The Manager of Construction and Planning oversees all aspects of the coordination, build, rebuild and upgrade of construction projects. Supports teams that perform field engineering, design, construction and activation of Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)/Fiber builds. Candidate will support the planning of network splicing for coax and fiber optic networks. Would assist in organizing repairs and inspections of HFC networks and ensures backbone network is available for launch or deployment of products.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Reviews and approves all project designs and determines cost effectiveness.
• Maintains workflow databases and updates schedules.
• Maintains data integrity for team.
• Participates in managing and estimating revenue forecasts, material planning, capital and expense budgets.
• Establishes aggressive timelines for work to ensure project meets due dates.
• Responsible for plant integrity by overseeing plant damage repair, aerial construction, construction upgrades, underground drops (new/rebuild) and the negotiation of contracts.
• Ensures work-zone safety, work quality and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local commission and agency rules and regulations.
• Oversees the placement and replacing of fiber, coax, and copper network distribution cables and drops; minimizes backlogs and ensures timely installation/repairs.
• Reaches out to other Cox locations/peers for sharing of best practices, lessons learned, reliability and operational efficiencies.
• Hires, develops, coaches and sets performance goals and expectations for employees, conducts performance evaluations, monitors workflow, sets priorities and provides leadership to the department.
• Oversees the scheduling of projects to ensure that objectives are met, maintains and protects existing plant, increases service options, expands the customer base, and increases revenues.
• Maintains correct technical operation of the fiber optic network that transports analog and digital signals, HFC telephony and HSI.
• Develops and negotiates contracts and obtains corporate legal advice when required. Ensures contractor adheres to project specifications and oversees their performance.
• May oversee the splicing and activation work involving construction and repair of the fiber optic network.
• May oversee the job functions of any and all activities within construction.

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience in a related field; or 10 years’ experience in a related field
• Minimum of 1+ year of experience in management or lead role
• Requires strong knowledge of the entire MS Office Suite, My World, WATTS, OARCLE and WFQ
• Excellent skills: interpersonal, leadership, presentation, and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization
• Demonstrated experience driving employee performance metrics excellent interpersonal, teamwork, collaborative and creativity skills to work effectively with teams throughout the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• Degree in related discipline strongly desired (e.g., Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, etc.)

• Experience in Telecommunications
  

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