Seth Hiett
San Tan Valley,AZ
Summary
Construction manager with extensive experience leading wireless telecommunications projects across the Desert Southwest. Strong capabilities in project management, scheduling, scope development, estimating, budgeting, and vendor management. Proven delivery of complex RF and civil infrastructure while maintaining safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Manager
Betacom Inc.
Chandler, Arizona
08.2021 - Current
- Manage end-to-end deployment of wireless telecommunications infrastructure projects across the Desert Southwest, including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, and California, overseeing tower, rooftop, civil, power, and RF construction activities from pre-construction through customer acceptance and closeout.
- Direct multiple concurrent projects involving T-Mobile network modernization, capacity expansions, anchor upgrades, power hardening, and new-build deployments while maintaining schedule, budget, safety, and quality objectives.
- Coordinate construction schedules, outage planning, material procurement, site access, permitting, utility requirements, contractor mobilization, and customer deliverables across large project portfolios.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between customers, landlords, engineering teams, utility providers, subcontractors, field crews, and executive leadership to resolve construction challenges and maintain project momentum.
- Review and manage construction drawings, RFDS packages, structural analyses, BOMs, NTP packages, change requests, and closeout documentation to ensure project readiness and compliance.
- Lead construction crews and subcontractors through complex tower modifications, antenna replacements, cabinet installations, fiber integration, DC power systems, grounding, and civil construction scopes.
- Develop detailed deployment plans, crew schedules, and site execution strategies while proactively mitigating risks related to permitting, landlord requirements, environmental constraints, material availability, and customer-driven schedule changes.
- Maintain a strong record of problem solving, stakeholder communication, and project ownership while managing high-volume workloads and completing priorities in fast-paced construction environments.
- Conduct site walks, field assessments, constructability reviews, and scope validation for new-build, modification, and restoration projects; develop labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor estimates, generate customer and vendor quotes, and manage change requests resulting from unforeseen site conditions or scope revisions. Based on project records and NTP/change-management activities associated with your construction management responsibilities.
Tower Foreman
Paramount Utility Corporation
Gilbert, Arizona
06.2018 - 07.2021
- Supported tower crews on new builds, carrier changes, equipment upgrades, and maintenance work across wireless telecom sites.
- Directed day-to-day assignments, set task priorities, and tracked crew output to keep work safe, efficient, and on schedule.
- Installed, modified, and removed antennas, RRUs, TMAs, hybrid/fiber systems, coax, mounts, platforms, ice bridges, waveguides, and grounding systems.
- Climbed towers and supervised top-side work during rigging, antenna swaps, sector builds, and troubleshooting tasks.
- Checked construction drawings, RFD packages, structural drawings, and scope documents to verify installation requirements.
- Led pre-job planning, JHAs, site safety checks, and daily tailboard meetings to support OSHA and company safety compliance.
- Worked with construction managers, customers, tower owners, utility providers, and subcontractors to solve field issues and keep schedules moving.
- Tracked material inventory, equipment use, and tool control while keeping crews supplied for safe, efficient work.
- Trained and coached tower technicians on climbing, rigging, rescue procedures, installation standards, quality control, and safe work practices.
- Completed site audits, closeout checks, punch-list items, and final quality reviews before customer acceptance.
- Troubleshot RF, fiber, power, grounding, and equipment-installation issues to reduce delays and support integration work.
- Coordinated crane operations, gin pole work, lift plans, and heavy-equipment moves for complex tower and civil projects.
- Verified construction work met customer specifications, carrier standards, NESC, OSHA, and local requirements.
- Recorded project progress through daily reports, photos, redline drawings, material tracking, and closeout packages.
- Assisted with site walks, constructability reviews, scope checks, and labor/material estimates for upcoming and change-order work.
Education
OHSA 30
Industry Related Certifications
08-2019
High School Diploma -
Basha High School
Chandler, AZ05-2010
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Networking
Maricopa Community Colleges, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZSkills
- Construction Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Wireless Telecommunications Construction
- RF, Tower & Civil Construction
- Pre-Construction Scoping & Estimating
- Construction Scheduling & Forecasting
- Budget Development & Cost Control
- Vendor & Contractor Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Professional Written & Verbal Communication
- Strategic Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
- Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet & Project Tracking Systems
- Time Management & Priority Management
- Independent Project Ownership & Accountability
Timeline
Construction Manager
Betacom Inc.
08.2021 - Current
Tower Foreman
Paramount Utility Corporation
06.2018 - 07.2021
OHSA 30
Industry Related Certifications
High School Diploma -
Basha High School
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Networking
Maricopa Community Colleges, Chandler-Gilbert Community College