Technician Engineering Plant

Overview
Looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Then you may have found your next career move. We’re looking for an OSP Engineer to join our team and help connect America. The primary responsibility of the OSP Engineer revolves around the construction and maintenance of plant infrastructure, design, and engineering. The OSP Engineer provides a route analysis of outside plant telecommunications . These engineers are the backbone of telecom and service provider companies since they are the primary designers of the entire network.
What you’ll do…

• You will oversee and manage field engineering activities responsible for planning, designing, and obtaining permits for new cable routes
• You will visit customer sites to gather OSP site survey information, evaluate customer requirements and determine the OSP equipment required
• You will work as part of a multi-faceted team consisting of engineering, construction, project management, and scheduling personnel, all with a common interest of delivering results to the customer
• You will coordinate with drafting and/ or GIS personnel located in remote offices to produce construction drawings to be used to construct the network
• You will develop base mapping and provide field engineering services required to prepare permit drawings, OSP construction drawings, and final as-built drawings in electronic format
• You will provide field engineering services required to prepare permit drawings, OSP construction drawings, and final as-built drawings in electronic format per customer specifications
• You will research and incorporate permitting requirements from jurisdictional authorities (i.e., state, county, city, railroads, and others) into the OSP design
• You will recommend final route based on most economical solution and permitting agency’s requirements
• You will research and evaluate various route options associated with the projects. Research shall include aerial and underground options, existing customer conduit and other third party conduit
• You will daily engagement with customer’s engineering team and project management staff via emails / phone as well as occasional in-person meetings
• You will maintain safe working habits and conditions according to regulations and policies

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Who we are looking for…

• You are at least 18 years old
• You are authorized to work in the United States for this company
• You have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You have 0-3 years of experience in the OSP Engineering field
• You have experience with aerial and underground construction methods and engineering requirements
• You have experience with cable placement and splicing methods and practices
• You have effective communication skills
• You are able to travel and work extended hours; overtime and weekends as needed
• You have reliable transportation and a clean driving record
• You may have familiarity in permitting requirements for state and local agencies
• You may have a working understanding of the RUS (Rural Utility Service) units and their meaning process
  

What you'll get...

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Supplemental Life and AD&D
• 401(k) Retirement Savings w/ Company Match
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Company Discounts
• Legal Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Holidays

Our anticpated pay rate for this position is $19-$25/hr and DOE

Who we are...

We are a company united in our vision of connecting America. Our culture is grounded in and shaped by our values. These values act as our behavioral compass and guide how we interact with each other, our customers, and the communities in which we operate. Across our teams, we strive to treat each other with respect, value different perspectives and experiences, keep our and others, safety top of mind, and uphold the highest ethical standards. Our company supplies the single most critical resource telecom service providers need: skilled people.

We serve the nation from more than 500 field offices and are unparalleled in scope and scale. Our talented workforce of over 15,000 employees provides a wide array of specialty services including construction, engineering, underground facility locating, fulfillment, and program management.

We provide opportunities for our people to learn and develop the skills and knowledge to be successful in their current role as well as to prepare them for future growth within the company. Join us!

Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind including, based on disability and protected veteran status. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please visit the following URL to view the EEO is the Law poster and the Supplement. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)

The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

Applicants applying for positions in Illinois are not required to disclose arrests or sealed or expunged records of convictions.