Engineer, FTTH

Position open until 10/31/2024, or until filled.

General Summary

The FTTH Engineer is responsible for the creation of FTTH plans. This includes high level and low-level design as well as providing quality control for designs performed by contractors. This position is a primary member of a multi-disciplined team that creates FTTH and fixed wireless networks solutions end to end. This individual manages multiple projects against specific timelines and utilized strong organizational and communication skills to identify project dependencies and complete deliverables throughout fiber construction lifecycle.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Understands overall project requirements, priorities and goals, risk management, and overall scope of work.
• Creates plans for construction of new or rearrangement of existing fiber optic cables, and conduits to obtain optimum and economical utilization of communications facilities.
• Reviews high and low level designs and associated BOMs completed by contract firms to ensure quality and technical standards are met.
• Identifies efficiencies in designs that reduce cost or time to deploy.
• Works with local permitting offices or utility company to understand permitting process and requirements.
• Supports submission of permits/make ready engineering through approval.
• Works closely with construction managers to approve changes to plans and ensure as-builts are documented into system.
• Works closely with team members to produce high quality end to end solutions to provide FTTH and fixed wireless networks.

• Works on regularly scheduled days as well as unscheduled days and/or beyond regular work hours due to customer or operational demands, as needed.
• Adheres to all Company standard procedures, policies and safety practices in the course of performing work activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 3 years planning FTTH networks preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working independently in the field, as well as part of team.
• Must be prompt, reliable, have a sense of urgency, quick thinking.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Attention to detail in all areas of work.
• Ability to translate information in drawings, blueprints, spreadsheets and as-builts.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn and grow.

Working Conditions

• Employee remains in the sitting position for prolonged hours. Employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Working conditions may include being in an open (shared) cubicle/workspace area.
• Must be able to work safely in a field or office environment. Must be adept at working in adverse weather conditions.

Disclaimer

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility which will ever be required of an employee in this position, however, the employee will be held responsible for all duties assigned.

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