Sr Asset Optimization Manager

External Crown Castle Careers • Houston, TX

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Asset Optimization Manager is responsible for improving the financial performance of the tower portfolio through rigorous asset-by-asset analysis and coordination with various departments to execute efficiency strategies. This leader identifies, evaluates, and spurs implementation of opportunities to reduce operating expenses, including utility usage, taxes, rationalize or decommission underperforming assets, and identifying financial and operational targets to bring specific assets in line with best-in-class profitability and customer-readiness standards. The role partners cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Legal, Tax, and Customer teams to ensure maximum value creation across the portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in telecommunications, tower infrastructure, real estate optimization, or related asset-management fields.
• Strong financial acumen, including ROI analysis, modeling, and business case development.
• Proven success in cost-reduction initiatives
• Ability to manage large datasets and use analytics to drive decisions.
• Creative thinking and collaborative approach is required to be successful.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with tower management platforms, asset-level databases, or utility monitoring systems.
• Accounting and Finance experience.
• Understanding of telecom network operations, power systems, and site construction.
• Strong project management background with experience leading multi-department initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and build relationships across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed asset-level evaluations to identify opportunities for cost reduction, utility optimization, revenue enhancement, asset disposition, reduce maintenance obligations, simplification and customer-readiness enhancement.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized portfolio improvement roadmap with quantified financial impact.
• Lead the development of initiatives to reduce site OPEX, CapEx, land lease expense, and improve customer readiness.
• Identify top targets for renegotiation, rent reductions, license increase minimums.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to identify cost-saving strategies and identify specific Business Units for action to reduce maintenance costs.
• Work closely with Finance to report savings, track KPIs, and validate forecasted vs. actual impacts.
• Collaborate to build reporting tools to track asset efficiencies, cost trends, and realized savings.
• Present recommendations and results to senior leadership with clear business justification and financial modeling.
• Lead comprehensive reviews to determine whether assets should be retired, consolidated, or sold based on usage, revenue, cost, and strategic relevance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents).
• Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions).
• New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees.
• Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns.
• Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate.
• Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service).
• 10 company holidays plus 2 floating holidays.
• All offices provide free beverages and snacks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior