Fiber Engineer

• Schedule/Location: Hybrid schedule. Occasional trips to the assigned territory of Portland, Oregon but most will be managed remotely.
• Special Notes: Fiber and Node experience is a must for this role. Other experience needed is vendor management, OSP and project management.

Job Description:

• Attend Kick-Off meetings if new backbone, lateral, and / or riser fiber is required.
• Review sales engineering design and determine backbone fiber route.
• Obtain necessary circuit identifiers from groups; or create as required.
• Create a Fiber DLR in Netcracker for A-Z fiber locations. (Note: New sites require the site survey form completed, submitted, and entered in the system prior by Fiber Construction.)
• Design fiber route and create all necessary splicing prints and work orders for vendors performing splicing work within the active backbone.
• Provide fiber assignments to Construction Team for lateral fibers to last demarc panel if new lateral is required. Construction to handle MPOE splice & demarc splices on new lateral builds only. Coordination of fiber cable count & demarcs will need to be obtained from Construction.
• Fiber Engineering responsible for all backbone splicing & end/end testing. (Note: Splicing can be managed by Fiber Construction where requested.)
• Obtain Quote/Bids from contractors for all backbone splicing & end/end testing.
• Create Requisitions for Purchase Order approval and payment to vendors.
• Manage vendors / contractors during splicing & testing of circuits.
• Submit all necessary Change management notifications and adhere to field activity policies and guidelines.
• Provide Operations / Provisioning with final DLR’s & test shots for closeout
• After completion close out tasks in CRM.
• Approve all vendor invoices for the project in ReqLogic.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2-year technical degree or equivalent work experience preferred
• BS/BA (preference to Civil, Construction, or Electrical, Engineering Degrees) or equivalent work experience preferred

Experience/Minimum Requirements:

• One (1)+ years of fiber engineering and construction management experience or equivalent and one (1)+ years of field construction management experience with preference to both outside plant and inside plant fiber construction.
• Knowledge of Outside Plant Construction techniques (aerial & underground) preferred
• Working knowledge of NESC, NEC and OSHA standards preferred
• Preference given to candidates who also have small cell wireless node engineering experience – wood/metal poles in the right of way

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent organizational/administrative skills
• Strong project management skills with attention to details
• Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of integrity
• Strong Microsoft Office (Excel, Visio, Word and PowerPoint) skills
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic problem-solving environment
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Basic telecommunications experience/knowledge
• PMP certification a plus
• A positive attitude and desire to deliver exceptional results for our customers.
• Personal commitment to safety, integrity, and continual professional development