Field Engineer (Temporary Contractor role)

Bluepeak; Pipestone (MN); On-site; USD 4,095,000 - 4,641,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluepeak is seeking a consultant to oversee fiber optic outside plant construction, ensuring adherence to Bluepeak standards from aerial to underground installations. The role includes inspecting contractor work, coordinating remediation for issues, and developing detailed field records to support project delivery.

The consultant will focus on post-construction aspects, maintain safety, and collaborate with engineering and construction teams to meet deadlines and budget while delivering the

Qualifications

• Experience inspecting outside plant construction and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Ability to coordinate with municipalities, agencies, customers and residents during construction.
• Proficient documentation of job sites, conditions and work in progress.
• Knowledge of safety practices on field construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Address outside plant construction issues by assessing, planning, and developing proposals to solve them.
• Uphold Bluepeak standards for outdoor plant construction and related processes.
• Communicate with municipalities, agencies, customers, and residents about ongoing work.
• Ensure documentation of sites and conditions is accurate, complete and timely.
• Review permits and ROW documentation for safety and design compliance.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on project progress.
• Conduct site surveys and walks, observe safety standards, and support site safety assessments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Field inspection

Safety compliance

Documentation

Tools

Hand-drawn sketches

Job description

Services

Consultant will provide the following services:

Summary

• Works to ensure the Bluepeak network is being constructed to Bluepeak's network and operations standards.


• Present on fiber optic construction projects to ensure that the construction of Bluepeak's Fiber Optic Outside Plant, both aerial and underground, to include fiber, conduit, field electronics, and splicing and enclosures are being constructed to meet or exceed Bluepeak standards. Consultant will inspect the product of Bluepeak construction crews and will coordinate the remediation of any issues which prevent Bluepeak from accepting the constructed plant. The OSP /FE may be called upon to create, review, and approve detailed field records of the installed infrastructure. The OSP/FE will consider the impact on construction, installation, and future maintenance in developing when assessing the fiber infrastructure. Focused on the post-construction aspects of infrastructure, the OSP/FE must possess a comprehensive understanding of fiber design to effectively support engineering and construction efforts to ensure projects are planned and executed with safety, by the deadlines, within budget, and with the quality expected by Bluepeak.

Duties & Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to those listed below:

Address outside plant construction issues by assessing, planning, and developing proposals to solve those issues in a timely and effective manner.

• Uphold Bluepeak standards for construction of outside plant to include aerial plant, underground plant, splicing efforts, field equipment installations and processes related to the installation, removal, of plant.


• Communicate with municipality/agencies of jurisdiction, customers, and residents of communities Bluepeak operates within related to construction work in progress.


• Ensure that documentation (i.e., takes pictures, hand-notes, sketches) of job sites, pole conditions and other relevant structures or landmarks to help illustrate and demonstrate the quality of design and construction services provided by contractors to Bluepeak is accurate, complete and timely.


• As part of the IFC process, review permits and ROW documentation and ensure work is being conducted safely and according to the permitted design and instruction. Inclusive of hand drawn sketches of recommended engineering design while in the field.


• Effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.


• Conduct new substructure site surveys and site walks.


• Observe safety standards while on job sites and helps promote site safety and may help conduct job site safety assessments from time to time.


• All other related duties as assigned.

Compensation

• $1,850 /billed weekly. Invoices shall be submitted for review and approval to Bluepeak.

About Us

We believe that the size of the city shouldn’t determine the quality of the technology. That’s why we are building for you: Faster, more reliable, and without the things that get in the way of great service—like red tape, hidden fees, and slow response times. And with up to 5 gigabits of speed for residential customers and 10 gigabits for businesses, we are whole new ballgame- from internet to TV, to connecting every device in your home, to powering your business, we’re not only providing the best fiber connections in your community, but we’re also meeting the growing needs for how you live.

Bluepeak provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.