Engineering Planner

Omni Fiber LLC; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Professional development reimbursement

Annual bonus

Company-paid holidays

Floating holidays

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision

HSA enrollment option

Monthly internet and cellphone stipend

Job summary

Omni Fiber is seeking an Engineering Planner to own upfront, market-level planning before handoff for detailed design. You will establish feeder routes, cabinet locations, and FDH boundaries, ensuring a grounded plan ahead of vendor engagement and reducing rework.

This full-time role involves collaboration with GIS, Market Engineering Leads, and vendors, with travel as needed for market reconnaissance and business planning.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering experience in FTTH/fiber, telecom, or market analysis.
• Experience in OSP/fiber network planning, feeder design, or GIS-based market analysis.
• Proficiency with GIS/Esri and CAD-based planning tools; VETRO a plus.
• Strong written documentation skills and ability to translate data into plans.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Establish feeder routes, active cabinet locations, and FDH boundary structure for new and re-opened markets.
• Incorporate field reconnaissance with terrain and access constraints into initial planning.
• Partner with GIS to validate boundary and feeder data before market release.
• Produce high-level design packages defining FDH boundaries and feeder logic.
• Package and hand off validated market plans with design intent and constraints documented.
• Flag jurisdictional, access, or terrain risks during planning before detailed design.
• Apply Omni's planning standards across markets including cabinet sizing and spare capacity.
• Document planning decisions and rationale in the system of record.
• Coordinate with Business Development and backhaul/network teams for alignment.
• Provide planning-level context to the Director of Market Engineering and leads.

Skills

GIS/Esri proficiency

CAD-based planning

VETRO proficiency

Analytical skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Esri ArcGIS

CAD software

VETRO

Job description

Reporting to Lead OSP Network Planning the Engineering Planner owns upfront, market-level planning before a market is handed off for detailed design. This role establishes feeder routes, active cabinet locations, and FDH boundary structure ahead of vendor engagement, ensuring each market enters detailed design with a validated plan rather than being designed in isolation, FDH by FDH. This is a full-time with travel as-needed for market reconnaissance and business planning.

The Engineering Planner works ahead of the Market Engineering Lead team and sometimes alongside it. The goal is a market that arrives at detailed design already grounded in real terrain and access constraints, reducing rework and boundary revisions once vendor design work begins.

Key Duties

Market Pre-Planning

• Establish feeder routes, active cabinet locations, and FDH boundary structure for new and re-opened markets prior to detailed design handoff.


• Incorporate field reconnaissance where necessary, incorporating existing utility and incumbent feeder placement, terrain, and known access constraints into initial planning packages.


• Partner with GIS to validate boundary and feeder data before a market is released to Market Engineering Leads and vendors.

Initial Design and Handoff

• Produce high-level design packages defining FDH boundaries, cabinet placement, and feeder logic for incoming markets.


• Package and hand off validated market plans to Market Engineering Leads and engineering vendors, with design intent and known constraints clearly documented.


• Flag jurisdictional, access, or terrain risks identified during planning before they reach detailed design or permitting.

Standards and Consistency

• Apply Omni's planning standards consistently across markets, including cabinet sizing, feeder capacity, and spare-capacity guidelines.


• Document planning decisions and rationale for each market in the system of record.


• Identify representative FDHs for early, limited permitting submission to confirm jurisdiction-specific requirements before full-market design begins.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Business Development on new market intake, timing, priority, and known constraints to align planning work with the pipeline.


• Coordinate with backhaul and network engineering teams to obtain high level understanding of available routes in and out of market areas


• Partner with Market Engineering Leads to ensure planning packages reflect actual sequencing and delivery priorities.


• Provide planning-level context to the Director of Market Engineering and Market Engineering Leads on associated markets

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in an Engineering capacity for FTTH/Fiber, telecommunications, broadband, and market analysis


• Experience in OSP/fiber network planning, feeder design, or GIS-based market analysis.


• Proficiency with GIS/Esri and CAD-based planning tools. VETRO proficiency a plus.


• Strong analytical and spatial reasoning skills; comfortable evaluating cost, coverage, and future proofing tradeoffs at the market level.


• Ability to synthesize field reconnaissance, GIS data, and jurisdictional requirements into a clear, actionable plan.


• Strong written documentation skills.


• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and a reasonable driving record.


• Willing to travel for market reconnaissance and business planning meetings as needed.

Omni Fiber offers a variety of perks and benefits

Compensation

• 401(k) with employer matching contribution up to 4%


• Professional development reimbursement and advancement opportunities


• Annual bonus

Time off

• Company paid holidays (8 days)


• Floating holidays (3 days)


• Paid time off (15 days)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision


• Life insurance


• HSA enrollment option with employer contribution


• Monthly internet and cell phone allowances

Omni Fiber provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and administers all aspects and conditions of employment, without regard to the following: Race, Color, Age, Sex, Sexual orientation, Gender, Gender identity, Religion, National origin, Pregnancy, Physical or mental disability, Military or veteran status, or Genetic information. Equal employment opportunity applies to, but is not limited to, employment status, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination.