
Provide day-to-day guidance, mentoring, and functional leadership to other Controls and QA resources as the team grows.