OSP Engineering Manager

Andersen James Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications organization in the United States is seeking an experienced OSP Engineering Manager to oversee the design and development of outside plant fiber networks. In this role, you will lead a team responsible for creating high-accuracy fiber designs, ensuring they meet reliability and technical requirements. Ideal candidates will have significant OSP expertise and proven leadership abilities. This is a full-time, mid-senior level position offering the opportunity to work on critical infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of OSP telecom engineering experience preferred.
• Ability to interpret and produce detailed technical drawings.
• Capable of managing multiple large-scale engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop an engineering team for OSP design.
• Review existing GIS and as-built data to assess system impacts.
• Drive project tracking, status reporting, and deliverables management.

Skills

OSP construction methods

AutoCAD proficiency

GIS platforms understanding

Communication skills

Project management capabilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Job description

A rapidly expanding digital infrastructure organization is seeking an experienced OSP Engineering Manager to lead the design and development of outside plant fiber networks that support mission‑critical, enterprise, carrier, and data center connectivity. This role oversees the complete engineering lifecycle—from initial scoping and feasibility through detailed design, permitting, construction support, quality assurance, and project closeout.

The ideal candidate combines strong OSP technical expertise with proven leadership capabilities. You will manage a team of engineers, designers, and CAD/GIS specialists responsible for producing high‑accuracy fiber designs across aerial, buried, underground, and campus environments. This role is instrumental in delivering scalable, reliable, and constructible network designs that support high‑capacity expansion across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop an engineering team responsible for OSP design, drafting, permitting support, and field validations.
• Assign project workloads, set priorities, and ensure on‑time, high‑quality engineering deliverables.
• Establish engineering standards, workflows, QA processes, templates, and tools to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Conduct technical reviews, redlines, and approvals of design packages prior to client or construction release.
• Manage multiple fiber engineering projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and performance requirements.
• Oversee creation of fiber routes, construction drawings, splice plans, cable counts, BOMs, and system architecture layouts.
• Evaluate feasibility, environmental constraints, right‑of‑way considerations, and constructability during early design stages.
• Review existing GIS and as‑built data to assess system impacts, node placement, backbone expansion, and network pathing.
• Ensure designs meet reliability, redundancy, and technical requirements for enterprise and data center connectivity.
• Oversee permitting requirements across state DOTs, municipalities, counties, environmental agencies, utilities, and railroads.
• Ensure engineering packages comply with RUS, BICSI, Telcordia, NEC, NESC, and jurisdiction‑specific standards.
• Partner with permitting teams to prepare accurate, complete submittals that minimize review cycles and change requests.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with construction, project management, field operations, and vendor partners to ensure design intent is executed properly.
• Communicate risks, design changes, route modifications, and permit impacts to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Provide engineering support during construction, helping resolve field issues, route conflicts, or scope adjustments.
• Maintain awareness of client requirements and adapt engineering deliverables to meet evolving standards.

Field Work & Technical Validation

• Conduct field walks as needed to validate proposed routes, document site conditions, and assess real‑world constraints.
• Review field notes, sketches, survey data, and measurements, translating them into accurate, buildable design packages.
• Support as‑built collection and integration to maintain accurate system documentation.

Project & Quality Management

• Drive consistent project tracking, status reporting, and deliverable management for internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase accuracy, reduce cycle time, and enhance engineering output.
• Ensure all engineering deliverables support constructability, cost efficiency, network longevity, and operational reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of aerial, buried, underground, conduit, manhole, and handhole OSP construction methods.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or CAD‑based design platforms (preferred).
• Experience with GIS platforms such as ArcGIS or equivalent (preferred).
• Strong understanding of FTTH, transport, middle‑mile, and enterprise/data center fiber architectures.
• Ability to interpret and produce detailed technical drawings, construction plans, and project documentation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, construction, permitting, and project management teams.
• Capable of managing multiple, large‑scale engineering projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to review and improve work produced by others.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or relevant technical field preferred.
• EIT certification a plus, but not required.
• 3–6 years of OSP telecom engineering experience preferred;
• OR 4–8 years of OSP fiber construction/maintenance experience with engineering exposure.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Design

Industries

Telecommunications