Planning Engineer III

Apex Systems; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

Disability

401K

HSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training programs

Certifications discounts

Career coaching

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Planning Engineer III (Sr. Transport Planning Engineer) to develop growth, capacity, and evolution plans for the National Core Transport Network and metro networks.

You will create ready-to-implement planning packages for design and field teams, manage budgets, and support modernization initiatives. The role provides technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across engineering and operations while ensuring compliance with telecommunications standards

Qualifications

• 5+ years of transport planning or network engineering experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Budget and project management experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Plan SONET, core backbone, and metro network growth.
• Develop implementation-ready engineering packages.
• Manage capital and expense budgets.
• Analyze data and forecast network needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with telecom regulations.

Skills

SONET network planning

Capacity forecasting

Network analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

TIRKS

Aspen CNDC

LCAM

MetaSolv

Microsoft Office

Job description

Planning Engineer III (Sr. Transport Planning Engineer)

Position Summary: The Planning Engineer III is responsible for developing network growth, capacity, and evolution plans for the National Core Transport Network and supporting metropolitan transport networks. This role creates implementation-ready planning packages for design and field engineering teams, manages project funding, and budgets, and supports network modernization initiatives. The position provides technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across engineering and operations teams while ensuring compliance with telecommunications standards and regulations.

Job#: 3053692

Key Responsibilities

• SONET network planning and capacity management
• Core backbone and metro network growth planning
• Development of implementation-ready engineering packages
• Capital and expense budget management
• Network data analysis and forecasting
• Stakeholder coordination and engagement
• Mentoring and training of junior engineers
• Compliance with telecommunications regulations and standards

Technical Skills

• Optical Transport Networks
• SONET
• Ethernet
• DWDM
• Capacity Planning & Forecasting
• Central Office Infrastructure (Power, Alarms, Common Systems)
• Outside Plant (OSP) Engineering
• Telecommunications Network Design
• Transport Engineering Principles

Systems & Tools

• TIRKS
• CNDC ASPEN Portal
• LCAM
• MetaSolv
• Fireworks
• CORE
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of transport planning or network engineering experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Budget and project management experience
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor others

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• other insurance plans
• ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
• 401K program
• HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
• corporate discount savings program
• other discounts
• on-demand training program
• certification prep
• library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure
• certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
• dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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