Akkodis seeks an Associate Network Construction Manager for a 12-month contract in Edison, NJ. This role involves managing outside and inside plant fiber construction projects, including permitting, utility coordination, and contractor oversight. The position requires strong knowledge of fiber installation, relocation projects, and ensuring project completion within timeline and budget.
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Job Description
Akkodis is seeking an Associate Network Construction Manager for a 12-Months Contract position with a client located in Edison, NJ
Pay Range: $30/hr. - $39/hr. (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)
Job Summary:
Position requires experience with outside plant, inside plant cable, Utility Pole, and ground facilities, with a thorough knowledge of all issues related to local and state permitting, pole and conduit licensing procedures from Utilities, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Oversight relocation and enterprise projects will include activities related to above and below-ground fiber installation, and related utility make-ready. Ensure all assigned projects are completed according to mutually agreed upon timeline and budget of customer. Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with policies and procedures in support of objectives. Represent as the expert on construction issues relating to the new or modifying installation of the infrastructure. This may include the planning for and oversight of work on relocation of facilities in our fiber network.
Responsibilities:
- Attend Kick-Off meetings to support Construction Managers and Project Managers in all aspects of fiber construction work.
- Utilizes Power-BI and other business intelligence tools to analyze data summaries and predictive visualizations for OTP, CRM assignments, etc.
- Attend transportation and other customer meetings as subject matter expert.
- Develop customer relationships that may result in influencing customers to award service work.
- Assist Construction Manager with trips to sites during construction including site survey, Contractor Site Safety Inspections, and construction closeout.
- Clearing conflicts for PADOT, DELDOT, and NJDOT
- Responding in the different jurisdictions operating systems.
- Handling all pole transfers including scheduling the vendors.
- Creating the PO and reconciling the invoice interacting with Vendors
- Managing NJUNS and Coordinates between the utilities and the vendors for a completion schedule.
- Works Relocation projects
- Submitting the Change Management tickets
- Creates pole maps and work orders including assignments.
- Assists with the over lash applications to the power companies.
- Provide direction to general contractors aligned to job specifications.
- Develop a working knowledge of permitting and licensing process in Public and Private right of way and how they vary by municipality and pole owners.
- Ensure Team Management, Project Managers, and customers are aware of issues that will impact project completion or cost.
- Develop proficiency reviewing As Built drawings to validate quantities.
- Ensure that all jobs are maintained in our project tracking system with complete accuracy.
- Be available as an escalation point to engage General Contractors on corrective actions post internal closeout review.
- Observe and learn from Network Construction Managers working with Project Managers, Fiber Engineers, Network Operations Center (NOC), Field Operations, and Customers.
Education Qualifications
- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required or equivalent experience
Experience Qualifications
- 0 - 2 + years of telecommunications/wireless industry experience with preference to both Outside Plant and Inside Plant fiber construction Required
If you are interested in this Associate Network Construction Manager job in Edison, NJ please contact Ashish Rajput at 610-484-2191 or ashish.rajput@akkodisgroup.com For other opportunities available at Akkodis, go to www.akkodis.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Our associates' benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings allow employees to choose the type of coverage that meets their needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave, including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs or direct hires to a client.
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