Telecom Outside Plant Engineer - Design, Permits, Growth

Ziply Fiber; New Jersey; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Flexible spending account

Paid sick leave

Paid time off

Parental leave

Quarterly performance bonus

Training

Job summary

Ziply Fiber is seeking an Outside Plant Engineer to design and manage telecommunications outside plant projects in a local serving exchange environment. You will work with Network Planning, Central Office, Transmission, and Operations to support growth, replacements, and upgrades.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, 3+ years in outside plant, and experience with ROW, easements, and permitting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an outside plant position.
• Experience in ROW, private easement and permitting with local, state, and federal entities.
• Must possess and maintain a valid State Driver's License and satisfactory driving record.
• Must complete a pre-employment drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Engineering design for outside plant all projects locally.
• Engineering design and activity support for the ZFB Build projects.
• Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements.
• Coordinate with all utilities for project design and construction to utilize joint trench.
• Attend preconstruction meetings for project designs.
• Frontline project management for all construction activities associated with outside plant activity.
• Communicate with state, county, city, and national indices to gain information on planned projects that involve growth and changes.
• Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure proper project planning.
• Apply for all permits as required (State, DNR, City, County, Townships).
• Maintain and investigate ROW’s and easements for releases.
• Respond to DOR’s as needed.
• Maintain accurate cable records and updates.
• Update records according to As-Builts.
• Prepare cost estimates for BDT’s.
• Support sales, marketing, operations and regulatory as needed.
• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Skills

Outside Plant Engineering

Project Management

Cable Design

ROW Permitting

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

High school diploma or GED

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ziply Fiber is seeking an Outside Plant Engineer to design and manage telecommunications outside plant projects in a local serving exchange environment. You will work with Network Planning, Central Office, Transmission, and Operations to support growth, replacements, and upgrades.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, 3+ years in outside plant, and experience with ROW, easements, and permitting.