[Hiring] NOC and Tower Lighting Specialist @Vertical Bridge

Role Description

Responsible for managing operational aspects of tower lighting repair, maintenance, regulatory compliance, and vendor relations. This includes:

• Installation of new tower lighting systems
• Repair and maintenance of existing lighting
• Monitoring installs and integration of newly acquired lighted sites
• Regulatory compliance such as NOTAM closures and lighting inspections
• Assisting the Director NOC & Tower Lighting

Job Functions:

• Manage tower lighting alarms and NOTAMs in the VB domestic portfolio
• Dispatch crews as necessary to perform system installations and lighting repairs
• Work closely with VB product vendors on pricing, warranty, and RMA issues
• Work closely with VB maintenance and installation vendors to assure quality of work, timely execution, reporting, invoicing, consistent pricing, and contract negotiations
• Issue purchase orders and approve all invoices for assigned projects related to tower lighting and integration work in a timely manner
• Track site repairs to provide periodic analysis to management regarding repeat visits, failures, recurring product issues, and ROI
• Provide updates for weekly NOTAM reports to management
• Manage product end-of-life and upgrades to next-generation monitors and lighting systems
• Identify and integrate additional lighting vendor resources as necessary
• Work closely with regulatory compliance specialist team regarding FAA/FCC registrations and ownership changes
• Audit and correct tower height discrepancies in company databases
• Manage quarterly and annual lighting inspections as required
• Maintain database information for site-specific lighting details
• Perform data mining activities to update the Site Administrative System
• Negotiate contracts with outside vendors providing lighting repairs, installations, and inspections
• Execute vendor qualification processes for new vendors
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local safety, environmental, and zoning codes
• Handle day-to-day project-level customer, contractor, and internal communications
• Manage operational and capital budgets for lighting repair, maintenance, and upgrades
• Participate in weekly calls and attend meetings as designated
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Four-year degree preferred; Engineering or equivalent technical/project management certification preferred
• Minimum of five years’ experience with aviation lighting systems and FAA/FCC procedures
• SPX FLASH/ITL, Drake, Dialight training on tower lighting systems required
• Experience in wireless and broadcast telecommunications construction and/or project management
• Experience managing P&L up to $2M annually preferred
• Excellent client and vendor relationship management skills
• Disciplined, organized, proactive self-starter
• Effective working independently and in team-based environments
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Candidate will work in the corporate office, or remote
• Evening and weekend work may be required
• Some travel may be required

Supervisory Requirements

• None

Company Description

Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC, is the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States and has a nationwide portfolio of over 18,000 towers. The company provides build-to-suit and colocation solutions to the telecommunications industry.

In 2020, Vertical Bridge became the first tower company in the world to achieve the CarbonNeutral® company certified status and has been recertified every year since.