Outside Plant Engineer

Verizon Communications; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon Communications is seeking an Outside Plant Engineer to manage multi-stakeholder OSP/ISP construction and maintenance projects. You will oversee engineering and construction activities to expand and maintain the fiber network, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and quality across assigned projects.

You will coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and local governments, while leveraging CAD and GIS tools to map routes and manage records.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or 2+ years of work experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience required.
• Willingness to travel up to ~25%.
• Valid Driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Design routes: create fiber optic maps.
• Manage permits with cities, DOTs, and rights-of-way.
• Coordinate with vendors, utility providers, and local gov’t agencies.
• Estimate costs: build budgets, material lists, and timelines.
• Oversee construction: direct contractors and check field work.
• Respond to network outages addressing fiber damage and restoration.
• Document systems: maintain records in Fiber-X and Canvas.

Skills

Outside Plant Eng

Strong communication

Project coordination

Budgeting & scheduling

Vendor/Gov liaison

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical fields

Tools

CAD

ArcGIS/3GIS

Google Earth

Fiber-X/Canvas

Excel/Tableau

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

As an Outside Plant Engineer, you will manage a variety of internal and external partners and vendors to oversee OSP/ISP construction and maintenance of network extension projects to deliver fiber to new and existing customers. Your vital role will ensure that these multi-stakeholder, complex projects are delivered on time, to specifications, and within budget. You will be managing all engineering and construction activities of assigned projects associated with expanding and maintaining the OSP network infrastructure.

What we’re looking for...

You know a lot about outside plant engineering practices. You enjoy analyzing problems and having the autonomy to select and implement the right solutions. While you work well independently, you are also a great teammate and enjoy leading colleagues and coordinating efforts to ensure the best outcomes. No stranger to a fast-paced environment, you balance multiple assignments and opposing priorities while staying passionate about important deadlines. As a strong communicator, you can quickly build relationships with a diverse range of people and explain complex technical issues in a way that everyone can understand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Routes: Create maps for fiber optic cable paths
• Manage Permits: Work with local cities, towns and departments of transportation to secure rights-of-way permits.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors, utility providers, and local government agencies
• Estimate Costs: Build budgets, material lists, and project timelines.
• Oversee Construction: Direct contractors and check field work for quality.
• Respond to network outages addressing fiber damage for network restoration
• Document Systems: Manage and update records using systems such as Fiber-X and Canvas

You’ll need to have:

• Associate’s degree or two or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
• Valid Driver's license.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical/science/mathematics fields.
• Experience in CAD, 3GIS, ARCGIS, Google Earth or other mapping and drafting software.
• Experience in Google Workspace or Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Verizon applications such as ERP, nSAP, CoE/Canvas, 3GIS, Fiber-X, FIAT, and VPM.
• Corporate data and reporting platforms (Google Sheets, Excel, Tableau, Cheetah, or others).
• Experience with pole attachment and make-ready processes
• Experience with AI tools to automate repetitive tasks(Gemini, NotebookLM, Claude)

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.