Lumos has an exciting opportunity for a Director – OSP Construction in our Ohio Markets! If you’re a senior leader in telecomm & FTTH construction who’s excited for a fast-paced experience, ready to help us grow, and ready to recommend process changes that ensure we’re harnessing our technology to the best of our ability while broadening our ability to set up and maintain our service, we want to hear from you!
Our Directors have end-to-end market responsibility for outside plant (OSP) infrastructure including market expansion & network maintenance – in alignment with budget and milestone forecasts. They lead teams of construction & engineering professionals to achieve safe & productive builds, continuous process improvement & best practices, and collaboration with internal & external stakeholders.

COMPANY SUMMARY

Lumos is on a mission to deliver lightning-fast, 100% Fiber Optic internet to the communities that need it most. After the merger of Lumos Networks and North State in 2022, we quickly rose to become a leading fiber internet provider. And as of April 1, 2025, we’ve joined forces with T-Mobile to launch T-Fiber—a joint venture that blends Lumos’s infrastructure expertise with T-Mobile’s national reach to bring fiber to more homes than ever before.
We currently connect over 475,000 homes, businesses, and multi-family buildings across nine states in the East and Midwest. With major growth in markets like Ohio, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia—and a shared goal of reaching 12 to 15 million homes by 2030—Lumos is playing a vital role in closing the digital divide.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Strong experience influencing & directing the work of others.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills: capable of respectfully engaging with direct reports, multiple internal teams, external contractors, and a wide variety of community stakeholders.
• Solid experience with computer and peripherals, and software including Smart Sheets or similar as well MS Office: particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word; Visio and PPT helpful.

OTHER EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years’ experience in telecommunications construction, engineering, or fiber builds.
• 2-5 years’ experience leading techs and contractors in a fiber build environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proven project management skills; able to effectively manage & accomplish multiple concurrent milestones to closure within assigned market.
• Active, fully unencumbered driver’s license.
• Fiber or Telecom industry experience is essential.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequently operates computer, keyboard, and related peripherals.
• Frequent travel to construction sites – standing, walking, & safely navigating in all weather.
• Near-constant use of sight, speech, hearing, comprehension, and reasoning.

• Directs the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple large scale business projects
• Leads the OSP Engineering & Construction teams assigned to specific markets – managers, engineers, construction professionals & contractor teams.
• Aligns market build plans & operational strategies with CapEx & OpEx budgets.
• Sets team vision – fostering continuous improvement and goal alignment.
• Reviews engineering designs to ensure efficient and cost-effective build practices are applied.
• Collaborates across teams prioritize requirements & select and evaluate all vendors.
• Promotes team and work sets the tone for collaborating internally & externally, maintaining process workflow scopes, mitigating risk, and continually improving.
• Develops & maintains professional relationships with colleagues, communities, and vendors.
• Approves the deployment of new projects confirming approved standards & cost impact.
• Drives our safety culture – ensuring continual education & responsible productivity.
• Provides clear, executive level reporting on milestones, status, risks, achievements, processes, methods, technologies & solutions.
• Builds and maintains a high-performing team: selects top-tier candidates, evaluates performance, and identifies training & coaching opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including departmental and cross-functional projects.