Utility Infra Design Engineer / Specialist

About the role

AECOM is seeking a highly motivated West Coast Utility Infrastructure Telecom Design QC Engineer / Specialist to support the planning, design, and quality assurance of telecommunications outside plant infrastructure programs. This role focuses on the design and modeling of underground conduit systems supporting fiber optic networks, data center connectivity, metro fiber deployments, and utility infrastructure projects. The position is fully remote, requiring collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams, utility stakeholders, permitting agencies, and construction personnel across multiple geographic regions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review underground OSP designs for fiber optic network deployments.
• Design conduit systems, duct banks, manholes, handholes, roadway crossings, and utility corridors.
• Perform route evaluation and constructability assessments for greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Incorporate utility conflicts, right-of-way constraints, environmental considerations, and permitting requirements into design solutions.
• Support the development of construction drawings, profile sheets, details, and permit packages.
• Perform technical reviews of Utility Infrastructure Telecom Design QC packages.
• Verify compliance with client standards, engineering requirements, and construction criteria.
• Review conduit sizing, bend radii, separation requirements, depth of cover, pulling calculations, and access structures.
• Validate compliance with municipal, DOT, utility, NEC, NESC, and client-specific requirements.
• Identify design deficiencies and provide clear engineering recommendations for corrective action.
• Coordinate with utility owners, municipalities, transportation agencies, and permitting authorities.
• Support utility