Kinetic Manager-OSP Engineering

About the Role:

The Manager of Outside Plant Engineering is responsible for leading a dynamic team within a leading telecommunications brand, connecting homeowners, small businesses, enterprises, and carrier partners across the United States. This role is vital for establishing meaningful customer connections and fostering long-term relationships by ensuring customers receive the products they value.

What You'll Do:

• Provide leadership and direction to employees regarding outside plant installation and maintenance activities
• Analyze diverse problems by evaluating various factors and exercise sound judgment in selecting appropriate engineering techniques to obtain solutions
• Plan, analyze, and provide recommendations and work guidance to support the new construction and modification of outside plant network structures and facilities
• Oversee wireline engineering and construction projects to ensure timely and budget-compliant completion
• Serve as the primary contact for problem resolution
• Ensure adherence to established policies and management guidelines while providing direction to employees
• Other duties as assigned.

This is a safety-sensitive position.

Do You Have?

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  College degree in Engineering or a related field and 5-7 years of experience, including 0-2 years of supervisory experience, or 9+ years of equivalent related Engineering/Technical experience with 0-2 years of supervisory experience, or a combination of education and related Engineering/Technical experience.

  
  Broad knowledge of a variety of vendor equipment and outside plant electronics disciplines
• Proven ability to lead a team of individual contributors to achieve departmental goals
• Candid and authentic communication style
• Ability to effectively lead and provide managerial insight and direction to a technically oriented workforce handling multiple projects driven by diverse customer needs

Even Better:

• Desire to grow and develop direct reports
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Growth mindset
• High regard and ability to collaborate across the organization for success
• Deep OSP construction knowledge (aerial/underground, make-ready, splicing, testing), permitting processes, and OSP standards (NESC, OSHA).
• Proficiency with MS Office (advanced Excel), EPM (QuickBase), Job Trac, and construction project management software.
• Experience managing contractors and vendor performance via SLAs and scorecards.
• Familiarity with fiber assignment workflows, as-built documentation, and Service Delivery handoff requirements.
• Continuous improvement mindset; experience with process optimization, KPIs, and root-cause analysis (Lean/Six Sigma a plus).
• PMP or equivalent project/program management certification.

Work Environment and Travel:

• Hybrid/remote with periodic on-site meetings; ability to travel to market areas, contractor yards, or job sites as needed (up to 10-20%).
• Occasional field walks or job-site visits to support issue resolution or quality checks.

The starting compensation range for this position is 90,700 to 121,400.

Physical Tasks- Standing Occasionally: 0-33% | Walking Occasionally: 0-33% |Sitting Continuously: 67-100%

Driving: Car: Frequently: 34-66% | Climbing: Occasionally: 0-33% |Bending: Occasionally: 0-33% | Crouching: Occasionally: 0-33% | Pushing - Pulling: Occasionally: 0-33% | Carrying: Occasionally: 0-33% | Reaching Above Head: Occasionally: 0-33%

Lowering >1-15 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33% | >15-30 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33% | >30 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33%

Repetitive Hand Action: >Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | >Fine Manipulating: Frequently: 34-66% |Operate Foot Control: Frequently: 34-66%

Audio Visual Needs - Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%| Far Vision: Occasionally: 0-33% |Peripheral Vision: Occasionally: 0-33%| Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33% | Color Discrimination: Continuously: 67-100%

Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment: Computer, Printer, Fax, Telephone, Basic Office Supplies, Copier, Vehicle

Exposures to: Cold: Occasionally: 0-33% | Heat: Occasionally: 0-33% | Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33% | Heights: Occasionally: 0-33% | Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33% | Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33% | Lung Irritants: Dust: Occasionally: 0-33% | Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%

Types of Driver's License Required: Driver's License

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens:Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti's network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or email CORP.HRlegal@uniti.com as soon as possible for information on Uniti's foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants: Depending on the position and its job functions, offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of certain pre-employment screenings, including but not limited to drug-screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screening. All such screenings will be conducted by an external third-party with the Candidate's written consent and in accordance with federal and state law. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required pre-employment screening may disqualify the candidate from employment. Any misrepresentation during the application or interview process may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of offer, or termination.