Senior Planning Engineer - Remote, AI-Ready Network Growth

Lumen; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 89,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to drive growth-focused engineering plans for OSP/ISP plant and ensure a best-in-class experience for customers within a defined U.S. territory.

This remote role supports multiple business units and requires deep expertise in telecommunications planning and cost management. The position emphasizes leadership, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across transport, Field Operations, and implementation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in telecommunications planning or engineering
• Bachelor's Degree; 4+ with a Master's Degree
• 4+ years inside and outside plant experience in telecom with ISP/OSP knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to deliver in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Strong collaboration across organizational boundaries
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership including vision, accountability and mentoring
• Strong data/economic analysis skills
• Ability to design using geospatial tools (ArcGIS/PRO, AutoCAD, Google Earth)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint
• PMI certification and Lean/Six Sigma belt preferred
• Project management experience with business/financial focus
• Experience in operational processing to meet objectives

Responsibilities

• Develops/defines plans for the implementation of new OSP/ISP plant construction or modifications
• Oversees network capacity trends to understand capacity concerns, costs, and recommendations
• Defines and implements a market level strategy for 3–5 year transformation
• Supports cross-functional organizations across multiple teams
• Prepares plans and specifications with field data and cost data for budgeting
• Monitors and controls project expenditures
• Oversees installation/construction and testing of plant facilities
• Keeps up with industry developments and trends through reading and networking
• Requires minimal direction and guidance

Skills

telecom planning

leadership

geospatial tools

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Excel

PowerPoint

PMI certification

cost budgeting

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Google Earth

Visio

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to drive growth-focused engineering plans for OSP/ISP plant and ensure a best-in-class experience for customers within a defined U.S. territory.

This remote role supports multiple business units and requires deep expertise in telecommunications planning and cost management. The position emphasizes leadership, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across transport, Field Operations, and implementation.