Technical Manager

Job Title: OSP Technical Manager

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Duration: 6+ Month Contract

Position Overview

The OSP Technical Manager will support Google Fiber's Southwest Region Engineering team by managing third-party OSP engineering vendors responsible for fiber network expansion and network relocation projects.

This role focuses on vendor management, project execution, engineering quality review, and schedule management rather than performing OSP design work. The successful candidate will oversee engineering deliverables, ensure adherence to project timelines and SLAs, and collaborate with internal engineering, construction, municipalities, and utility stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage external OSP engineering vendors delivering fiber engineering packages.
• Review engineering deliverables for quality, constructability, and completeness.
• Ensure vendor compliance with project schedules, milestones, and SLAs.
• Support forward-build and utility relocation projects from planning through as-built completion.
• Coordinate engineering activities with internal construction teams, municipalities, DOT agencies, and utility stakeholders.
• Track project progress, identify deficiencies, and manage engineering change requests.
• Hold vendors accountable for engineering quality, schedule commitments, and project performance.
• Participate in constructability reviews to ensure proposed designs are practical and buildable.
• Support project documentation, permitting activities, cutover coordination, and closeout documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years of OSP Engineering or OSP Construction experience.
• 3–5 years of Project or Program Management experience.
• Experience managing engineering vendors or engineering service providers.
• Strong understanding of GPON architecture and fiber optic network design principles.
• Knowledge of fiber network hierarchy from Central Office (CO)/Hut to customer premises.
• Ability to read and interpret:
• OSP construction drawings
• Fiber splice diagrams
• Engineering design packages
• Utility relocation plans
• Experience managing multiple concurrent infrastructure projects.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• GIS experience.
• Utility relocation project experience.
• Fiber network migration or cutover experience.
• Permitting and municipal coordination experience.
• Experience reviewing directional drilling plans, bore profiles, and route designs.
• Previous experience supporting telecom or broadband infrastructure deployment.

Required Skills

• OSP Engineering
• OSP Construction
• GPON
• Fiber Optic Networks
• Vendor Management
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Engineering Quality Assurance
• Constructability Review
• Fiber Splicing Documentation
• Utility Relocation
• Permitting
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Schedule Management
• SLA Management