Special Projects Manager, Central Region
GFiber · Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska, United States; West Des Moines, Iowa
Posted about 3 months ago · $136,000 - $149,600
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days GFiber's roles stay open a median of 79 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 83% of GFiber's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GFiber
- high 94 stale, 8 reposted of 94 open
- Hiring momentum
- 150 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from GFiber's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GFiber.
About this role
As the Special Projects Manager for gFiber's Central Region, you will oversee the deployment and operation of fiber optic networks, ensuring efficient design, construction, and maintenance. Your role involves coordinating with city officials and managing vendor relationships while leading complex projects aimed at enhancing internet access and customer experience. Flexibility and adaptability are key, as you will need to travel and respond to evolving business needs across multiple locations.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of GFiber as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience with fiber network deployments, outside and inside plant fiber infrastructure.
- 7 years of leadership experience leading teams and managing vendors.
- 7 years of experience with budgeting, forecasting costs, project reporting, capacity planning, quality assurance, equipment turn-up, testing and acceptance.
Nice to have
- MBA or Master's degree in Technology.
- 10 years of relevant industry experience, with technical and people management experience.
- Experience developing requests for proposals (RFPs), scheduling projects, cost engineering, budgeting and forecasting costs, reporting project status and costs, procurement and consulting with contractors, and vendors.
- Experience with inside (ISP) and outside (OSP) plant fiber optic network infrastructure, and engineering design and construction.
- Experience with network drawings, route maps and scopes of work, interpreting fiber test results and auditing projects for compliance with scopes of work.
What you get
- Base salary range of $136,000 - $149,600 + bonus + benefits.
Worth weighing
- Role requires significant travel and flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.
- No immigration sponsorship available for this position.
- The application window is open until at least June 8, 2026, but may close earlier based on business needs.
Summarised from GFiber's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GFiber on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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