Senior OSP Engineer - Fiber & Permitting Lead

Pearce Services; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 46,838 - 49,593; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Company vehicle

Professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Pearce is seeking an OSP Engineer III to lead end-to-end outside-plant programs—from routing and feasibility through permit approvals, construction release, and closeout. You will set technical direction for fiber and copper builds, ensuring NESC and client standards, and mentor junior engineers.

You will supervise field validation, QA/QC, and cross-functional coordination with utilities and vendors, driving cost, schedule, and quality improvements across multi-site projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive OSP project leadership from design to closeout.
• Expert in routing, loss budgets, splicing, and constructability.
• Strong knowledge of NESC and client standards.
• Experience with permits, ROW, and pole attachments.
• Financial tracking and QA discipline.
• Proficient CAD/record systems and field measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering scope for multi-site OSP builds (fiber & copper; aerial/UG; pole, direct-buried, and conduit).
• Produce and seal engineering plans, splicing diagrams, loss budgets, BOMs, and construction workprints.
• Perform advanced loop-loss and electronics sizing; plan field-mounted switch serving areas and network segmentation.
• Lead constructability reviews, value engineering, and route optimization; resolve clearance, capacity, and alignment conflicts.
• Direct and perform field surveys: pole, conduit, and buried-facility measurements; verify NESC clearances and make-ready needs.
• Oversee complete permit packages (municipal, county, state) and coordinate ROW/easements to approval.
• Interface with agencies and utilities to resolve conflicts, accelerate approvals, and de-risk schedules.
• Build job budgets and forecasts; track actuals, changes, and variance drivers; recommend cost and schedule mitigations.
• Establish project KPIs and drive continuous-improvement actions.
• Conduct periodic site inspections and formal QA/QC gates from design release through closeout.
• Maintain authoritative records and prepare executive-ready reports and dashboards.
• Partner with PMs, construction, permitting, and vendors to align milestones and dependencies.

Skills

OSP Engineering

Design & Routing

Field Measurements

Permitting & ROW

QA/QC

Coordination

Tools

CAD platforms

Measurement wheel

Height stick

Pull finder

Laptop in field

Job description

Pearce is seeking an OSP Engineer III to lead end-to-end outside-plant programs—from routing and feasibility through permit approvals, construction release, and closeout. You will set technical direction for fiber and copper builds, ensuring NESC and client standards, and mentor junior engineers.

You will supervise field validation, QA/QC, and cross-functional coordination with utilities and vendors, driving cost, schedule, and quality improvements across multi-site projects.