Construction Manager

Job Title: Manager, Construction

Reports to: Senior Manager, Construction

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Operations

Location: Coral Springs

About our company

Blue Stream Fiber provides all customers, including residents, HOAs, COAs, developers, and businesses with the most advanced broadband, television, and voice products all over 100% gigabit-capable networks. With a 45-year history of providing customers with local and high-touch customer service and world-class future-proof technology, Blue Stream Fiber has become a trusted telecommunications partner throughout Florida.

Our Mission Statement:

We earn the trust of communities to provide their essential connection to the world, Internet Service. Using our service will improve our customers’ daily experience, because for once, they will have Internet, TV and Phone that just works right every day and is backed by a team that cares.

Our Vision Statement:

To push the bar higher each day, to never stop listening to our customers and to provide a service that is clearly better than anyone else.

Why work for us:

• Industry leader for over 45 years.
• Great culture and support team.
• Dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Eligibility to enroll in medical benefits after one month, as well as 401K plan.
• PTO & Paid Holidays.
• Strong company commitment to community outreach initiatives.
• Recipient of multiple industry awards, including Best Places to Work, Innovation, Leadership and Readers’ choice.

About the role:

The Construction Manager will oversee and coordinate various construction projects from start to finish, ensuring that schedules and budgets are followed. They will select, contracts, and oversee laborers and outside contractors for specific needs to ensure that work meets quality standards and adheres to specifications.

Responsibilities for this role:

• Develop and maintain a list of preferred and qualified vendors to perform underground, in building and aerial construction. Establish and maintain fair and competitive project and piece rate prices for vendors through MSAs.
• Establish and monitor construction and safety standards through consistent quality control checks on each project to ensure compliance with design and contract specifications.
• Work closely with the Construction Coordinator(s) to oversee the proper execution of each project including customer friendly implementation, safety standards, timeline adherence and compliance with contract and budget specifications.
• Direct your team while coordinating closely with all other departments to create and execute effective plans for the design and construction of fiber optic networks in compliance with company policy and budget standards.
• Onboard, lead and coach a team of coordinators and other employees as assigned.
• Ensure all construction invoices match project plans and BOMs and costs are in strict compliance with contracts, P. O’s, and budget.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with utilities, developers, permitting agencies and government officials.
• Work with long haul providers to establish timely and cost-effective connectivity from the company’s data center to each project/community.
• Communicate with key internal and external stakeholders to provide updates about construction progress.
• Coordinate permitting and make-ready process.
• Analyze needs and designs for construction projects.
• Handle customer and construction contractor problems/escalations.
• Perform site inspections for quality control for in house and contract labor.
• Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
• Ensure compliance with all OSHA and company safety standards throughout the entire construction process.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Requirements for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting, or Computer Science or equivalent work experience required.
• Abila to communicate in the English language. Bilingual in any language is a plus.
• Able to organize and prioritize effectively.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and Power Point.
• Over 4 years of network construction management experience in the fiber optic or cable TV industry.
• Valid Driver’s License, acceptable driving record.
• Experience working across departments to foster strong working relationships between teams.
• Knowledge of Fiber and Coaxial network construction techniques.
• Knowledge of underground and aerial network construction.
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Ability to manage emergencies and rapidly changing priorities, and to effectively direct the work activities of others under all work conditions.
• Ability to supervise and motivate others.
• Familiarity and compliance with safety standards.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to read general to complex system layouts from blueprints.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics and electronics.

Blue Stream Fiber is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer, our team has a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we value:

• Accountability
• Innovation
• Teamwork
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Dependability
• Integrity

We welcome new perspectives and affirm that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, familial or marital state, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.