OverviewWe're looking for an experienced Construction Manager to oversee wireless tower construction projects — including new tower builds, collocations, modifications, and equipment upgrades — from permits, inspections, and schedules through project closeout. This role manages tower crews and subcontractor partners in the field, ensures compliance with carrier, customers, industry safety standards, and keeps projects on schedule and on budget across multiple active sites. Experience with new site builds is preferred.
Duties, Responsibilities & Other
- Plan, schedule, order, and oversee new build construction activities, including new build rawlands, maintenance, tower repair, site walks, and city meetings
- Manage tower maintenance crews and subcontractors on a day-to-day, including staffing, productivity, safety compliance, and quality of work across multiple concurrent job sites
- Coordinate with tower owners, city management, 3rd party inspectors, and internal management teams to ensure construction aligns with approved construction drawings (CDs)
- Serve as the primary field point of contact for project managers, GCs, and tower owners on assigned sites
- Track job costs against budget across sites, identify variances early, and report status to project and operations leadership
- Ensure compliance with NATE, ANSI/TIA-222, OSHA, and customer-specific safety and construction standards, including fall protection, excavation and rescue plans
- Verify crews maintain required certifications (Competent Climber/Rescue, OSHA 10/30, authorized climber documentation) and equipment inspections are current
- Conduct site audits and punch-list walks to confirm construction quality and close-out readiness
- Coordinate civil/foundation work, grounding, compound construction, and site access requirements alongside tower erection and equipment installation
- Manage subcontractor onboarding requirements relevant to each job (COIs, safety qualification packages, MSAs)
- Support timely close-out documentation, as-builts, structural analysis compliance, and invoicing hand-off
- Provide your own active smart phone with the ability to install and support apps as needed for customer and KCI support.
* Essential Duties and Responsibilities are the basic job functions that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Qualifications
Education and/or Skills Required:
- Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience with a high school diploma/GED or minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree.
- Ability to understand construction plans, specifications, and procedures.
- Demonstrate basic math skills, including geometry and trigonometry.
- Possess the ability to read, write, and communicate fluently.
- Work effectively as a team member and complete daily reports by hand and computer.
- Ability to establish strong working relationships with various stakeholders.
Certificates, licenses, and/or Registrations Required:
- Valid Driver’s License
- Ability to maintain required certifications.
Pre-employment drug screening and background check are conditions of employment. Motor vehicle checks may be required based upon position.