Exchange Engineer - OSP

Location Burlington, Skagit / Whatcom County

ATCO is searching for a qualified OSP Exchange Engineer to cover the Skagit County area. Candidates in the local area are preferred. Remote candidates, within USA may be considered.

This Exchange Engineer position will cover the Skagit / Whatcom County area. Candidates in the local area are preferred. Remote candidates, within USA may be considered. The Outside Plant (OSP) Exchange Engineer is responsible for fiber optic and copper route engineering, pole line and underground route field documentation, construction permits, project tracking, as-built documentation and electronic records preparation in accordance with company policies, procedures and quality standards, while meeting customer delivery requirements. Works with network planning, central office, transmission, and operations personnel to support growth, replacements, and upgrades of telecommunications plant facilities.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Engineer aerial, underground, and inside fiber optic routes.
• Copper telephone cable design including size and gauge, cross box design and terminals; rearrangements including cutovers, pair-conditioning, cable assignments, loop make ups, bridge taps, splice documents.
• Manage all projects to meet or exceed minimum specifications of Construction Policies, NESC, NEC, OSHA, State, County, and all other applicable agencies.
• Maintain a high level of productivity, assuring timeframes are met for projects occurring simultaneously and track and generate reports on project status.
• Prepare, manage, and maintain project documentation, maps, and CAD drawings. Create drawings and records of fiber and copper routes, splice locations, construction notes, bills of materials and project overviews.
• Research and acquire permits, rights of way and easement agreements.
• Respond to DOT requests for information and plan for facility relocations.
• Review and record As-Built documentation.
• Attend customer meetings; perform site surveys and walk-outs as necessary to comply with customer requirements and time frames.
• Work with multiple customers and prepare all deliverables within each customer's own specifications.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Pay Range : $30.00 - $35.00 per hour, DOE

Benefits : Group Medical Plan along with voluntary Dental and Vision plans, 401k Savings Plan with a company match

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