Senior Network Planning Eng

AT&T•Dallas, TX

81d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T, you won't just imagine the future-you'll build it. The Senior Network Planning Engineer will be responsible for managing, analyzing and driving strategic initiatives to deliver our $700M third party access expense budget. They will lead the data and financial modeling and categorization of over 40k third party circuits in the network to help drive the most valuable action plan for that circuit to achieve improved network performance while also reducing third party access spend. The Senior Network Planning engineer will also oversee potential early termination penalties and current spend validations. Lastly, they will use output data to optimize the implementation strategy to achieve the organization's yearly initiative savings goals and allowing the corporation to meet its overall financial targets.

Requirements

Network Architecture (mobility)
Good communicator, both oral and written, to project manage our optimization, upgrade, and disconnect programs with cross functional teams
Data and financial modeling, data analytics, skilled in implementation strategies to optimize our program potential, including the use of SQL, DEEP, and Power BI.
Project management skills to ensure deadlines are met or beaten
MS Excel to do comparative analysis, MS PowerPoint to deliver project status and initiative results to senior leadership
This career step requires intermediate level experience.
Designs, analyzes, plans and modifies network components and architecture in support of the wireless and wireline infrastructure.
May provide mid to long term planning for a specific technology which includes analysis, solution recommendations, and implementation strategies to complex business issues consistent with business goals and economic viability.
These activities are the basis for capital deployment and allocation decisions.
Intermediate level technical professional.
Subject matter technical knowledge within a discipline and sound understanding of ATT technologies.
Typically a Bachelors degree in Math, Science or Engineering preferred or equivalent related network experience.
Typically requires 3-5 years experience.
Technical Career Pathway (TCP) role.

Responsibilities

Develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods.
May conduct network architecture design, feasibility and cost studies.
Studies and forecasts traffic drivers to determine short and/or long term capacity needs for wireless and wireline infrastructure.
Recommends network architecture planning and network evolution strategy in support of corporate initiatives, customer demand, technology changes, economic and service reliability criteria
Evaluates new and emerging technologies for addition and/or application of software/hardware to existing network systems
Conducts economic and population growth studies to determine impact on network capacity and development plan projections
Develops simulation models and systems/information technologies for capturing system/network process data
Creates deliverables such as mgmt reports, business cases, infrastructure deployment guidelines, 3 Year Plans, Plans of Record, Project Approval Letters, and Serving Plans
Works with key internal stakeholder and vendors as a point of contact for future business ventures and emerging services.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories,
AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.