OSP Engineer

Hunter Communications; McMinnville (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid benefit package including medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) program with employer match

Generous vacation, sick, and holiday time off

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Hunter Communications is seeking a qualified candidate to join their team in McMinnville, Oregon. The role focuses on planning and designing fiber routes, managing project documentation, and ensuring timely delivery of services. Candidates should have experience in communications engineering and familiarity with telecommunications construction. A college degree is preferred, and proficiency in CAD software is required. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in communications engineering.
• Telecommunications construction experience preferred.
• Experience with AutoCAD or CAD software and staking sheet creation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design fiber routes including site walks and design extensions.
• Prepare project documents, including job cost estimates and SOW’s.
• Monitor and keep record of actual construction project costs.

Skills

Communications engineering

Telecommunications construction

AutoCAD

Project management

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CAD software

Mapcom (M4)

Job description

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Join a company that fosters career growth through formal job training and strategic leadership development programs. The amazing career opportunities at Hunter Communications are fueled by our rapidly expanding, state‑of‑the‑art fiber internet and world‑class customer service.

At Hunter Communications, all employees are provided a rich, fully paid benefit package including medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. We offer very generous vacation, sick, and holiday time off, a 401(k) program with a generous employer match, and numerous bonus opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design fiber routes – pre‑survey with site walks, field poles, and design fiber path extension. Design projects with expansion in mind, defining access points for passings along the primary path.
• Prepare project documents, including job cost estimates, generate SOW’s, purchase orders, submit for utility locates, identify, apply for and manage permitting, traffic control plans, collect staking sheets, and assemble field folder.
• Monitor and keep record of actual construction project costs to ensure precise estimating.
• Work with Service Delivery Coordinators or Project Managers to ensure quality and timely delivery of our services.
• Manage workload & priority in project management system, documenting all relevant information (design considerations, access, status, etc.). Contribute to project coordination meetings (internal and customer facing).
• Reference project agreements as needed and actively manage resolution to project obstacles, partnering with internal and external resources as needed.
• Use CAD software to prepare documents for permitting, as needed.
• Provide assistance to GIS team in reading as‑builts and updating our records and ITIC.
• Assist Engineering team with emergency locates on a rotating on‑call basis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in communications engineering.
• Telecommunications construction experience is preferred.
• Experience with AutoCAD or other CAD software, staking sheet creation, and/or Mapcom (M4) will be considered.
• College degree or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to work fully in office at either our Eugene or McMinnville locations.

Hunter Communications 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.