Field Engineer (Temporary Contractor role)

Bluepeak; Pipestone (MN); On-site; USD 92,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluepeak is seeking a field consultant to supervise outside plant construction, ensuring alignment with Bluepeak standards for aerial and underground fiber networks. You will inspect constructed plant, coordinate remediation, and document field records to support acceptance and maintenance, with emphasis on safety and timely delivery.

The role focuses on post-construction design concepts, collaboration with internal teams and contractors, and providing clear communications to stakeholders while

Qualifications

• Experience with outside plant construction processes and standards.
• Ability to inspect installed fiber and splicing work.
• Strong written communication for field records and reports.

Responsibilities

• Address outside plant construction issues by assessing, planning, and proposing solutions.
• Uphold Bluepeak construction standards for aerial and underground plant, splicing, and field equipment.
• Communicate with municipalities, customers, and residents about construction work in progress.
• Ensure documentation of job sites and structures is accurate and timely.
• Review permits and ROW documentation as part of IFC processes and ensure safety.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders and conduct site surveys and walks.

Skills

Fiber optic construction

Site surveys

Documentation

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 And Responsibilities

• 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.