Network Engineering Director jobs in Mcallen, TX

Job Description:

Job Title: Director of Network and Fiber Construction

Reports to: VP Network Construction & Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Engineering 

 *This position will cover the McAllen/Laredo area

At Vexus Fiber, we don’t just bury lines, we plant roots which is why we want you to Discover More with a rewarding career in technology with a company committed to growing right in the areas it serves. We value our employees because they are essential in our efforts to provide top quality fiber internet and because they help us make our communities stronger. Being a part of the Vexus family offers you the opportunity to enjoy accomplishment and success in a career with true growth potential and with a company that believes in providing the training and support you need to succeed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installation and maintenance of buried and aerial fiber.
• Make and implement recommendations that will improve the construction process.
• Help develop the yearly construction budget.
• Maintain budget
• Schedule work efforts
• Hire/termination of employees
• Weekly reporting of money spent, pending and completed work, and accidents/damages
• Communicate with city officials about work efforts, damages, and completion dates.
• Construction fleet and equipment management
• Help develop safety standards and implementation in coordination with the Maintenance and Safety Compliance officer
• Keep track of all employee time – including overtime, vacation, ect.
• Makes sure that all employees that are traveling are properly scheduled and equipped.

Skills and Abilities:

• Maintain forty (40) hours per week performance level, plus additional hours as job requires, including after hours and weekends as needed.
• Ability to work without direct supervision 90% of the time as required by job.
• Maintain positive attitude towards co-workers and industry contacts.
• Maintain professional dress and grooming as defined in the Vexus Employee Manual.
• Personally identify strengths and limitations and willingly self-correct to meet necessary standards of performance.
• Adhere to company policies and practices as specified in the Vexus Employee Manual.
• Maintain work area in neat and orderly fashion.
• Establish and adhere to a record of good attendance and punctuality.
• Maintain confidentiality of all customer and company information.
• Maintain accurate time records as required for position.
• Contribute to the overall success of individual personnel and to the company as a whole.
• Represent the company at all times in a professional manner.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Telecommunications or a similar field preferred or commensurate experience in the telecommunications industry.
• Five or more years of relevant work experience.
• Three or more years of management experience.

Technical Skills: 

• Knowledge of the telecommunications industry and its practices.
• Knowledge of underground and aerial construction.
• Knowledge of safety practices pertaining to underground and aerial construction.
• Have the ability to operate a backhoe safely.
• Have the ability to operate a trencher/plow safely.
• Have the ability to operate a bucket truck safely.
• Have the ability to operate a boring machine safely.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to lead and drive execution of projects.
• Willingness to take ownership of resolving issues as they arise.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Responsiveness to our external and internal customers.
• Team player with peers, subordinates and superiors.
• Strong communication skills across all departments in the organization as well as with vendors, professional contacts and vendors.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk; stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. 
• Occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• The employee must be able to occasionally lift and carry 60-lbs. weight. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in this environment is usually moderate.

*Vexus is an equal opportunity employer.