Outside Plant Engineer
Required skills
- Outside Plant
- Inside Plant
- Fiber construction
- Aerial
- Underground
- Fiber splicing
- Inspection
- Structured cabling
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
Nice to have
- Customer Projects
- Internal Task Management
- Customer Engagement
- Business Development
- RFP pre-bid meetings
- Contractors
Role summary
Seeking an Outside Plant Engineer to design, plan, and implement telecommunications infrastructure. Responsibilities include underground, aerial, and inside plant engineering, backbone route design, customer engagement, and administrative tasks like generating SOWs and BOMs. Requires 5+ years of infrastructure experience, knowledge of fiber construction, splicing, and engineering, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and strong self-management skills. The role involves both field and office work.
Our New Teammate
You will design, plan, and implement outside plant telecommunications infrastructure. This role involves creating detailed engineering plans, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and coordinating with internal teams and external contractors to deliver high-quality network solutions.
You can expect to spend your time accomplishing the following:
- 80% of time on Objective 1: Engineering Solutions and Customer Projects
- 20% of time on Objective 2: Internal Task Management and Support
Job Responsibilities - What to Expect
- Underground Engineering
- Determine optimal fiber routes and tie-in points to the backbone.
- Identify right-of-way (ROW) owners.
- Aerial Engineering
- Identify utility pole owners and validate pole application requirements.
- Prepare stick diagrams and manage application submissions with utilities.
- Attend pre- and post-construction ride-outs with utility owners.
- Inside Plant Engineering
- Define building entry points and cable pathways to MDF.
- Determine outlet locations for structured cabling projects.
- Backbone Engineering
- Design optimal backbone routes connecting last-mile sites.
- Assess ROI and identify constraints (e.g., railroad, environmental).
- Planning & Customer Engagement
- Create high-level engineering plans and present proposals to customers.
- Support business development by attending customer and RFP pre-bid meetings.
- Administrative
- Generate Statements of Work (SOW) and Bills of Materials (BOM).
- Request quotes from contractors and suppliers.
- Estimate internal labor requirements for construction, inspection, splicing, and engineering.
Your Knowledge & Expertise
- 5 + years of Infrastructure experience
- Knowledge of Outside and Inside Plant construction
- Fiber construction (aerial and underground)
- Fiber splicing
- Engineering
- Inspection
- Structured cabling
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Visio
- Detail-oriented
- Self-management skills
Working Conditions: Work is performed in the field or in an office setting.
Benefits Included:
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- FSA Plan
- Paid Time Off
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan
- Training & Tuition Assistance
- Disability & Life Insurance
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