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Responsible for the strategic governance, financial oversight, and optimization of network maintenance and infrastructure-related costs across the organization. Oversees contracted maintenance for Outside Plant (OSP) telecommunications infrastructure and Central Office (CO) power systems, utility locate services, and damage cost recovery for OSP assets. Leads the rationalization of legacy copper network investments versus network discontinuance strategies and evaluates insourcing opportunities to reduce third-party spend while maintaining network reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Job Responsibility:
Develop and execute enterprise-wide strategies to control, optimize, and forecast network maintenance and infrastructure costs
Own expense budgets related to contracted network maintenance, utility locates, damage recovery, and power infrastructure support
Analyze cost drivers, trends, and variances
identify and implement cost-reduction initiatives
Establish financial controls, governance models, and approval frameworks for network-related expenditures
Oversee all contracted maintenance activities for Outside Plant infrastructure and Central Office power infrastructure
Ensure maintenance programs meet defined SLAs, safety standards, regulatory requirements, and network availability objectives
Provide strategic oversight of utility locate programs
Lead damage cost recovery efforts for OSP assets
Lead evaluation and rationalization of legacy copper network investments
Partner with Engineering, Network Planning, and Regulatory teams to develop strategies for copper retirement
Evaluate opportunities to insource network maintenance, utility locate, or support functions to reduce third-party spend
Lead vendor strategy, RFP/RFQ processes, contract negotiations, renewals, and performance management for network maintenance and related services
Collaborate with Network Operations, Engineering, Construction, Power, Regulatory, and Finance teams to align cost strategies with operational priorities
Support emergency restoration, disaster recovery, and major outage response
Develop executive-level dashboards and reporting on costs, vendor performance, damage recovery, and network investment effectiveness
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field
10+ years of experience in telecom or network infrastructure operations, cost management, or financial governance, with 5+ years in a leadership role
Demonstrated experience managing contracted maintenance for Outside Plant networks and/or Central Office power infrastructure
Strong background in vendor management, contract negotiation, and cost optimization
Experience with utility locate programs and damage cost recovery processes
Nice to have:
MBA or advanced degree
Experience in large, regulated telecom or utility environments
Knowledge of copper retirement, network discontinuance, and regulatory considerations
Proven experience evaluating and implementing insourcing initiatives
What we offer:
Competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance