OSP Program Manager
9 days ago
Leesburg
Job DescriptionBenefits: • 401(k), • 401(k) matching, • Dental insurance, • Health insurance, • Paid time off This role supports projects from early-stage mobilization through construction, inspection, and final acceptance. Responsibilities include establishing execution frameworks, developing schedule and milestone logic, coordinating permitting and inspection readiness, standardizing QA documentation processes, and overseeing vendor performance. The OSP Program Manager ensures OSP delivery is structured, scalable, and aligned with program objectives from project launch through completion. WHO WE ARE At SILTT, we support complex telecommunications and critical infrastructure programs across global markets. From modular data center facilities to operational sustainment and disaster recovery, our teams operate at the intersection of engineering, construction, and long-term performance. We work alongside our clients to plan, build, and transition infrastructure with discipline and accountability. We deliver results - consistently. WHY SILTT? At SILTT, being objective-driven starts with being people-driven. Strong execution begins with strong teams. As a growing business, we are committed to providing competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a balanced work environment that supports long-term success- for our clients and our people. A DAY IN THE LIFE The OSP Program Manager is involved across the full project lifecycle from land due diligence and route feasibility through design, permitting, construction, inspection, and final acceptance. In early phases, responsibilities include reviewing routing strategy, identifying constructability risks, aligning design inputs with field realities, and confirming permit sequencing is achievable. As projects advance, the role establishes schedule structure, defines milestone and inspection logic, standardizes QA documentation requirements, and confirms mobilization readiness. During active construction, the focus shifts to vendor performance oversight, issue resolution, schedule alignment, inspection coordination, and acceptance preparation. At all stages, the OSP Program Manager addresses risks early, enforces execution discipline, and maintains alignment between design intent, field execution, and contractual requirements. RESPONSIBILITIES • Lifecycle Oversight: Lead OSP delivery from land due diligence and routing feasibility through design, permitting, construction, inspection, and final acceptance., • Early-Phase Execution Planning: Review route strategy, constructability, and permitting sequencing to identify execution risks prior to field mobilization., • Program Governance: Define and enforce structured schedule, milestone, inspection, QA documentation, and reporting standards across all OSP projects., • Integrated Schedule Oversight: Establish and maintain program-level OSP milestone alignment across Inspection & Acceptance Coordination: Define inspection gates, coordinate jurisdictional inspections, and ensure complete QA documentation prior to acceptance., • QA Documentation Control: Standardize documentation requirements and ensure required testing, redlines, as-builts, and acceptance packages are complete and compliant., • Issue & Escalation Management: Maintain visibility of active execution risks and drive structured escalation where required., • Mobilization Readiness: Confirm defined entry criteria are met prior to construction start, including design maturity, permitting status, and schedule logic., • Reporting & Controls: Maintain accurate visibility into milestone performance, inspection readiness, risk exposure, and vendor accountability., • Resource Direction: Lead and coordinate SILTT scheduling and administrative resources supporting OSP execution, including engineering release, permitting, construction sequencing, testing, and acceptance., • 10+ years of experience in OSP, telecommunications infrastructure, or linear utility construction environments, • Demonstrated experience leading multi-site or program-level OSP delivery across planning, permitting, construction, and acceptance, • Strong working knowledge of fiber construction methods, route development, utility coordination, inspections, and testing requirements, • Experience aligning design development with field execution constraints, • Proven ability to establish schedule structure, milestone logic, and inspection sequencing, • Experience overseeing execution partners under customer-held contracts, • Working knowledge of QA documentation requirements, as-builts, redlines, and acceptance packages, • Ability to identify constructability and permitting risks during early project phases, • Experience leading structured cadence meetings and driving issue resolution across multiple stakeholders, • Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for customer-facing reporting, • Ability to travel domestically and internationally (CONUS & OCOCUS) as required by project needsSKILLS & COMPETENCIES, • Deep understanding of OSP construction methods, sequencing, and field constraints, • Ability to build and manage integrated schedule and milestone logic across lifecycle phases, • Working knowledge of permitting, inspection, and acceptance requirements, • Constructability review capability during routing and design development, • QA documentation control and acceptance package validation, • Vendor performance oversight and enforcement, • Structured issue management and escalation judgment, • Clear, direct communication in customer-facing environments SILTT is on a quest for professionals with diverse experiences, backgrounds, views, and talents. Its our belief that innovation and inspiration come from passionate people that challenge each others biases and can communicate effectively through conflict as one team. We hire based on performance and merit and nothing else. Flexible work from home options available.