Senior Joint-Use OSP Engineer: Fiber & Pole Attachments

Pearce Services; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 91,693,000 - 108,886,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Pearce is seeking a Joint Use OSP Engineer to plan, design, coordinate, and deliver outside plant telecom projects across North America. The role emphasizes joint-use and pole-attachment engineering, including aerial fiber designs and utility coordination.

You will work with clients, utilities, and field teams to ensure project success and compliance. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with aerial OSP fiber networks, pole attachments, and make-ready engineering, and can manage multiple

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in OSP engineering, telecommunications engineering, joint-use, pole attachments, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience with aerial OSP fiber networks, pole attachments, joint-use applications, make-ready engineering, and utility coordination.
• Knowledge of NESC requirements, utility standards, pole clearances, guying, anchoring, and telecommunications attachment requirements.
• Experience with pole loading analysis is strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret OSP construction drawings, utility maps, field notes, pole data, work prints, and engineering specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and support aerial and underground OSP fiber projects with a focus on joint-use and pole-attachment engineering.
• Prepare, review, and manage joint-use and pole-attachment applications for telecommunications facilities.
• Review field data, pole information, photographs, measurements, and utility records to support engineering decisions.
• Perform or review make-ready engineering to identify pole modifications and attachment conflicts.
• Coordinate with utilities, municipalities, permitting agencies, and contractors throughout the joint-use process.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and provide regular status updates to project managers and customers.

Skills

OSP engineering

joint-use

pole attachments

aerial fiber design

pole loading analysis

utility coordination

make-ready engineering

reading engineering drawings

project coordination

communication skills

Education

Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

O-Calc Pro

Katapult

IQGeo

ArcGIS

SpatialNet

Job description

Pearce is seeking a Joint Use OSP Engineer to plan, design, coordinate, and deliver outside plant telecom projects across North America. The role emphasizes joint-use and pole-attachment engineering, including aerial fiber designs and utility coordination.

You will work with clients, utilities, and field teams to ensure project success and compliance. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with aerial OSP fiber networks, pole attachments, and make-ready engineering, and can manage multiple