Overview

Looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Then you may have found your next career move. Were looking for a Director of Engineering, to join our team and help us achieve our vision to connect America.

This position is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a highly capable engineering leader. The successful candidate will lead a very accomplished firm with a 35 year history of growth and excellence in the industry. This is a significant senior leader role that offers a career path to higher level leadership. The Director of Engineering is responsible for capacity management and the direction of engineering resources and teams. This individual will be required to build solid working relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally and create a collaborative environment towards the achievement of client services and initiatives. They will manage to department operating budgets to achieve cost efficiencies.

What you'll do...

• You will be a critical leader within the organization by communicating, motivating, and mentoring staff to translate vision and strategy to effective action.
• You will define and drive the business vision for the site, including defining and balancing the need for staffing and development, technology advancement, financial management, and succession planning in order to support our customers and exceed our goals.
• You will drive business development through communication of the brand and capabilities, leading business and technical discussions, and defining/executing strategies on how to win business.
• You will be an accountable leader for the execution of customer projects and engagements and lead the management team to ensure project success.
• You will recruit, develop, and oversee projecst and/or functional managers within the organization.
• You will work with senior management to create and maintain a succession plan to ensure high potential employees are identified and prepared to fill critical management positions.
• You will effectively develop and leverage senior level relationships with external and internal customers.
• You will lead and inspire the organization to ensure quality is built into work products by owning the quality system, design process, and ensure technical success.

Who we are looking for...

• You have a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or a related telecommunication field expereince.
• You have a minimum of 15 years of cable or telecom industry experience working in operations or specialist roles.
• You have a strong understanding of Fiber and Hybrid Fiber Coax Networks.
• You possess strong organizational, time management and analytical skills.
• You have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, demands with competing priorities, all while making timely decisions.
• You can demonstrate leadership and coaching skills acquired through previous experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills in order to drive strong relationshsip with other departments, internal and external customers.

What you'll get...

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Supplemental Life and AD&D
• 401(k) Retirement Savings w/ Company Match
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Company Discounts
• Legal Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Holidays

Who we are...

We are a company united in our vision of connecting America. Our culture is grounded in and shaped by our values. These values act as our behavioral compass and guide how we interact with each other, our customers, and the communities in which we operate. Across our teams, we strive to treat each other with respect, value different perspectives and experiences, keep our and others, safety top of mind, and uphold the highest ethical standards. Our company supplies the single most critical resource telecom service providers need: skilled people.

We serve the nation from more than 500 field offices and are unparalleled in scope and scale. Our talented workforce of over 15,000 employees provides a wide array of specialty services including construction, engineering, underground facility locating, fulfillment, and program management.

We provide opportunities for our people to learn and develop the skills and knowledge to be successful in their current role as well as to prepare them for future growth within the company. Join us!

Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind including, based on disability and protected veteran status. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please visit the following URL to view the EEO is the Law poster and the Supplement. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)

The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

Applicants applying for positions in Illinois are not required to disclose arrests or sealed or expunged records of convictions.