OSP Field Engineer

Integer Telecom Services Inc; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Integer Telecom Services Inc is seeking an OSP Fielder to visit field locations and assess work needed for transfers of facilities. You will sketch existing OSP facilities, determine ROW, and recommend routes for cable placement while complying with safety codes and customer procedures.

Ideal candidates have experience with FTTH, aerial, buried deployments and can work in outdoor environments. The role emphasizes accuracy, data input, and collaboration with customers.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience with measuring tools and utility/construction background.
• Knowledge of telecom OSP and fielding experience.
• Ability to identify existing OSP by type and size.

Responsibilities

• Secure field information, verify records, and input data.
• Prepare documents and post records for aerial or buried telecom facilities.
• Identify and sketch OSP facilities and facilitate transfers.
• Advise customer employees on findings and changes.
• Adhere to safety policies and company procedures.

Skills

Telecom OSP knowledge

Field data collection

Computer literacy

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Measuring wheel

Height stick

OCALC stick

Pull Finder

Range finder

Google Earth

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

OSP fielder will visit locations in the field to determine what work needs to be performed. Identify and sketch existing OSP facilities and proposed transfer of facilities to new pole/location and recognize what OSP work needs to be performed to complete the transfer.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The OSP Fielder must be capable of securing the necessary field information, record verification, document preparation, data input, records posting; for all Aerial or Buried telecommunications facilities including but not limited to copper or fiber cable, poles, terminals, pedestals and hand holes.
• Need practical experience in previous aerial, buried and underground field note gathering for AT&T.
• Use of measuring wheel, Height stick, OCALC stick, Pull Finder, Range finder, etc.
• Experience on FTTH, FOB, BAU, CRAN Fielding jobs, including AT&T site surveys.
• They need to understand how to determine where the ROW is and know how to identify the best route for cable placement when faced with challenges.
• Must be able to make recommendations to Customer employees on all findings and needed changes.
• Must have a complete understanding of outside plant design principles, work order procedures, telephone industry standards and be in compliance with the latest revisions of any relevant Safety Codes, Electric Codes, Customer practices and procedures, local and governmental jurisdiction and be in accordance with instructions supplied by Customer.
• Must have functional knowledge of PC applications and OSP record with good practical experience with MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Google Earth.
• Adhere to and promote the environmental, health & safety policies.

ESSENTIALS FOR THE ROLE:

• Must be a dependable self-starter, able to work unsupervised in a fast-paced, outdoor environment.
• Minimum 1-year experience on OSP fielding on fiber.
• Experience on AT&T OSP fielding activities would be an added advantage.

QUALIFICATION & ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Preferably has experience with measuring tools and a Utility or Construction background.
• Ability to take pictures and upload/scan pictures and forms to a specified data drive.
• Knowledge of telecom OSP and fielding experience.
• Ability to identify existing OSP by type, size, etc.