Network Specialist- Outside Plant Construction

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and plan outside plant field construction and splicing operations in multiple locations.
• Supervise consulting resources during the engineering and/or construction phases of projects.
• Implement fiber networks while adhering to TDS Outside Plant (OSP) guidelines and standards.
• Ensure compliance with National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and TDS OSP standards.
• Assist in the engineering phase of projects, including creating labor, material, and overhead project cost estimates.
• Provide audits of OSP projects to ensure accuracy and consistency, and compliance with NESC and TDS OSP standards.
• Review field personnel and contractor invoicing for accuracy.
• Oversee construction projects by monitoring quality of work, clean-up resolution, and project documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines and other relevant departments' policies.
• Conduct pre-staking, pre-bid, and pre-construction meetings to verify proper right-of-way, easements, and permits.
• Create bid jobs, build orders, job start agreements, VMOPs, and close-out documentation.
• Audit and adapt to new GIS-based construction tracking methods, new construction methods, and rapidly changing architectural types.

Qualifications

• Associates degree (or higher) or 2+ years of professional work experience in Voice, Data, or Video networking, or 6+ months of TDS Telecom technical internship experience.
• 2+ years experience in OSP Construction and/or Engineering (fiber or copper or coax), or related Utility/Municipal Construction and/or Engineering, or Construction Project Management, Utility Installation Technician, General Trades experience preferred.
• Fiber optic implementation experience.
• Excellent leadership, customer relations, and communications skills.
• Self-directed and able to work independently.
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS, AGOL, Spatial analysis, or other GIS tools.
• Understanding of Telecommunications industry and principals.
• Proficient in a digital environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Project Management experience.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• PC database, spreadsheet, and word processing skills.
• Working knowledge of NESC construction practices and engineering standards.
• Ability to work in a cooperative and courteous manner with diverse work groups.
• Understanding of Fiber to The Home (FTTH) design and construction techniques.
• Ability to read and understand FTTH construction prints.