Senior Planning Engineer - Remote, AI-Ready Network Growth

Lumen; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 85,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Lumen is hiring a Senior Planning Engineer for a remote US role focused on planning and delivering OSP/ISP network expansions and upgrades. You will guide capacity planning, capital budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure best-in-class customer experiences across the territory.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in telecom planning, strong data and geospatial skills, and a proven ability to lead initiatives with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Consulting level Typically with 6+ years of experience. Bachelor's Degree. 4+ with a Master's Degree
• 4+ years inside and outside plant experience in telecommunications with in-depth knowledge of ISP/OSP equipment and designs or the equivalent in training and experience
• Demonstrated capacity to focus and deliver on objectives in a dynamic, multi-faceted, fast-paced environment
• Exceptional ability to work effectively in groups with disparate priorities and operational targets with demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across organizational boundaries
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strong leadership capabilities including setting vision, accountability, integrity, humility, empathy, coaching, and mentoring
• Strong data/economic analysis skills
• Strong computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint
• Comprehensive knowledge of network topologies spanning the access, transport, and data portions of the network, including working knowledge of the features, functions, and applications
• 2-3 years’ experience with cost savings initiatives and capital budgeting
• Lean/Six Sigma belt certification
• Project Management experience with PMI certification
• Demonstrated experience in developing, operating, and optimizing operational processes to deliver on operational and/or financial objectives
• Experience in an engineering role that included a substantial business/financial focus

Responsibilities

• Develops/defines plans for the implementation of new OSP/ISP plant construction or modifications to existing facilities including risers and inter-building cabling
• Oversees network capacity trends to understand current network capacity concerns, solutions, costs, and recommendations; communicates concerns and issues to the leadership team to help them understand future actions, optimization, network augments, etc.
• Defines and implements a market level strategy that considers both shorter term capacity needs and long term (3-5 year) product and technology transformation
• Supports various cross-functional organizations in transport, Core Wave, Field Operations & Implementation, Custom Networks, A&E, etc.
• Prepares plans and specifications, to include gathering field data. Ensures that the most feasible, practical and economical means to complete the work are utilized. Provides cost data to support capital planning and budgeting
• Monitors and controls project expenditures
• Oversees the installation/construction and testing of plant facilities
• Remains up to date on the latest industry developments by reading industry journals, attending industry conferences; analyzing competitor products and services; interacting with customers; networking with industry professionals; and remaining flexible and open to change to see where trends are going
• Requires minimal direction and guidance

Skills

OSP/ISP planning

Network capacity planning

Geospatial analysis

Budgeting

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ArcGIS/PRO

AutoCAD

Google Earth

Excel/Visio

Job description

Lumen is hiring a Senior Planning Engineer for a remote US role focused on planning and delivering OSP/ISP network expansions and upgrades. You will guide capacity planning, capital budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure best-in-class customer experiences across the territory.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in telecom planning, strong data and geospatial skills, and a proven ability to lead initiatives with minimal supervision.