The Wireline Construction Manager is responsible for successfully delivering wireline design and building projects. They oversee Team Leads, Site Supervisors and Foreman to ensure that the work is completed safely, on time, within budget, and to a high-quality standard. The Wireline Construction Manager also oversees budgets, schedules, and overall project delivery. The Wireline Construction Manager provides leadership to strategically manage risk, monitor project health, and ensure each phase of work is started or completed on time.

Job Responsibilities

• Understanding construction methods to place telecommunications services, locating, and various fiber optic cable placement services.
• The ability to conduct and assist in internal audits to determine compliance with procedures, controls, and applicable laws or regulations.
• Payroll hours review and cost management.
• Business case analysis / Job verification.
• Performance Management tracking.
• Job support, including customer interaction and public interaction.
• Ability to read and understand construction prints.
• Understands utility locates and ensures public and network safety.
• Extensive knowledge of equipment operation, including directional drills, drilling locating systems, backhoes, excavators, trenchers, fiber plows , pull cats and fibre blowing / pulling operations.
• Is deeply familiar with telecommunications OSP and ISP facilities.
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot problems.
• Monitor builds progress, oversee finance, and ensure project quality.
• Escalate issues to the Manager Operations promptly.
• Making strategic decisions and providing leadership and direction to the project teams.
• Meeting with clients, stakeholders, and project managers to report on project progress regularly and
• building strong working relationships while ensuring client satisfaction.
• Develop cost-effective plans to enable practical project completion, including project close-out.
• Managing risks to avoid delays or reputational damage.
• Ensuring permits and all construction work packages are secured before project execution.
• Coach and mentor project teams through project performance, performance reviews, one-on-one meetings, and constructive feedback.
• Understand and implement WesTower’s Health and Safety guidelines, including participating in audits, developing crisis management plans, etc.
• Be a safety leader and champion by rolling out new safety processes and tools and setting a great example of a positive safety culture.
• Ensure and promote a safe working environment for all employees.

Requirements

• Technical Diploma and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant telecommunications wireline construction experience.
• Must have a solid understanding of the nuances of telecom OSP/ISP builds and an in-depth knowledge of what it takes to build or upgrade a wireline network.
• Ability to participate in the planning and overall management of a project schedule.
• Understand construction documents and ensure they are complete; protect the owner's and WesTower’s interests; clearly define expectations; and provide incentives to perform.
• Knowledge of construction project costs and budgets.
• Ability to build a strong team-oriented and HSE-conscious culture at work.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Work Conditions

• Office and Field setting.
• Manual dexterity is required to use desktop computers and peripherals.
• Interacts with upper and middle management, employees, subcontractors, and clients.
• Repetitive work.
• Overtime, as required.