Senior Manager, Joint Use
Ziply Fiber.com
111k - 152k USD/year
Office
Everett, United States
Full Time
Position Title: Senior Manager, Joint Use & NESC
$111,024 to $152,065 annually DOE, plus annual target bonus
Comprehensive health benefits include - 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 Senior Manager, Joint Use & National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), reporting to the Chief of Fiber
Design and Construction, holds strategic oversight of all Joint Use Agreements with current and
prospective pole owners and drives the Aerial NESC program across Oregon. This pivotal role serves as
the authoritative leader for ensuring rigorous compliance with NESC and Joint Use standards for Ziply
Fiber. This Senior Manager, Joint Use & NESC is responsible for negotiating and maintaining all joint use
agreements with current and future pole owners within Ziply fiber build areas. Operating as an
autonomous division within Ziply, the NESC program encompasses comprehensive management of
financial operations, engineering, make-ready processes, OSP construction, inspections, audits, and
stakeholder alignment. The role demands a visionary leader capable of steering complex, cross functional
initiatives and fostering innovation in a high-stakes environment
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.
• Direct and inspire a high-performing team of 8-15 professionals and contractors, cultivating a
culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
• Architect and implement a strategic 10-year inspection cycle, dynamically refining it through
advanced analytics and collaboration with all power companies with poles we currently attach and
PUDs for joint inspections.
• Negotiate and maintain all Joint Use (JU) agreements and ensuring agreements meet all current
rules and regulations provided by FCC and associated states.
• Spearhead strategic partnerships with power utilities, optimizing joint inspection frameworks and
contractual engagements with various PUDs, PGE, and CCEC.
• Oversee OPUC violation tracking, leveraging data-driven insights to ensure swift resolution and
seamless reporting to regulatory bodies.
• Authorize high-impact capital and expense engineering decisions for pole replacements,
balancing cost efficiency with long-term infrastructure reliability.
• Understand and implement all state and federal requirements regarding responsibilities and
timelines regarding applications, make ready work, and inspections for all types of attachments.
• Partner with SSP and Vendor Management to refine unit-based operational frameworks, driving
efficiency and precision in field execution.
• Evaluate and approve bids/quotes for non-standard projects, applying strategic foresight to align
with organizational goals.
• Administer third-party accounts payable with electric utilities, ensuring financial accuracy and
operational alignment.
• Develop and manage annual budgets for NESC-related purchase orders, employing predictive
modeling to optimize resource allocation.
• Validate and authorize SSP invoices for Oregon’s Joint Use and NESC activities, ensuring
contractual and financial compliance.
• Collaborate with Ziply’s PMO to resolve high-stakes issues involving permits, OPUC complaints,
and scheduling, leveraging strategic problem-solving.
• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field required; advanced
degree (MBA, MS) or PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience leading capital-intensive projects and a minimum of five
(5) years managing multimillion-dollar budgets in telecommunications, utilities, or infrastructure
sectors required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience leading diverse, high-performing teams in dynamic,
regulated industries, with a focus on strategic alignment and operational excellence.
• Experience negotiating joint use agreements with all types of pole owners, including investor-owned
utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities.
• Expert-level proficiency with at least three (3) years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Excel,
Power BI, or similar tools, with strong skills in data modeling, predictive analytics, and
visualization.
• Exceptional leadership acumen, with demonstrated success in mentoring cross-functional teams
and driving organizational change in competitive markets.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and satisfactory driving record.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strategic decision-making prowess, with the ability to synthesize complex data and apply sound
judgment in high-pressure scenarios.
• Mastery of multitasking and cross-functional collaboration, consistently delivering on aggressive
timelines with precision.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, paired with meticulous attention to detail and
advanced organizational capabilities.
• Unwavering commitment to accountability, with a proven ability to enforce rigorous standards in
fast-paced settings.
• Agility in adapting to rapidly evolving priorities while maintaining strategic focus.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, delivering unparalleled customer service and
fostering trust with internal and external partners.
• Professional gravitas and executive presence in all interactions, embodying Ziply Fiber’s values
and vision.
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,
color 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
race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the
presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability 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.
$111,024 to $152,065 annually DOE, plus annual target bonus
Comprehensive health benefits include - 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 Senior Manager, Joint Use & National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), reporting to the Chief of Fiber
Design and Construction, holds strategic oversight of all Joint Use Agreements with current and
prospective pole owners and drives the Aerial NESC program across Oregon. This pivotal role serves as
the authoritative leader for ensuring rigorous compliance with NESC and Joint Use standards for Ziply
Fiber. This Senior Manager, Joint Use & NESC is responsible for negotiating and maintaining all joint use
agreements with current and future pole owners within Ziply fiber build areas. Operating as an
autonomous division within Ziply, the NESC program encompasses comprehensive management of
financial operations, engineering, make-ready processes, OSP construction, inspections, audits, and
stakeholder alignment. The role demands a visionary leader capable of steering complex, cross functional
initiatives and fostering innovation in a high-stakes environment
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.
• Direct and inspire a high-performing team of 8-15 professionals and contractors, cultivating a
culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
• Architect and implement a strategic 10-year inspection cycle, dynamically refining it through
advanced analytics and collaboration with all power companies with poles we currently attach and
PUDs for joint inspections.
• Negotiate and maintain all Joint Use (JU) agreements and ensuring agreements meet all current
rules and regulations provided by FCC and associated states.
• Spearhead strategic partnerships with power utilities, optimizing joint inspection frameworks and
contractual engagements with various PUDs, PGE, and CCEC.
• Oversee OPUC violation tracking, leveraging data-driven insights to ensure swift resolution and
seamless reporting to regulatory bodies.
• Authorize high-impact capital and expense engineering decisions for pole replacements,
balancing cost efficiency with long-term infrastructure reliability.
• Understand and implement all state and federal requirements regarding responsibilities and
timelines regarding applications, make ready work, and inspections for all types of attachments.
• Partner with SSP and Vendor Management to refine unit-based operational frameworks, driving
efficiency and precision in field execution.
• Evaluate and approve bids/quotes for non-standard projects, applying strategic foresight to align
with organizational goals.
• Administer third-party accounts payable with electric utilities, ensuring financial accuracy and
operational alignment.
• Develop and manage annual budgets for NESC-related purchase orders, employing predictive
modeling to optimize resource allocation.
• Validate and authorize SSP invoices for Oregon’s Joint Use and NESC activities, ensuring
contractual and financial compliance.
• Collaborate with Ziply’s PMO to resolve high-stakes issues involving permits, OPUC complaints,
and scheduling, leveraging strategic problem-solving.
• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field required; advanced
degree (MBA, MS) or PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience leading capital-intensive projects and a minimum of five
(5) years managing multimillion-dollar budgets in telecommunications, utilities, or infrastructure
sectors required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience leading diverse, high-performing teams in dynamic,
regulated industries, with a focus on strategic alignment and operational excellence.
• Experience negotiating joint use agreements with all types of pole owners, including investor-owned
utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities.
• Expert-level proficiency with at least three (3) years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Excel,
Power BI, or similar tools, with strong skills in data modeling, predictive analytics, and
visualization.
• Exceptional leadership acumen, with demonstrated success in mentoring cross-functional teams
and driving organizational change in competitive markets.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and satisfactory driving record.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strategic decision-making prowess, with the ability to synthesize complex data and apply sound
judgment in high-pressure scenarios.
• Mastery of multitasking and cross-functional collaboration, consistently delivering on aggressive
timelines with precision.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, paired with meticulous attention to detail and
advanced organizational capabilities.
• Unwavering commitment to accountability, with a proven ability to enforce rigorous standards in
fast-paced settings.
• Agility in adapting to rapidly evolving priorities while maintaining strategic focus.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, delivering unparalleled customer service and
fostering trust with internal and external partners.
• Professional gravitas and executive presence in all interactions, embodying Ziply Fiber’s values
and vision.
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,
color 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
race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the
presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability 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.
Senior Manager, Joint Use
Office
Everett, United States
Full Time
111k - 152k USD/year
October 17, 2025