OSP Field Engineer

Pearce Services • Los Angeles, CA

2d • $24 - $29

About The Position

The OSP Field Engineer provides training and supportive engineering services through detailed, on-site collection of telecommunications information. The role requires working-level knowledge of fiber networks and in-person validation of existing field designs and telecommunications network layouts, including aerial, buried, and underground fiber, conduit, handholes, building entrances, and riser facilities. The engineer may informally lead more junior staff from time to time.

The position involves extensive travel and work outdoors at project sites in various states. The engineer documents field conditions and measurements, identifies infrastructure and potential obstructions or conflicts, and delivers field notes and photographs to the engineering team. Compensation is a base pay range of $24–$29 USD. Eligible employees may also receive performance and referral bonuses, production incentives, tool/equipment and fuel stipends, a company vehicle, per diem, or other applicable compensation.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in the fiber-optic, telecommunications, or telecom construction industry.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of outside plant activities, including fiber cable design, pole line construction, conduit system design, and make-ready issues.
• Knowledge of obtaining rights of way and easements where required, and ability to make appropriate notations in field notes for desktop teams.
• Ability to read and understand as-built prints, identify conflicts with existing outside plant facilities, and select line routing and equipment required for projects.
• Familiarity with GIS, ESRI, and shapefile functionality.
• Ability to identify utility types, potential conflicts, and violations based on regulatory standards such as RUS, NESC, GO95, and NEC.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Good organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record; must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work outdoors 95% of the time and travel up to 100% by air or vehicle, including overnight stays of up to two weeks and travel on short notice.
• Ability to walk up to 3 miles per day over gravel, pavement, grass, and similar terrain.
• Ability to work in poor weather conditions, including heat, snow, rain, or wind, and safely with or without supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Identify, photograph, and document facilities such as cables, poles, terminals, pedestals, handholes, and other outside plant infrastructure.
• Measure attachment heights, span distances, utility structures, and distances from existing or proposed OSP facilities to centerlines, property lines, and curb lines.
• Identify power and communication facilities and their ownership on utility poles.
• Record bonding, grounding, guying, and anchor information.
• Deliver detailed field notes and photographs to the engineering team.
• Identify obstructions to fiber placement and provide proposed mitigation strategies.
• Validate existing field designs and layouts for aerial, buried, and underground fiber networks, conduit, handholes, building entrances, and riser facilities.
• Provide training and supportive engineering services and, at times, serve as an informal lead to more junior staff.
• Follow OSHA, state, and local safety standards.

Benefits

• Performance and referral bonuses, production incentives, tool/equipment and fuel stipends, company vehicle, and per diem or other applicable compensation may be available.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Paid time off, including paid vacation and paid holidays.
• Flexible spending accounts and an HSA option.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional development courses and training.
• Company-provided vehicle, phone, laptop or tablet, tools, and safety equipment as required for the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED