Director Facilities Position Available In Nassau, New York

Job Description:

Lightpath is one of the largest competitive local exchangecarriers in the tri-state area. We own and operate ourinfrastructure “from the ground up” by deploying over 20,000 routemiles connecting 13,500 on-net/LIT buildings. With a strongportfolio of cutting edge solutions for Internet, WAN, Voice,SD-WAN, Security & Cloud services, we enable Enterprise customersof all sizes the ability to react to new challenges whiledeveloping best practices for the future. With Lightpath’scontinued focus on network excellence and a “customer first”service commitment, we are building a workforce of the best talentthat will meet the needs of our customers and reflect the diversecommunities we serve. Job Summary Lightpath Fiber is seeking adirector of facilities and operations to develop and oversee our LPand external vendor colocation facilities. Responsibilities includethe management of each facility from an infrastructure maintenance,infrastructure upgrade, housekeeping, customer support prospective.

For outsourced colocation facilities, the management of risers andfiber cables to ensure least cost charges for LP and our customersfor all interconnection points. We’re looking for a highly skilled,enthusiastic colocation operations director to help us organizeseveral colocation facilities from an infrastructure maintenanceand upgrade prospective. These facilities consist of leased spacewithin buildings that have power and cooling for LP and customerelectronic equipment as well as leased space within a collocationfacility that is either a cage or cabinet where electronicequipment is place and or fiber cross connects inner connect toother spaces within the facility or building. These spaces are alsoILA huts along a fiber route from New Jersey to Ashburn VA where LPand LP customers house electronic equipment for their leased fibernetwork from LP. Responsibilities Oversee all aspects of facilityinfrastructure maintenance within a facility, including setting upmaintenance contracts with vendors to perform quarterly, semiannualand annual maintenance on the critical infrastructure. Plan andmaintain preventative schedules. Emergency response procedures incase of power outages/failure. Maintain compliance and safety,environmental and regulatory standards that would apply. Managefacility infrastructure upgrades, projects within a facility from aconstruction vendor prospective. Oversee all aspects of externalcolocation spaces from a quarterly review with colocation vendorsto understand uptime performance, maintenance records for criticalinfrastructure, LP fiber capacity. Collaborate with internal andexternal stakeholders on maintaining and upgrading systems. Provideplanning and leadership for all collocation network growth andaugmentation activities within an LP facility as well as externalvendor facilities. Continually innovate to improve facility,network cost, efficiency, resiliency and reliability. Providesupport to install and activation teams on fiber connectivityrelated questions, design and architecture. Help support customerinstalls with an LP collocation facility. Act as escalation pointfor anything collocation related. Interface with vendors andsuppliers, as needed. Be available for after hours, nights,weekends, and holidays in case of a facility outage or issue.

Qualifications 10 to 15 years’ work experience in collocationfacility operations, maintenance, planning, engineering, and orinfrastructure deployment. Excellent documentation andcommunication skills. Excellent technical trainer and mentor.

Familiar with collocation inventory systems, BMS systems, biometricaccess, video surveillance systems, electrical and coolinginfrastructure systems, OSP networks, cross connect understanding.

Highly organized and communicative with colleagues and leaders.

Ability to adapt to a changing environment. Ability to multitask,prioritize and manage time effectively. Lightpath is an EqualOpportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promotingqualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race,color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status,pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation,gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basisprotected by federal, state, or local law. Lightpath collectspersonal information about its applicants for employment that mayinclude personal identifiers, professional or employment relatedinformation, photos, education information and/or protectedclassifications under federal and state law. This information iscollected for employment purposes, including identification, workauthorization, FCRA-compliant background screening, human resourceadministration and compliance with federal, state and local law.

This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting tocompany operations in New York State. The pay range at the time ofposting in the specified locations is $145,000- $165,000/year. Payranges are supplied in compliance with New York State law. Pay iscompetitive and based on a number of job-related factors, includingskills and experience.