OSP Engineering Technician
About The Position
The OSP (Outside Plant) Engineering Technician will design fiber optic and copper networks that will provide broadband services to our members and customers. These tasks include research, planning, designing, permitting, estimating, budgeting, and tracking fiber optic expansion projects. This position is responsible for preparing and interpreting engineering plans, drawings, and reports as well as planning FTTH networks for existing and new serving areas for various construction and maintenance needs such as but not limited to new construction and maintaining legacy copper facilities. This position will work on mapping software designing layouts/plans and procuring proper permits and right of ways along with coordination with in-house construction and outside contractors.
Requirements
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write routine reports, business correspondence and technical procedures.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
- Ability to add and subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percents and to draw and interpret graphs.
- Proficient computer operations (operating systems and intermediate software packages, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.).
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize, organize, and coordinate assignments.
- A valid driver’s license issued by the state in which the employee
Nice To Haves
- Experience with mapping software is desirable but not essential.
- Combination of related work experience and/or training in related field equal to a total of 3 years is desired but not essential.
- Knowledge of outside Plant Construction practices is desirable but not essential.
Responsibilities
- Actively encourages teamwork, open communication, and cooperative interactions by promoting a positive work environment that reflects the company’s mission, values, and management goals.
- Supports management in the detailed network design, deployment, and administration of Telco’s network.
- Provides recommendations on planning and budgeting to meet company
- Fiber-optic construction projects (to the home, business, cell-site, node, etc.) including staking sheets/construction drawings and mapping.
- Ensures all work is done under RUS specifications and drawings (515A, 515B, 515C and 515D).
- Coordinates with local, state, and federal government entities on projects as necessary (road construction projects, permits, mapping, etc.).
- Provides cost estimates to Telco’s sales, marketing, or management for new customer
- Responsible for detailed staking sheets for all construction projects, including maintaining and verifying tabulation of staking sheets with contractors.
- Responsible for creating close out documentation for all construction projects with accounting to provide accurate electronic mapping data and customer location counts for federal and state reporting.
- Responsible for engineering and assigning new counts for expansion projects and
- Responsible for generating status reports, tracking work orders, managing budgets, reviewing invoices, and analyzing data to ensure projects are managed efficiently and cost
- Responsible for inspection of construction and resolving any problems with the
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
