Manager, Fiber Engineering

Role overview Manage a regional team of fiber engineers and planners responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining fiber network routes and services. The role combines team leadership and coaching with hands-on oversight of network design, project delivery, operational performance, and customer escalations.

Responsibilities - Lead a team of engineers and planners, set objectives, track milestones, and develop staff through coaching and training. - Coordinate internal teams to deliver complex network projects accurately and on schedule. - Design fiber routes for point-to-point, ring, and path-diverse services; prepare schematics, distance estimates, and splicing estimates. - Research network records to support design, optimization, relocations, and restoration work. - Keep fiber and circuit inventory records accurate as facilities change. - Monitor operational measures such as repair times, on-time installations, operating costs, and installed revenue; identify process improvements and address escalated customer issues.

Requirements - Engineering bachelor’s degree or equivalent network experience. - At least five years of technical telecommunications experience involving engineering methods, outside or inside plant, optical equipment or applications, and project management. - Analytical, organizational, and time-management skills, including the ability to prioritize and work independently. - Experience using database management systems and standard office productivity tools. - Flexibility in working hours and availability on a 24/7 basis. - Experience with optical test equipment such as OTDR, PMD, or optical spectrum analyzers.

Nice to have - Basic knowledge of fiber network design. - Experience training staff to use fiber optic test equipment.

Benefits and work setup The listed annual base salary range is $71,800–$110,400 USD. The source also describes health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings, and paid time off, including parental leave.