Fiber Network Engineer
Pay Range:
- $40 48/hr, dependent on experience
Summary:
- This role will support planning, design, coordination, testing, and operational oversight for our expanding middle-mile fiber network.
- This role bridges OSP fiber engineering with network reliability coordination and NOC collaboration. It is ideal for candidates who are strong communicators, detail-oriented, and technically adept in both field and transport environments.
Job Duties:- Performs fiber design functions requiring competencies in project planning, building, and maintaining the GTC/Family of Companies fiber optic infrastructure.
- Independently develops, designs, evaluates, selects, and/or applies guidelines, procedures, and fiber design techniques and standards in an economically efficient and sound fiber designing manner.
- Maintains and updates documentation for fiber optic networks, including inside and outside plants.
- This position requires a strong understanding of fiber optic infrastructure construction, maintenance, and spatial planning.
- Skilled at creating and documenting splice plans for construction projects and updating Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams including FOC and GSOC Network Engineering to create detailed designs, ensure optimal network performance, and contribute to the successful implementation of fiber optic projects.
Requirements:- Education: Preferred; Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems; Master's Degree in GIS
- Network design/GIS experience including experience working with fiber optic plant
- Previous utility experience preferred
- Previous experience in GIS, AutoCAD, or other design work preferred
- Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations: UTC Level 1 & 2 - Fiber Optic Designer Certification or equivalent (strongly preferred)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent organization, and time management skills, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by the work
- Must be able to pass a NERC CIP personnel risk assessment screening
For more information, please Apply and/or email a copy of your resume to Beka Cassidy at: BCassidy@Selectek.net