Lead Design Engineer - OSP

ADB Companies•Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

ADB is a Nationwide full turnkey provider of technology infrastructure solutions including Wireline, Wireless, Technology, and Engineering. Our customer centric approach has ensured long term relationships with commercial clients, service providers, local, state, and federal government organizations. We recognize our team members as our greatest asset ensuring that their safety, well-being, and career growth are always our number one priority. Our ALL IN culture includes a focus on Safety, Wellness, Learning, Diversity and Inclusion, and giving back to our Communities. ADB is seeking a Lead Designer, OSP that is expertly certified to provide utility fiber route designs within the OSP Engineering team. This position will not only require an expert level of technical design experience, but also, be an informal leader to Level 1-2 designers within the team. The ideal candidate will be safety focused, customer and quality centric, with a strong work ethic and ALL IN attitude.

Requirements

15% Travel Ability Nationwide
A strong belief in ZERO- Being Safe 100% of the time is the expectation
Alignment with company mission, vision, and values
A high level of customer centricity
Strong team player with the ability to adapt to diverse team members
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional critical thinking skills
Detail Orientated- a high level of attention to detail is required
A high level of time management, accountability, and prioritization skills
Self-motivated, goal- oriented, and driven to accomplish department goals
Ability to be organized, problem solve, and be solution oriented
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (outlook, excel, work, PowerPoint, project )
Expert knowledge of CAD/Spatial applications such as GIS, 3GIS, AutoCAD, Google Earth, etc. required
Expert knowledge of Cable Design such as CTBH, 5G, EPON, etc. required
3-5+ Years OSP Design experience in telecommunications required
BICSI certified or CFOS/D certification required
High School Diploma or equivalent required
3-5+ Years OSP Design experience in telecommunications required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering required if no formal experience
Mid-level knowledge of construction drawings and documents

Responsibilities

Uses GIS/3GIS to perform expert level fiber/coax design aerial, underground, and FTTx route maps and executes tasks such as route analysis
Designate the design, sizing, and placement of mainlines, laterals, hubs, splices, splitter cabinets, and terminals
Expert level of fiber allocation design for splicing matrix
Ability to perform field surveys of outside plant aerial and underground network facilities; develop running line, splice sheets, loss budgets and other design elements.
Coordinate with internal Engineering teams and External Customers to determine component selection, routing, and network architecture guidelines in order to produce detailed designs
Perform quality control reviews for self-completed designs in terms of completeness, accuracy and compliance with standards.
Performs field walk outs for construction move projects, customer maintenance programs, customer service connection projects, etc.
Participates in meetings with government entities to plan utility construction projects
Provide training and support to Level I and Level II Designers on various position duties
Supports management during bid estimation processes for design projects
Ability to collect and operate Geospatial tools to capture all field data needed (LiDAR)
Ability to create staking sheets and generation of shapefiles per project requirements
Collaborate with the construction project managers and / or field personnel to ensure quality and timely delivery of design and engineering service
Performs other duties as requested by leadership