Director - OSP Engineering & Construction ( Muscogee / Forsyth, GA )

Lumos is looking for a full-time Director of OSP Engineering & Construction! If you are a Director of OSP Engineering & Construction who’s excited for a fast-paced experience, ready to help us grow, and ready to recommend process changes that ensure we’re harnessing our technology to the best of our ability while broadening our scope leading an OSP Engineering and Construction team. The Director will have end-to-end market responsibility for OSP infrastructure including Market Expansion, Success-Based projects and BAU work. You’ll champion continuous process improvement and best practices implementation, while working closely with business stakeholders across the organization, to ensure that results align with the organization's strategic goals.

This position requires a combination of strong leadership, business, technical, and communication skills, with a strong focus in OSP Engineering & Construction. Critical understanding of strategic planning concepts, principles, business processes and change management within telecommunications industry.

Company Summary

Lumos provides 100% Fiber-Optic Internet access to more than 375,000 homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and has recently announced expansion into Ohio and Kentucky.

We believe that the possibilities of tomorrow cannot be built on the infrastructure of yesterday.  That’s why we’re building a 100% Fiber Optic network from the ground up for families, businesses, and communities, backed by local, expert customer service. An Internet built for that most hopeful of all things – the future. Because whatever the future holds, Lumos makes it faster.

Learn more at  Lumos | High-Speed Fiber Internet Provider (lumosfiber.com)

Our Mission and Values

At Lumos, we are driven by our commitment to a brighter tomorrow. We take pride in being the first to deliver 100% Fiber Optic Internet for families, small businesses, and communities. We know the possibilities of tomorrow can’t be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. And when we deliver uninterrupted Internet and limitless capacity, we create new opportunities for everyone.

We believe that the past is over, and the future is fast. That’s why we are who we are: the disruptors of the status quo. Guided by our purpose and startup mindset, we step up, move first, and adapt as we go. Here, there’s no hierarchy, only hustle.

We are all servant leaders, confident in our purpose and humble enough to pay close attention to the details. We all have the power to help solve problems and find solutions for our customers and teammates - and we do - by putting people first and doing whatever it takes to build loyalty with our customers and within our team.

We’re passionate about our customers’ experience. Their futures don’t stand still, and neither do ours. We’ll never stop reinventing ourselves to meet our customers’ evolving needs - because we know that our work, delivering 100% fiber optic internet, truly changes people’s lives.

Essential Functions

• Provides direction and leadership to the OSP Engineering & Construction teams within assigned markets
• Aligning with company vision establishing goals and objectives that create constant improvement
• Participate in requirements prioritization, vendor interface, and selection evaluation
• Reviews Engineering designs to ensure efficient and cost-effective build practices are applied
• Directs the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple large scale business projects
• Manage process workflow scopes and mitigate risks across organization
• Promote teamwork, process improvement and organizational collaboration
• Actively engage in client and third-party relationships by project demands and needs
• Assure that new projects are deployed according to standards while minimizing cost
• Improve productivity through active management, while fostering safe work practices and procedures
• Manage Capex/Opex budgets to align with market build plans and operational strategies
• Provide clear, streamlined, written and oral readouts as relates to milestones, status, risks, achievements, processes, methods, technologies and proposed solutions etc.
• Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with internal/external contacts and customers at all levels of organization

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, Technical or credentials desired and/or equivalent experience.
• Experience:
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience pertaining to the telecommunications industry desired
• OSP management experience required, including extensive experience in OSP Engineering and Construction
• Proven ability to successfully lead and track process improvement through closure
• Must have capability to comfortably interface and give presentations at all levels of the organization
• Key Competencies:
• OSP Engineering and technical experience desired
• Able to quickly identify capability gaps, identify plausible solutions, develop prototypes and implement new functionality based on business needs
• Strong communication skills with a high degree of accountability
• High degree of problem solving and decision-making ability
• Ability to collaborate successfully across the company at all levels of the organization
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, working well in a team environment
• Ability to create and meet timelines cognizant of business needs and constraints
• Highly self-motivated, driven work ethic, keen attention to detail
• Ability to collaboratively work directly with internal teams and external business partners
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment

Benefits & Perks

Our commitment to communities includes recruiting and rewarding the Lumos team members who are working together to build a brighter tomorrow.

We have:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Competitive compensation packages, including bonus options for eligible positions.
• Paid Time Off and 12 Paid Holidays / Personal Days.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to professional support for life’s challenges.
• 401K plan w/ up to 5% employer contribution and a self-directed brokerage option.
• Wellness program offering education and cash incentives for gym attendance and nutrition programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Discounts on Lumos Fiber Internet for employees who live in our service areas.

At Lumos we recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. We have a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.