OSP Engineer

This individual is a Telecommunications Professional with Field Engineering experience and must be capable of engineering routine and specific outside plant work prints. The candidate must be capable of driving out into a specific geographic territory, meeting with customers, taking field notes, designing the facilities and working in several databases to input field notes, price the project, review final design and submit for construction. Also provide administrative and field support to the outside plant work forces for current projects. The candidate will be required to report to the office 2 days a week but could be more days during the first few weeks for training.
Also responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing network infrastructure in specific geographic locations including but not limited to the Altoona and Johnstown area. This work will include designing upgrades, repairs, and enhancements to the Outside Plant telephony network which includes all structures (such as poles and conduit systems), cable (copper & fiber) and associated equipment for aerial, underground, buried, and customer premise equipment for single and multi-tenant buildings. Also will be meeting with customers and completing Site Surveys for HBW/FTTP/Fiber to the Cell tower projects along with placement of customer premise equipment for multiple types of buildings and structures. The engineer will design HBW/FTTP/FTTC service order requirements within a geographical turf and design solutions to extend fiber or copper service solutions to customer locations. The candidate will coordinate with a variety of Verizon departments and also have direct customer contact. The candidate needs the ability to work in a diverse environment, handling business and residential customers, and must be able to solve complex problems with innovative solutions. The candidate must be able to price out solutions and select the most effective design. The candidate will work with an Engineer and will have the authority, up to a set dollar limit, to choose and implement solutions independently.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• AutoCAD: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Altoona, PA 16601 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Altoona, PA 16601: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person