OSP Specialist

Allied Universal • Albany, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Adesta, an Allied Universal® Company, is hiring a OSP Specialist. The OSP Specialist supervises and maintains control of outside plant (OSP) activities surrounding a given work site, maintains accurate records of construction underway, and makes recommendations in support of the project schedule.

Requirements

• Must possess one or more of the following: Bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering
• Associate’s degree in construction management or engineering with a minimum of three (3) years of OSP engineering or construction experience
• Technical certification with a minimum of four (4) years of OSP engineering or construction experience
• Valid driver’s license if driving a company or customer-owned vehicle
• Minimum of one (1) year of OSP engineering or construction experience
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering and construction drawings and specifications, common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and other documents
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written English technical language, both in interpreting requirements and providing reports
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Nice To Haves

• Utility construction experience
• College degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering
• Field engineering lead responsibility/project charge responsibility experience
• Supervisory/management-level work experience

Responsibilities

• Supervise crews performing OSP activities; ensure that crews safely perform work in accordance with industry standards, the contract’s scope of work, construction drawings, and specifications
• Accurately interpret underground utility records, power utility grid maps, railroad validation maps, and plat maps in order to prepare engineering field notes in sufficient clarity and detail to facilitate conversion to CADD programs
• Make recommendations for changes in running line or construction methodologies due to knowledge of or experience in environmental conditions, construction access by crews, or congestion of utilities
• Understand and actively participate in the engineering, permitting and construction processes in order to support the requirements of the project contract
• Document and account for own and subcontractors’ work performed at any phase of construction using standard company procedures, and provides written correspondence to the team, the Owner, and to governmental agencies as required
• Determine and execute correct procedures for OSP fiber optic cable splicing, termination, testing, and documentation
• Based on the interpretation of the daily and weekly schedules, effectively run a crew of two or more, or supervise subcontractor tasking in order to meet or exceed assigned tasking
• Accurately gauge capabilities of assigned crew members in order to provide input to daily and weekly project tasking

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal days
• Vacation time is offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly. Unused vacation is only paid out where required by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level