Temporary Project Engineer

Cascade PBS•Seattle, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cascade PBS’s mission is to inform and inspire our community to make the world a better place. Our vision is to be the most essential and relevant media organization in the region. Support site coordination during a multi month tower painting and maintenance project at a high power RF broadcast facility. The role is focused on operational coordination and communication, not tower climbing or physical work. This individual will act as the daily coordination point between the painting contractor, tower tenants (broadcast, public safety, and transit), and internal engineering staff.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills — this role is communication heavy and highly visible
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with competing operational priorities
Comfortable operating independently with minimal day to day supervision
Strong background in broadcast engineering, RF operations, or transmitter site operations
Direct experience working in or around high power RF environments
Clear understanding of RF exposure safety concepts, FM/TV transmitter operations, and public safety and mission critical communications systems
Previous experience with tower tenant coordination, facility outages, or shared RF sites
Must have reliable means of transportation to meet requirements of the job
Ability to regularly type on a keyboard

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a broadcast or media operations environment preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary day to day site coordination contact during active tower work
Conduct daily coordination calls with tower tenants to review planned work areas, confirm required low power or no power RF windows, and establish clear power reduction and restoration timelines
Maintain ongoing communication between the painting contractor/site crew, broadcast and non broadcast RF tenants, and internal engineering and operations staff
Track and document power reduction schedules, tenant acknowledgements, and any RF related constraints, delays, or incidents
Support issue escalation when operational conflicts or safety concerns arise
Assist with schedule adjustments related to weather, RF availability, or tenant needs
Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice