Project Manager

  Key Responsibilities 

• Effectively manage multiple dark fiber, and fiber engineering projects from award to completion including site acquisition, engineering, permitting, construction and project closeout.

• Ensure all projects are completed according to the contract documents within budget and on schedule.

• Proactively identify and mitigate any issues that may impact budget or schedule

• Effectively communicate any obstacles that may impact budget or schedule to senior management and customer

• Lead internal and external deployment meetings, identify project roadblocks, and implement changes as necessary to ensure timely project completion

• Serve as entitlement lead during weekly customer meetings. Ability to comprehend and serve as a subject matter expert on matters related to state & local telecommunication municipal codes. Understand and be able to articulate

details of Federal Wireless Facilities Deployment legislation including Sec. 6409(a) Wireless Facilities Deployment.

• Lead pre-project planning meetings.

• Coordinate with internal and external resources to ensure that permit submittal packages meet local and statewide municipal requirements.

• Coordinate with internal partners to ensure building permits are properly closed out at the completion of construction.

• Develop and maintain relationships with municipalities, including, but not limited to Code Enforcement Staff, Building Inspectors, Members of City Councils, Planning & Zoning Staffs, Commissions and various neighborhood groups. Represent Essentia at municipal meetings to obtain all required zoning approvals.

• Manage all aspects of complying with conditions of approvals from municipalities for the installation, maintenance and continued operation of company sites.

• Resolve Property Owner issues, while improving the quality of our relationships.

• Manage internal and external vendors to ensure timely receipt of deliverables, cost management and vendor relations as appropriate.

• Effectively partner with other Essentia personnel teams on zoning and permitting questions and issues.

• Ensure accurate and complete files are maintained for projects and appropriate documents are distributed in a timely manner in accordance with Company and customer standards. Manage the deliverables and ensure quality control.

• Escalate matters when needed to ensure timely project completion.

Why Essentia: 

• We’re growing at a rapid pace with a proven strategy and solid track record. 
• Our team members have the autonomy and support to deliver solutions that delight our clients.
• Our culture is values-based, with a tightknit, collaborative team that’s in it to win it.
• We’re passionate about what we do and are driven by a purpose larger than ourselves: to connect everyone, everywhere to a better way of life. 
• We’ve been recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work; Best NC Employer; NC Mid-Market Fast 40; Inc 5000; Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Company in The America’s 2022, among other honors. 

We could keep going, but we’re hoping to tell you the rest in person. 

If you’re yearning for an opportunity to be recognized and valued for who you are and what you’re really good at we’d love to talk with you about this mission-critical position.

· Bachelor’s degree in Business or equivalent work experience

· Wireless industry experience preferred

· Zoning and Permitting experience preferred Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

· Detail oriented and demonstrates good organizational skills

· Proficient in Office Suite, including; Excel, Word, Power Point & Outlook

· Knowledge of Google Earth is a plus

· Knowledge of Municipal GIS systems is a plus

· Knowledge of how to read construction drawings is a plus

· Home office area and ability to work from home

· Ability to occasionally travel within the U.S. as the job requires

Our Values

Essentia’s vision is to be most admired for our trustworthiness as a business partner and employer, while achieving industry-leading results for our clients. To achieve this, we have adopted four core values that guide our decisions and actions in all we do and set us apart from our competitors.

• INNOVATION - We see abundant possibilities and few limitations
• COLLABORATION - We believe the power is in “we” not “I”
• IMPACT - We work and live to make a difference
• JUDGMENT - We think first then act smart

Essentia is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected category. Essentia also participates in the federal eVerify program.