# Supervisor, OSP Fiber - Memphis **Company**: SpaceXAI **Location**: Southaven, MS **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5255793007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_d8d1dcbc-da1 ## Description ### Job Overview The Supervisor, OSP Fiber will lead a team of five fiber technicians responsible for installing, splicing, testing, and maintaining outside plant fiber infrastructure for a new data center. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set daily priorities, own crew safety and quality, and still work in the field alongside the team. You will be accountable for schedule, as-built accuracy, and delivering a reliable OSP fiber plant from construction through turnover and ongoing operations. ### Responsibilities - Hire, train, schedule, and develop a team of fiber technicians; provide coaching, performance feedback, and coverage planning - Plan and assign daily OSP work (aerial and underground placement, vault/handhole work, splicing, terminations, and testing) to meet data center construction and cutover schedules - Lead by example as a working supervisor; perform splicing, testing, and field work as needed - Enforce safety, PPE, lockout, traffic control, and utility-locate practices; stop work when conditions are unsafe - Own quality of splices, OTDR/OLTS results, labeling, and as-built records; drive rework to zero - Coordinate with OSP engineering, construction, utilities, and data center teams on design changes, access, and outage windows - Track production, quality, and material usage; report status, risks, and resource needs to leadership - Manage tools, fusion splicers, test equipment, vehicles, and fiber/consumable inventory - Ensure field work matches issued drawings and company standards; capture redlines and close as-builts with engineering - Support commissioning, emergency restoration, and after-hours work as required for a 24/7 data center environment ### Basic Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalency certificate - 5+ years of experience in fiber optic OSP installation, splicing, testing, or maintenance - 2+ years of experience leading technicians (supervisor, foreman, or team lead) - Hands-on proficiency with fusion splicing and fiber test equipment (OTDR, OLTS, or equivalent) - Willing and able to work in the field, including outdoor construction conditions, and to work nights, weekends, or overtime as needed ### Preferred Skills and Experience - Associate’s degree or trade certification in fiber optics, telecommunications, or a related field - Experience supervising OSP or data center fiber crews through new site build-out - Fiber certifications (FOA CFOT, BICSI, Corning, AFL, or equivalent) - Experience with aerial and buried fiber, conduit/duct banks, vaults, handholes, and building-entrance laterals - Familiarity with TIA/BICSI guidelines, NESC, locates, and local permitting/construction practices - Ability to read OSP drawings, splice diagrams, and GIS/route maps and to produce accurate field redlines - OSHA 10/30, first aid/CPR, or similar safety training - Strong communication, timekeeping, and work-order discipline; comfortable coordinating vendors and construction trades - Experience standing up a new team, including hiring, training plans, and tool/equipment setup ### Additional Requirements - Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; frequent overtime and weekend support is required - Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions, climbing, lifting up to 50 lbs., and working on ladders/lifts at elevated heights - Ability to work in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, noise, heat, cold, and rain - Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment ## Skills ### Required - fiber optic OSP installation - splicing - testing - fusion splicing - fiber test equipment - leadership ### Nice to have - Associate’s degree or trade certification in fiber optics - telecommunications - fiber certifications - aerial and buried fiber - conduit/duct banks - vaults - handholes - building-entrance laterals - TIA/BICSI guidelines - NESC - locates - local permitting/construction practices --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5255793007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)