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Zayo Group Project Manager, Long Haul Capital Management in Denver, Colorado
Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Position Description
Our Project Manager, Long Haul Capital
is a key member of the Long Haul OSP Deployment organization. This role
is responsible for
program-level capital oversight
, including forecasting, budgeting, financial tracking, variance analysis,
materials
capital planning,
month end
reconciliation, and executive-level reporting.
The Pro
ject
Manager ensures that capital deployment aligns with corporate financial goals,
maintains
strong financial controls, and provides visibility into capital performance across the long-haul program.
NOTE: The team preference is that this role sits at the Denver/Wynkoop Office Location (in-office several days per week). The Team may consider a Remote location.
Position/Team
R
esponsibilities
Program Level
- Lead the development, maintenance, and refinement of capital forecasts forlong haulOSP programs.
- Partner with project managers and regional leaders to align monthly and quarterly forecasts withactualsand organizational financial targets.
- Track capital performance trends andprovideproactiveearly warninginsights into potential overages, underruns, or schedule-driven forecast shifts.
Budget Management & Financial Controls
- Monitor project and program capital expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets andlong-rangeplanning.
- Manage ongoing spend analysis, including variance reviews,burn rateassumptions, and cost-to-complete projections.
- Conduct internal financial audits to ensure adherence to capital tracking protocols, proper cost coding, andaccuratereporting.
- Assess andvalidatefinancial impacts associated withscopechanges, schedule adjustments, and production changes.
Month-End Capital Review & Reporting
- Lead monthly capital review meetings with regional and functional stakeholders.
- Identifyand resolve monthly financial discrepancies, ensuring accuracy in the capital reporting ecosystem.
- Prepare and deliver program andproject levelexecutive reports highlighting capital performance, risks, opportunities, and financial health.
- Produce capital dashboards and decision-ready summaries for leadership and cross-functional partners (finance, accounting, deployment).
Invoice, Spend, and Material Financial Reconciliation
- Evaluate project invoicing against progress metrics and capital plans to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Investigate and resolve anomalies, discrepancies, and billing irregularities.
- Develop and manage major materials forecasts, including pricing, procurement timing, and alignment with capital budgets.
- Coordinate with procurement and suppliers tomaintainaccuratematerial cost projections and delivery timelines.
Risk Management & Process Optimization
- Identifyfinancial risks and provide mitigation strategies to prevent cost overruns or capital inefficiencies.
- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance capital accuracy, visibility, and forecasting methodologies.
- Maintain organized financial documentation, including capital records, reconciliation files, and audit-ready backup.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degreerequired(Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or related field) or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of five (5) years of capital management experience, i eally within telecommunications, construction, or infrastructure deployment.
- Strong understanding of OSP project cost structures, capital lifecycle, materials cost modeling, and construction financials.
- Advancedproficiencywith Excel; ability to build and interpret financial models, pivot tables, and multi-variable forecasts.
- Experience producingmonth-endfinancial reporting for senior leadership.
- Familiarity with NTIA or similar program requirements (Davis Bacon, BABA, EA)as a plus.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, andproblem-solvingskills.
- Experience withSitetracker, Oracleor other project/financial managementplatforms is a plus.
- Authorized to work in the United States.
Estimated base salary range: $68,100 - $104,700 USD/annually.#LI-AF1
The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan.
Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
Benefits, Rewards & Wellness
- Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
- Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
- Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
- Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Zayo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. EEO IS THE LAW Zayo invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing our People Ops team.
Apply at: http://ipc.us/t/04B3467F1BEF4B3F.