Contract Planning Engineer

Protingent; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,614 - 66,124; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Insurance plan options

Education/certification reimbursement

Pre-tax commuter benefits

PTO

401k plan

Job summary

Protingent is seeking a Contract Planning Engineer to support our telecom team in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on managing network elements for voice and data, monitoring capacity, forecasting bandwidth growth, and developing plans for capacity relief.

The position offers contract-based engagement with responsibilities spanning engineering analysis and project leadership. The candidate will document GPON/XGS-PON activities, trigger projects, and collaborate across Engineering, Sales, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 4+ years of related experience in telecommunications Engineering or Planning (OSP/ISP/Access).
• Ability to communicate fluently with technical individuals from Engineering, Sales and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Documentation of GPON & XGS-PON Existing and Planned activity including Visio diagrams
• Triggering projects utilizing the most feasible, practical and economical means
• Performing engineering work and applied research, development and design of new projects, including design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of equipment and devices
• Analyzing complex local and wide area network systems and/or customer network environment, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites and configuring communication media with concentrators, bridges and other devices
• Handling moderately complex engineering assignments
• Resolving difficult interoperability problems to obtain operation across all platforms including e‑mail, file transfer, multimedia, teleconferencing and the like
• Support of acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services
• May act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for lower level employees

Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Contract Planning Engineer

The team is looking for a Contract Planning Engineer to support our team! As a Planning Engineer your responsibilities will include managing network elements for voice and data networks and monitoring and evaluating capacity utilization for these networks. You will also submit capacity triggers as necessary and forecast and trend bandwidth growth to produce capacity triggers for bandwidth relief. In addition, you will develop plans to augment capacity relief as needed. Position requires limited direction and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Documentation of GPON & XGS-PON Existing and Planned activity including Visio diagrams
• Triggering projects utilizing the most feasible, practical and economical means
• Performing engineering work and applied research, development and design of new projects, including design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of equipment and devices
• Analyzing complex local and wide area network systems and/or customer network environment, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites and configuring communication media with concentrators, bridges and other devices
• Handling moderately complex engineering assignments
• Resolving difficult interoperability problems to obtain operation across all platforms including e‑mail, file transfer, multimedia, teleconferencing and the like
• Support of acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services
• May act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for lower level employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
• 4+ years of related experience in telecommunications Engineering or Planning (OSP/ISP/Access)
• Ability to communicate fluently with technical individuals from Engineering, Sales and Operations
• Nice to Have: Previous Experience with same organization or Lumen Planning/Engineering Software Systems. Edge, Access or OSP Planning experience

Job Details

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Range: $44-48 an hour
• Location: Charlotte, NC

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement
• Pre‑tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan

About Protingent

Protingent is an Award‑Winning provider of top‑tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.