Senior Construction Manager

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We are seeking a Senior Telecom Construction & Deployment Lead in Guatemala City to provide technical leadership and execution support for network implementation. This role involves coordinating end-to-end construction and deployment, managing stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with quality and EHS standards.

Responsibilities

Provide functional and technical leadership for telecommunications construction and deployment activities.
Coordinate activities and stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, contractors, and field teams.
Serve as a key escalation point for technical, operational, construction, and deployment issues.
Interpret customer scope and translate it into executable construction and deployment plans.
Assess site readiness and feasibility and determine the appropriate build approach.
Plan, coordinate, and follow up on construction and deployment activities.
Manage work orders, non-FPP activities, and related compensation processes.
Support budget management and ensure adherence to financial and project guidelines.
Provide effort and scope estimates during pre-sales and early project phases.
Identify and resolve equipment, material, construction, and deployment issues.
Plan and follow up on quality assurance activities.
Ensure construction activities comply with Project OHS/EHS requirements and statutory regulations.
Provide technical guidance on construction solutions and establish the appropriate order of operations.
Support and guide Field Construction Managers and other field stakeholders.
Interface directly with customers, property owners, suppliers, contractors, and internal teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields in construction.
Significant hands-on experience managing telecommunications construction projects, particularly tower and new site builds.
Fluent English skills.
Proven experience providing technical solutions and guiding construction and deployment order of operations.
Strong experience assessing site feasibility and providing site design and construction consulting.
Experience managing and coordinating contractors and suppliers and estimating scope for civil works, ground works, L&A, backhaul, fiber, power, and maintenance activities.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, particularly in complex field and deployment environments.
Deep understanding of site acquisition, zoning, permitting, landlord negotiations, leasing requirements, jurisdictional requirements, and environmental compliance.
Ability to effectively interface with customers, property owners, suppliers, contractors, and internal/external stakeholders.
Strong understanding of contracts, including leasing, vendor-facing, and customer-facing agreements.
Strong financial and commercial acumen, including scope, cost, and budget considerations.
Demonstrated ability to provide functional leadership without direct people-management responsibility.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, coordination, and negotiation skills.
Good understanding of EHS statutory requirements.
Completion of OSHA 30-hour telecom course.
Experience scoping NSB, NSB Power, and Fiber Walks.

Benefits

Outstanding opportunity to use skills and imagination.
Build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems.
Be challenged, but not alone.
Join a team of diverse innovators.
Be part of crafting what comes next.

Skills

TelecommunicationsConstruction ManagementProject ManagementEHSOSHA 30

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