Engineering Planner

Omni Fiber•Allen, TX

About The Position

Reporting to the Lead OSP Network Planning, the Engineering Planner owns upfront, market-level planning before a market is handed off for detailed design. The role establishes feeder routes, active cabinet locations, and FDH boundary structure ahead of vendor engagement, ensuring each market enters detailed design with a validated plan rather than being designed in isolation, FDH by FDH. The planner works ahead of the Market Engineering Lead team and sometimes alongside it, grounding market plans in real terrain and access constraints to reduce rework and boundary revisions once vendor design begins. This is a full-time position with travel as needed for market reconnaissance and business planning. The Engineering Planner develops high-level design packages for incoming markets, validates plans in coordination with GIS, documents design intent and known constraints, and hands plans to Market Engineering Leads and engineering vendors. The role applies Omni's planning standards, identifies potential jurisdictional and access risks early, and coordinates with Business Development, backhaul and network engineering teams, Market Engineering Leads, and engineering leadership.

Requirements

At least 3 years of relevant experience in an Engineering capacity for FTTH/fiber, telecommunications, broadband, or market analysis.
Experience in OSP/fiber network planning, feeder design, or GIS-based market analysis.
Proficiency with GIS/Esri and CAD-based planning tools.
Strong analytical and spatial reasoning skills, including comfort evaluating cost, coverage, and future-proofing tradeoffs at the market level.
Ability to synthesize field reconnaissance, GIS data, and jurisdictional requirements into a clear, actionable plan.
Strong written documentation skills.
Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and a reasonable driving record.
Willingness to travel for market reconnaissance and business planning meetings as needed.

Nice To Haves

VETRO proficiency.

Responsibilities

Establish feeder routes, active cabinet locations, and FDH boundary structure for new and re-opened markets before detailed design handoff.
Conduct or incorporate field reconnaissance as necessary, including consideration of existing utility and incumbent feeder placement, terrain, and known access constraints.
Partner with GIS to validate boundary and feeder data before releasing a market to Market Engineering Leads and vendors.
Produce high-level design packages defining FDH boundaries, cabinet placement, and feeder logic for incoming markets.
Package and hand off validated market plans to Market Engineering Leads and engineering vendors, clearly documenting design intent and known constraints.
Flag jurisdictional, access, and terrain risks during planning before they reach detailed design or permitting.
Apply Omni's planning standards consistently across markets, including cabinet sizing, feeder capacity, and spare-capacity guidelines.
Document planning decisions and rationale for each market in the system of record.
Identify representative FDHs for early, limited permitting submission to confirm jurisdiction-specific requirements before full-market design begins.
Coordinate with Business Development on new market intake, timing, priority, and known constraints to align planning work with the pipeline.
Coordinate with backhaul and network engineering teams to obtain a high-level understanding of available routes in and out of market areas.
Partner with Market Engineering Leads to ensure planning packages reflect actual sequencing and delivery priorities.
Provide planning-level context to the Director of Market Engineering and Market Engineering Leads on associated markets.
Travel as needed for market reconnaissance and business planning meetings.