Underground Construction Mngr

National Ondemand, Inc.

The Role

Overview

Leads underground construction projects, managing schedules, vendors, and client coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • documentation
  • site visits
  • project scheduling
  • vendor management
  • billing
  • client meetings

Tasks

-Maintain project documentation and reporting. -Make regular trips to sites during constructions including: bid walk, pre-con walk, in progress site visits, punch walks and construction closeouts. Provide direction to general contractors when doing ground work. -Managing assigned projects including scheduling, reporting, customer facing, and vendor management. -Ensure accurate and complete files are maintained for projects and appropriate closeout documents are distributed in a timely manner and are in accordance with corporate and customer standards. -Ensure all work is completed in accordance with the client's construction standards, processes, and procedures. -Problem solve issues that may occur onsite and make recommendations based on priority and need to ensure the project and budget are maintained. -Lead weekly meetings with the client and project team. -Manage the project schedule to ensure the pr0ject milestones and deadlines are met. -Helps to ensure that subcontractor billing is entered accurately and in a timely manner. -Helps to ensure that customer invoicing is submitted in an accurate and timely manner.

Requirements

  • project management
  • telecom
  • 3-5 years
  • driver's license
  • leadership
  • critical thinking

What You Bring

-Ability to coordinate and integrate work across multiple disciplines, complete scheduling and resource planning activities to drive efficient work processes, identify and manage all project risks, and enhance customer communication and satisfaction. -Proven ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities, multiple demands, ambiguity and rapid change. -Proven leadership and teamwork skills fostering an inclusive, supportive environment by motivating and developing staff at all levels. -Experience managing multiple projects and leading cross-functional teams. -Minimum 3-5 years related work experience required. -Critical thinking and analytical skills, including the capacity to identify, assess and prioritize competing interests and needs. -Telecommunications industry construction experience required. -Skills and ability to clearly and concisely communicate verbally and in writing to convey complex concepts clearly and logically. -Project Management experience with budgeting, scheduling and planning required. -Must have a valid driver's license.

The Company

About National Ondemand, Inc.

-Launched with a vision to connect communities nationwide. -Headquartered in Burlington, NC, with rapid expansion in Texas and Colorado. -Backed by Blue Point Capital for growth and expansion. -Grown through strategic acquisitions, including firms with deep expertise in underground construction and fiber splicing. -Specializes in end-to-end projects like aerial and underground fiber construction, last‑mile solutions, wireless infrastructure, engineering, permitting, and maintenance. -Has delivered thousands of miles of primary fiber and completed thousands of in‑home installations across rural and urban regions. -Stands out with its ability to scale crews up or down flexibly to meet project demand—keeping timelines ahead of schedule. -Recognized as one of the fastest‑growing companies in the Triad region and deepened its fiber‑broadband advocacy via industry leadership. -Typical projects include rural broadband deployments, utility infrastructure builds, and major wireless network rollouts. -Financially anchored by private equity backing, sustaining steady organic growth alongside M&A expansion.

Sector Specialisms

Fiber

Wireless

Energy

Technology

Communications

Utilities Infrastructure

Last Mile Solutions

Network Maintenance

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Aerial Construction

Directional Boring

Trenching

Buried Service Wire Placement

Fiber Optic Splicing

Copper Splicing

Structured Cabling

Commercial

Industrial

Government