Director, Outside Plant and Engineering in Everett

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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPosition Title: Director, Outside Plant & Engineering

Base Salary: $145,000 to $190,116 annually DOE
Bonus: Target annual bonus
Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick
leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and
education reimbursement programs.

At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We are
delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by
mainstream internet companies. And as our state-of-the-art fiber network expands in WA, OR, ID and MT,
so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide
customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.

We emphasize our values in all our interactions:

Genuinely Caring: Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put
ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.

Empowering You: We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and
we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and
coworkers.

Innovation and Improvement: We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers –
and each other – better.

Earning Your Trust: We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a
corporation.

Job Summary
The Director of Outside Plant & Engineering leads teams responsible for designing and building scalable,
cost-effective fiber networks, ensuring all designs meet technical and regulatory standards. This role
oversees the entire engineering design process, manages internal teams and external partners, and
drives innovation and operational excellence. The Director is accountable for delivering high-quality,
construction-ready designs and maintaining accurate OSP records to support Ziply Fiber’s mission of
expanding state-of-the-art fiber networks. Strategic leadership, vendor management, and expertise in
fiber network engineering is essential for enabling large-scale deployment and long-term network
sustainability.

The position is to be in either Kirkland, Washington or Everett, Washington.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee
and not intended to reflect all duties performed.
• Provide the end-to-end program direction to organize, develop, and execute a program build
across multiple functional teams.
• Develop and execute the fiber engineering design strategy in alignment with business expansion
and network deployment goals.
• Oversee end-to-end design processes, including route planning, permitting, and compliance with
federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ensure designs are optimized for scalability, cost efficiency, construct-ability, and long-term
maintainability.
• Establish and enforce engineering design standards, documentation practices, and quality control
measures, and oversee adherence to industry best practices and evolving standards in fiber
network engineering.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineering managers, designers, and support staff to deliver high-quality
network designs on schedule.
• Manage relationships with external engineering vendors, contractors, and consultants, ensuring
alignment with company standards and project timelines.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the
engineering organization.
• Partner with construction, operations, product, and finance teams to align engineering design with
deployment readiness and business objectives.
• Provide input into long-term network strategy, capacity planning, and emerging technology
adoption.
• Support market analysis diligence required for expansion initiatives.
• Ensure engineering work orders are designed in compliance with all company standards, NESC,
Utility Pole Agreements, and municipal requirements, as well as public ROW or utility easements,
and ensure compliance with permitting requirements, safety standards, and environmental
regulations. Mitigate risks by proactively identifying engineering challenges and implementing
solutions.
• Drive innovation in design methodologies, leveraging automation, GIS platforms, and advanced
engineering tools, and implement best-in-class workflows to improve speed, accuracy, and
efficiency of design deliverables. Establish and manage process indicators and performance
metrics to optimize workflows.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, technologies, and regulatory developments to maintain competitive
advantage.
• Occasional travel for activities such as out-of-town meetings, training, or outreach activities up to
10% of the time.
• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive experience in fiber network engineering.
• Minimum of five (5) years in a leadership/people management capacity, with demonstrated
experience mentoring, developing, and managing engineering teams.
• Proven expertise in large-scale fiber design, route and build planning, permitting, and
construction-ready deliverables.
• Strong understanding of GIS applications, CAD tools, asset management systems, and
engineering workflows.
• Experience managing internal teams and third-party engineering vendors.
• Developed leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and lead others.
• Knowledge of permitting processes, regulatory requirements, and compliance for fiber
deployments.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate effectively with executive leadership.
• Experience using fiber optic network documentation tools.
• Understanding of network Engineering and inventory tools
• Ability to travel occasionally (up to 10% of the time).
• The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday with weekend availability as needed to
complete the essential duties of this role.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and satisfactory driving record.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience managing capital budgets.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of
situations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Operate from a customer centered mindset
• Ability to lead and guide change within an organization
• Ability to work within critical deadlines.
• Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.

Work Authorization
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available
for this position.

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for bending,
stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of the time is spent sitting in a
comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or
move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a
computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office
setting.

At all times, Ziply Fiber must be your primary employer. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, employees
may not hold outside employment nor be self-employed without obtaining approval in writing from Ziply
Fiber. In holding outside employment or self-employment, employees should ensure that participation
does not conflict with responsibilities to Ziply Fiber or its business interests.

Diverse Workforce / EEO:
Ziply Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. Ziply Fiber will consider all qualified candidates regardless of
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presence of a non-job-related handicap or or any other legally protected status.

Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may
require a pre-employment drug screening.

Ziply Fiber is a drug free workplace.

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