Job details
Salary $28 - $34 an hour job type full-time number of hires for this role 3
Qualifications
Us work authorization (required)
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Full job description
Note: remote reporting is possibleThe outside plant engineer is responsible for fiber optic and copper route engineering, pole line and underground route field documentation, construction permits, project tracking, as-built documentation and electronic records preparation in accordance with company policies, procedures and quality standards, while meeting customer delivery requirementsWorks with network planning, central office, transmission and operations personnel to support growth, replacements and upgrades of telecommunications plant facilities.
Principal duties and responsibilities
Engineer aerial, underground, and inside fiber optic routes, road moves.
Copper telephone cable design including size and gauge, cross box design and terminals; rearrangements including cutovers, pair conditioning, cable assignments, loop make ups, bridge taps, splice documents.
Manage all projects to meet or exceed minimum specifications of construction policies, nesc, nec, osha, state, county and all other applicable agencies.
Maintain a high level of productivity, assuring timeframes are met for projects occurring simultaneously and track and generate reports on project status.
Prepare, manage and maintain project documentation, maps and cad drawingsCreate drawings and records of fiber and copper routes, splice locations, construction notes, bills of materials and project overviews.
Research and acquire permits, rights of way and easement agreements.
Respond to dot requests for information and plan for facility relocations.
Review and record as-built documentation.
Attend customer meetings; perform site surveys and walk-outs as necessary to comply with customer requirements and time frames.
Work with multiple customers and prepare all deliverables within each customer`s own specifications.
Qualifications
Experience in planning copper and fiber optic network additions and estimating osp projects by detail.
Familiarity with broadband serving area design
Creating engineering projects that place equipment that supports ethernet and broadband dslam installations and the design of the fiber and copper facilities, associated with them as well as facilitating their completion through local construction and operations resources.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as technical specifications, professional documentation and blueprints.
Demonstrated skill in the use of autocad, microstation, ms office suite, pole analysis software, gps handheld systems, and other industry-related hardware and software.
Previous experience using telecommunications engineering systems such as: infinium, m6, frogs/spatial engineer (autocad based gis), dpi/endeavor and varasset preferred.
Ability to write reports, correspondence and documentation.
Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, customers and other employees of the organization.
Some out of town travel and overnight travel may be required.
Must have a valid driver`s license and be insurable.
May be able to consider qualified candidate that needs to work remotely.
Education
A bachelors` or associate degree in a relevant field of engineering or it, and/or three to five years of related experience (technical knowledge of the telecommunications industry and construction practices).
Job type: full-time
Pay: $28.00 - $34.00 per hour
Benefits:
Health insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to friday
Covid-19 considerations:
We follow cdc guidelines to ensure employee safety.
Education:
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Experience:
Outside plant telecom engineering: 3 years (preferred)
Work location:
One location
Work remotely:
Yes
Work location: one location
