Senior Network Engineer
Company: Frontier Communication
Location: Pomona
Posted on: May 6, 2022
Job Description:
Senior Network Engineer (OSP)This position is responsible for
the application engineering of telecommunications outside plant and
transport equipment in a local serving exchange environment.
Subject matter expert of and for all technical aspects of outside
plant facilities and transport equipment associated work such as
cable sizing, cable counts, cable records, permitting for right of
ways and easements, fiber optic systems (SONET and ASYNC), DACS,
digital loop carriers (DLC), pair gain devices (analog and digital)
and XDSL equipment. This position works as a team member with
Network Planning, Central Office, and Operations to support the
growth, replacements and upgrade of telecommunications plant
facilities. This person provides frontline project management for
all construction activities associated with outside plant and
transmission activities. This position also supports sales,
marketing, operations and regulatory as needed. This Position will
be located in Sylva NC.Specific requirements of the position
include:
- Frontline project management for construction activities
- Engineering design for outside plant and assist ISP Engineering
for transmission projects
- Proactive review of outside plant and transport facilities to
determine necessary upgrades and enhancements. Reviews to include
cable fill, port and bandwidth review of DSLAMs/Routers and
switches.
- Knowledge of Broadband expansion & augmentation design.
- Knowledge & understanding of IOF, & Network planning &
design
- Communicate with state, county, city and national indices to
gain information on planned projects that involve growth and
changes
- Coordinate with all utilities for project design and
construction to utilize joint trench
- Communicate with all peers and departments to insure proper
project planning
- Maintain accurate cable and transport records and updates
- Attend pre construction meetings for project designs
- Apply for all items of a project including but are not limited
to permits, easements, as required (State, Federal, DNR, City,
County, Townships Railroad)
- Maintain and investigate right of ways and easements for
releases
- Attend weekly construction meetings
- Prepare project justifications for approvals including EWOP
documents.
- Prepare loop studies as needed
- Prepare cost estimates for BDTs
- Respond to DORs as needed
- Update records according to As-Builts
- Land base into Cad-Tel system (FROGS)
- Code and approve contractor invoices
- Assist in annual budget design
- All other activities with respect to the needs of the business
Required Skills
- Must have detailed knowledge of outside plant and transport
activities. Knowledge of engineering tools to include the
following, Cad-Tel, M6, Adobe, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Power point, Varasset, Visio, email and other vendor
software. Excellent organizational skills, communications skills
(written and verbal) and customer relations will be utilized in
achieving desired results and are critical to the position. Outside
plant construction and transmission project management experience
and inventory management experience. Experience in right of way,
private easement and permitting, with local, state, and federal
entities. Must also be able to manage multiple projects in various
stages of activity. Must have an appreciation and understanding of
the demand for increased broadband services and all aspects of
advancements towards data and voice convergence. Good understanding
of CAF (Connect America Funding).Required Skills
- B.S. in Engineering or equivalent, or a minimum of 5 to 7 years
experience related to outside plant and transport facilities,
preferable in a local exchange environment. Must be able to
demonstrate knowledge with heavy emphasis on outside plant both
aerial & buried with a good understanding of transport design,
cable count layout, capacities and equipment requirements. Must
have a solid knowledge of all aspects of Broadband design, IOF &
Network Planning design. Must be able to participate and lead
project teams to achieve team objectives and goals. Strong
interpersonal skills are very important in discussions and meetings
with Engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local
supervisors and technicians.FLEXIBLE LOCATION: POSITION CAN BE
LOCATED IN SYLVA, NC or MYRTLE BEACH, SC
Keywords: Frontier Communication, Pomona , Senior Network Engineer, Engineering , Pomona, California
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