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Cox Communications, Inc.
Job Family Group:
Construction
Job Profile:
Sr Virtual Estimator
Management Level:
Individual Contributor
Travel %:
No
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Job Description:
Plans and Estimates new, rebuild, and upgrade construction projects. Performs Virtual engineering, creates efficient route designs, and estimates costs. Allocates fiber. Plans network splicing for coax and fiber optic networks. Obtains/creates access and right-of-way documents. Coordinates permitting and pole applications, joint-trenching, and make-ready for utility poles. Identifies Fiber, FTTH, and Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) networks and ensures backbone is available for launch or deployment of products.
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum
Preferred
About Us:
Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that's true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we're creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
Cox Communications, Inc.
Job Family Group:
Construction
Job Profile:
Sr Virtual Estimator
Management Level:
Individual Contributor
Travel %:
No
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Job Description:
Plans and Estimates new, rebuild, and upgrade construction projects. Performs Virtual engineering, creates efficient route designs, and estimates costs. Allocates fiber. Plans network splicing for coax and fiber optic networks. Obtains/creates access and right-of-way documents. Coordinates permitting and pole applications, joint-trenching, and make-ready for utility poles. Identifies Fiber, FTTH, and Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) networks and ensures backbone is available for launch or deployment of products.
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Performs virtual engineering of proposed residential and commercial projects and ensures alternative routing delivers the most cost-effective design for construction.
- Provides estimates in an office environment utilizing enterprise-supported tools and provides estimates within department +/- % guidelines
- Verifies serviceability, surveys proposed service routing and estimates material, construction, and labor costs
- Coordinates all processes, communication, accountabilities, and procedures associated with estimates.
- Researches and reviews plans, gathers necessary data, and listing material requirements for project
- Able to identify areas of high interest to Cox Business
- Monitors all facets of Estimation across all related Boundary Partners
- Reaches out to other Cox locations and Boundary Partners for sharing of best practices, lessons learned, reliability, and operational efficiencies.
- Responsible for system integrity across all tools including but not limited to Oracle, GNIS/myWorld, Workflow (WATTS/Optix), ICOMS
- Establishes aggressive timelines for work to ensure projects meet due dates.
- Ability to explain and educate others in fiber and HFC design practices and availability
- Ability to multi-task between multiple enterprise tools and all means of communication.
- Releases addresses as serviceable and notifies other departments of serviceability.
- Able to read and interpret civil engineering drawings and DOT as well as all applicable rules and regulations
- Ability to function as a company representative with other utility and state/local entities
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum
- High School Diploma/GED and 5 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as any level degree/certification beyond a HS diploma/GED in a related discipline and 3 years' experience; or 7 years' experience in a related field.
- Requires strong knowledge in demonstrated analytical, technical problem-solving, written and oral communication skills are essential
- Excellent customer service skills interacts effectively at various organizational levels and with different audiences (e.g. internal and external customers) across multiple mediums
Preferred
- AS/AA or BS/BA degree in a related discipline strongly desired (i.e. Business, Engineering, Electronics, etc.)
- 3 or more years of experience preferred in a related field (i.e. Construction and/or Design).
- Prior experience with a mapping platform, GNIS/My World preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel) and familiarity with billing and ticketing systems (e.g. ICOMs and UET)
- Proficient in managing/updating a Project Management tool (e.g. Optix, and WATTS)
About Us:
Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that's true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we're creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
