Market Planning Engineer - FTTH/Fiber (Travel-Ready)

Omni Fiber, LLC.; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Professional development reimbursement

Annual bonus

Company holidays

Floating holidays

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

HSA enrollment option

Internet and cell phone allowances

Job summary

Omni Fiber, LLC. seeks an Engineering Planner to own upfront, market-level planning for FTTH projects in Allen, TX. You will establish feeder routes, cabinet locations, and FDH boundaries ahead of vendor engagement, ensuring plans are grounded in real terrain.

The role collaborates with GIS, Market Engineering Leads, and vendors, traveling as needed for market reconnaissance. Candidates should have 3+ years in fiber/network planning and strong analytical skills, with a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in FTTH/fiber engineering for 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; evaluate cost, coverage and future-proofing tradeoffs at market level.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Willing to travel for market reconnaissance and business planning meetings as needed.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Engineering experience

Fiber network planning

GIS-based market analysis

GIS proficiency

CAD-based planning tools

VETRO proficiency

Spatial reasoning

Driver's license

Willing to travel

Tools

GIS/Esri

CAD tools

VETRO

Job description

Omni Fiber, LLC. seeks an Engineering Planner to own upfront, market-level planning for FTTH projects in Allen, TX. You will establish feeder routes, cabinet locations, and FDH boundaries ahead of vendor engagement, ensuring plans are grounded in real terrain.

The role collaborates with GIS, Market Engineering Leads, and vendors, traveling as needed for market reconnaissance. Candidates should have 3+ years in fiber/network planning and strong analytical skills, with a valid driver's license.