OSP Engineer

System One; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A company in utility engineering is seeking an OSP Engineer in the Downers Grove area. This role involves performing detailed outside plant engineering tasks, such as estimating and designing plant facilities. Candidates must have the ability to identify existing utilities and be knowledgeable about rights of way. A strong understanding of COE/OSP principles and tools is required. The position entails engineering routine work orders and ensuring quality control throughout projects.

Qualifications

• Ability to relocate facilities and knowledge of obtaining rights of way.
• Capable of engineering routine and complex COE/OSP work orders.
• Expertise in voice/data industry standards and work order procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed outside plant facility engineering tasks.
• Prepare and interpret engineering plans, drawings, and reports.
• Conduct periodic job inspections and quality control.

Skills

Ability to identify existing utilities on site plans

Expert knowledge of COE/OSP principles

Understanding of the National Electric Safety Code

Tools

Measuring wheel

Height stock

Pull finder

Laptop

Job description

Mountain Ltd. has an opening for an OSP Engineer working in the Coeur d'Alene ID area.

Overview

This individual OSP Engineer performs detailed outside plant facility engineering tasks that include estimating, analyzing, designing, planning, budget tracking estimates against actual costs for copper and fiber cables, poles, direct buried and conduit systems. This position is responsible for preparing and interpreting engineering plans, drawings and reports; preparing loop loss design for load and repeater electronics, planning and designing field‑mounted switches serving areas, performing pole, conduit and buried facility design measurements to support company and industry OSP design standards and economic feasibility studies. This position is responsible for specific job budget development and tracking. This position is responsible for periodic job inspections and quality control. Performs duties such as collecting field data, preparing and organizing permit packages for submittal to the appropriate entities, maintaining complex files, keeping records, searching and investigating information contained in files, processing departmental documents requiring specific knowledge of functional operations, posting records including accounting and continuing property records, typing correspondence and reports from rough drafts, and assisting engineers as requested.

Qualifications

• Ability to identify existing voice/data plant, electric, and other utilities on the site plans as well as in the field
• Ability to indicate existing voice/data plant location and relocate facilities and knowledge of obtaining right of ways and easements where required
• Knowledge of obtaining right of ways and easements where required
• Must be capable of engineering routine and specific COE/OSP work orders, including more complex projects such as road moves, etc.
• Must have expert knowledge of COE/OSP principles, work order procedures, voice/data industry standards, PC applications, and COE/OSP record and/or computer‑aided drafting systems
• Must have own tools such as a measuring wheel, height stock, pull finder, laptop, etc.
• Experience/Understanding with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) for engineering requirements.