Director, Outside Plant and Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

Position 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.

and network deployment goals.

federal, state, and local regulations.

maintainability.

measures, and oversee adherence to industry best practices and evolving standards in fiber

network engineering.

network designs on schedule.

alignment with company standards and project timelines.

engineering organization.

deployment readiness and business objectives.

adoption.

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.

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.

advantage.

10% of the time.

Required Qualifications :

experience mentoring, developing, and managing engineering teams.

construction-ready deliverables.

engineering workflows.

deployments.

complete the essential duties of this role.

Preferred Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

situations.

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.