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.
- 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.
- 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.
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