Outside Plant Engineer

About the role

The Outside Plant Engineer at Ziply Fiber is responsible for the application engineering of telecommunications outside plant in a local serving exchange environment. This role involves engineering design for outside plant projects, supporting the growth, replacements, and upgrades of telecommunications plant facilities. They also coordinate with various teams and utilities for project design and construction, and manage project permitting and ROWs.

Responsibilities

• Engineering design for outside plant all projects locally
• Engineering design and activity support for the ZFB Build projects
• Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements
• Coincide with all utilities for project design and construction to utilize joint trench
• Attend preconstruction meetings for project designs
• Frontline project management for all construction activities associated with outside plant activity
• Communicate with state, county, city, and national indices to gain information on planned projects that involve growth and changes
• Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure proper project planning
• Apply for all permits as required (State, DNR, City, County, Townships)
• Maintain and investigate ROW’s and easements for releases
• Respond to DOR’s as needed
• Records, Financial Support & Cross-functional Support
• Maintain accurate cable records and updates
• Prepare cost estimates for BDT’s
• Aid in annual budget design
• Support sales, marketing, operations and regulatory as needed

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an outside plant position
• Outside plant construction project management experience and inventory management experience
• Experience in ROW, private easement and permitting with local, state, and federal entities
• Demonstrated working knowledge of outside plant design, including cable count layouts and capacity planning
• Valid State Driver's License and satisfactory driving record
• Completion of a pre-employment drug screening

Skills

• Knowledge of outside plant activity and engineering tools to include Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, etc.
• Organizational skills, communication skills (written and verbal) and customer relations
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with Engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local supervisors, and technicians
• Ability to manage multiple projects in various stages of activity and meet critical deadlines
• Ability to drive on behalf of the company in a safe and responsible manner

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Flexible spending account
• Paid sick leave and paid time off
• Parental leave
• Quarterly performance bonus
• Training
• Career growth and education reimbursement programs

Pay

$70,400 to $110,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time