Lumos is looking for a full-time OSP Construction Project Engineer ! If you are an experienced telecom construction professional 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 OSP Construction Project Engineers build relationships with subcontractor partners to facilitate the Outside Plant (OSP) Construction installation of our network within a specific market - tracking all projects for safe, on-time completion in alignment with budget parameters.

Lumos’s critical infrastructure builds encompass poles, areal, buried, underground fiber facilities. Our CPEs must reside within commutable distance of the assigned market - frequent onsite presence is essential. ***Hybrid Position*** Requires regular presence onsite at multiple jobsites in market.

Successful candidates must reside within market or within 1 hour commuting distance from Joplin, MO. Company vehicle + Mobile phone provided. Valid, fully unencumbered Driver’s License required.

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’ 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. Our Mission and Values At Lumos, we are driven by our commitment to a brighter tomorrow .

We take pride in being the first to deliver 100% Fiber Optic Internet for families, small businesses, and communities. We know the possibilities of tomorrow can’t be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. And when we deliver uninterrupted Internet and limitless capacity, we create new opportunities for everyone.

We believe that the past is over, and the future is fast.

Who We Are

: the disruptors of the status quo. Guided by our purpose and startup mindset , we step up, move first, and adapt as we go. Here, there’s no hierarchy, only hustle.

We are all servant leaders , confident in our purpose and humble enough to pay close attention to the details. We all have the power to help solve problems and find solutions for our customers and teammates - and we do - by putting people first and doing whatever it takes to build loyalty with our customers and within our team. We’re passionate about our customers’ experience .

Their futures don’t stand still, and neither do ours. We’ll never stop reinventing ourselves to meet our customers’ evolving needs - because we know that our work, delivering 100% fiber optic internet, truly changes people’s lives. Essential Functions Builds and maintains relationships with local subcontractor and other partners to manage OSP crews’ activity - accomplishing required work safely, on time within budget.

Tracks crew progress and reports on it to internal teams, picking up whatever is required delivering critical information to ensure leadership understands real-time job progress. Partners with monitors OSP subcontractor crews to drive a safety culture at worksites. Ensures OSP subcontractor crews meet NESC code for aerial construction.

Partners with internal teams on materials forecasting, scheduling, and other activities. Coordinates with internal and external teams on all permit needs.

Requirements

to maintain a successful safety record.