OSP Network Engineer II (Telecommunications)

Frontier Communications•Menifee, CA

2d•$80,000 - $99,000

About The Position

Verizon recently acquired Frontier and plans to transition non-union Frontier employees into Verizon compensation and benefits programs. This position will be part of that planned transition. OSP Network Engineer II (Telecommunications) Summary: This position is responsible for the application engineering of telecommunications outside plant in a local serving exchange environment. The responsibilities include planning and providing strategic guidance for OSP facility reinforcement for a geographical territory. Position is customer facing, and typically provides customer network solutions. Requires extensive OSP knowledge. Depended on to provide accurate budgetary OSP project estimates. Knowledge of approved Frontier Network Engineering systems/equipment is also required. First engineering contact for all high-bandwidth customer requests requiring facility augments or new builds. This position works as a team member with National Planning, Sales, Broadband/Transport, Construction and Operations to support the growth and upgrades of telecommunications plant facilities. This person provides frontline project management for all Ethernet activity associated with outside plant customer orders.

Requirements

Knowledge of outside plant activity and engineering tools to include CAD, Frontier Ethernet order systems (primarily M6 but also Sitetracker, FROGS/GAP, NEEDS), circuit design, organizational skills, communication skills (written and verbal) and customer relations will be utilized in achieving desired results.
Experience in Ethernet circuit designs and order processing.
B.S Engineering or equivalent preferred, or a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in an outside plant position
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge with heavy emphasis on outside plant design, cable count design, and capacities
Strong interpersonal skills are very important in discussions and meetings with Engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local supervisors and technicians.

Nice To Haves

Outside plant construction, project management experience, and inventory management experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Frontline project management for primarily Ethernet orders but includes all order types flowing to engineering queues in M6
Engineering design for outside plant
Proactive review of outside plant facilities and some network elements to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements
Communicate with Sales and Capital Management on budgetary project resolution
Coordinate with peer Engineers for project design and construction to resolve roadblocks
Communicate with all peers and departments to insure proper project planning
Maintain accurate cable records and updates
Maintain and investigate rights of way and easements for release
Attend engineering and construction meetings
Prepare project justifications for approval
Prepare loop studies as needed
Prepare cost estimates for BDT’s
Update records according to As-Builts
Digitize land base into GIS system
Research and respond to Ethernet order activity for outside plant
Prepare and monitor the capital budget plan.
Engineer, design and prepare project narrative and routing for Ethernet orders.
Maintain inter-company relations to provide information needed by sales, project management, construction and operations for special projects (pre-quals, BDT, boundary information, easement and ROW recording and service orders).
Project management oversight of all OSP capital construction activities to ensure conformance to requirements.

Benefits

Salary Range: $80,000 to $99,000
20 PTO (Paid Time Off) days + 10 paid holidays per year
Day one medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
401k match of 50% on 6% of eligible compensation
Tuition Assistance Program
Personal & Work Life Balance Resources & Wellness Support Assistance
Employee Resource Groups
10 weeks of paid parental leave, & a phased return to work program for new parents
Up to $10k in adoption program assistance
3 weeks of paid caregiver leave