Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer

Ziply Fiber; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with matching

Paid time off and parental leave

Quarterly performance bonus

Training and education reimbursement

Job summary

Ziply Fiber seeks a Senior Outside Plant Engineer to design and oversee fiber OSP projects, ensuring capacity, constructability, and permitting alignment. You will lead design reviews, manage budgets and schedules, and serve as SME across departments and vendors.

The role requires OSP design knowledge, multi-project management, and collaboration with operations, regulatory, and sales teams while operating across Pacific Time hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of five years in OSP engineering or outside plant roles.
• Five+ years in telecom outside plant project management and/or fiber design.
• Three years in ROW, easements, and permit processes with local/state/federal entities.
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design outside plant upgrades and capacity improvements.
• Review high/low level design drawings (HLD/LLD) and budgets.
• Coordinate with departments and external teams for project planning.
• Attend preconstruction meetings and prepare cost estimates.
• Coordinate with utilities for joint trench and permitting lifecycle.

Skills

Outside plant knowledge

Project management

Communication skills

Multi-project coordination

Safe driving & field operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS (QGIS/ArcGIS)

IQGEO

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Title: Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer

• Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated toelevating the connected livesof the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, arefreshingly great customer experience,andaffordableplans that putcustomersin charge.

As ourstate-of-the-artfiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

Our Company Values

• Genuinely Caring: We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention.
• Empowering You: We help customers choose whatisbest for them,andwesupport employeesin implementingnew ideasand solutions.
• Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other.
• Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest,human communication.

Job Summary

The Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer is responsible for executing fiber OSP projects created by the Planning department, including design validation, budget adherence and schedule management. This includes technical oversight of OSP infrastructure ensuring capacity, constructability permitting, and scalability alignment.

The Senior OSP Engineer serves as subject matter expert (SME) of Engineering for all technical aspects of outside plant facilities and associated work such as cable sizing, cable counts, cable records and permitting for ROW's and easements. They ensure projects are progressing through the required programs in a timely manner and within the required budget for implementing the best network solution.

This role works as a special point of contact (SPOC) with various Ziply Fiber departments, internal, external team members and vendor resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

Project Planning & Design

• Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements.
• Produce and/or review HLD and LLD
• Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure proper project planning.
• Attend preconstruction meetings for project designs.
• Prepare cost estimates based on project type and needs.

Engineering Quality and Records

• Review Vendor designs and perform QA/QC audits
• Maintain accurate cable records and update according to As-Builts.

Permitting, ROW, and External Coordination

• Communicate with state, county, city, and national entities to gain information on planned projects that involve growth and changes.
• Coordinate with all utilities for project design and construction to utilize joint trench.
• Manage full permitting lifecycle (State, DNR, City, County, Townships).
• Maintain and investigate ROW's and easements for releases.

Leadership, Support, and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Support leadership with reporting and escalations.
• Provide guidance, support and training to internal FTE's and external vendors, including mentorship and quality enforcement
• Support sales, marketing, operations and regulatory as needed.

Other Duties

• Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time.
• Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed.
• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent work experience, or a minimum of five (5) years of OSP Engineering experience or an outside plant position.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in telecommunications outside plant project management and/or fiber design, including inventory management.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in ROW, private easement and permitting with local, state, and federal entities.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of outside plant design, cable count layout and capacities.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and satisfactory driving record.
• Must complete a pre-employment drug screening.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of outside plant activity and engineering tools to include Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, GIS(QGIS/ArcGIS), IQGEO, etc
• Organizational skills, communication skills (written and verbal) and customer relations will be utilized in achieving desired results.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with Engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local supervisors, and technicians.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in various stages of activity and meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to drive on behalf of the company in a safe and responsible manner.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, standing, or walking for prolonged periods of time, including walking up to 2 miles when in the field performing duties. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently use hands and repetitive motions to drive stakes into ground using a hammer. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This role requires driving and requires the ability to perform all functions of operating a motor vehicle regularly and safely.

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office setting.

At all times, Ziply Fiber must be your primary employer. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, employees may not hold outside employment nor be self-employed without obtaining approval in writing from Ziply Fiber. In holding outside employment or self-employment, employees should ensure that participation does not conflict with responsibilities to Ziply Fiber or its business interests.

Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may require a pre-employment drug screening.