Field Surveyor

Quanta Services•Hockley, TX

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Aspen Company under Quanta safely provides comprehensive infrastructure services to fiber, wireline and wireless carrier customers within the communications industry. With a focus on delivering our customers of the highest quality and service, we need smart, dedicated individuals that take pride in their work and have the savvy to thrive in a rapidly growing environment. The Aspen Company is actively seeking 4 Field Surveyors, who will collect field data for design of construction drawings including the preparation of field notes, sketches, and recorded measurements of all exiting utilities, structures, roadways and construction obstacles. This role can be based anywhere in the Houston Tx and outlying areas of Houston. This role will require extensive travel and is a great opportunity for someone who wants to learn about Houston and outlying areas.

Requirements

In depth experience fielding OSP in the commercial market, including Fiber to the Home FTTH deployments.
Strong knowledge of both aerial and underground Fiber Optic cable systems, cable placement, and aerial make ready tasks.
Knowledgeable in the use of base maps, pole surveys, DOT maps, utility ROW and attachment requirements.
In-depth knowledge of Commercial Standards, National Electric Safety Code (NESC), RUS Requirements, State and Local Requirements.
Motivated self-starter with passion and drive to start and complete project
Experience and understanding of outside plant construction techniques
Knowledge of fiber networking, routing, switching and network management
Exceptional service orientation - experience in providing customer service and support that exceeds the expectations of internal and external clients
Experience with project management processes, tools, and the ability to coordinate multiple projects with reproducible results
Great communication skills – written and verbal
Excellent problem solving and trouble resolution abilities
Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Attention to detail
Ability to travel up to 100% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of GO-95 & GO-128 standards preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver preliminary designs using Make Ready Engineering, perform OSP Ride-out Activities, including preliminary design pole verification, parcel verification, design verification, utility verification, identify routing obstacles, and aerial to underground percentage verification.
Gather any local ordinances or requirements, and all other preliminary data collection not specifically called out; Coordinate the design with permitting ROW agents and adjusting the design and approach as necessary.
Develop accurate fiber/optical network construction estimates
Develop accurate network documentation/schematics
Conduct site surveys
Locate fiber optic cables
Draw and stake new construction opportunities
Additional duties as needed and or assigned
Travel to locations where projects will be executed on an ongoing/regular basis.