Outside Plant Engineer

Position Title: Outside Plant Engineer Base Salary: $70,413 to $104,830 annually, DOE Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth, and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, a refreshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge. As our state-of-the-art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

Our Company Values:

• Genuinely Caring: We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors with empathy and full attention.
• Empowering You: We help customers choose what is best for them, and we support employees in implementing new ideas and solutions.
• Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other.
• Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest, human communication.

Job Summary: The Outside Plant Engineer will be responsible for the application engineering of telecommunications outside plant in a local serving exchange environment. The Outside Plant Engineer is a subject matter expert for all technical aspects of outside plant facilities and associated work such as cable sizing, cable counts, cable records, and permitting for ROWs and easements. This position works as a team member with Network Planning, Central Office, Transmission, and Operations to support the growth, replacements, and upgrade of telecommunications plant facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

• Outside Plant Engineering & Design:

• Engineering design for outside plant all projects locally

• Engineering design and activity support for the ZFB Build projects

• Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements

• Coordinate with all utilities for project design and construction to utilize joint trench

• Attend preconstruction meetings for project designs

• Project Management & Construction Coordination:

• Frontline project management for all construction activities associated with outside plant activity

• Communicate with state, county, city, and national indices to gain information on planned projects that involve growth and changes

• Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure proper project planning

• Permitting, ROW, and Regulatory Support:

• Apply for all permits as required (State DNR, City, County, Townships)

• Maintain and investigate ROWs and easements for releases

• Respond to DORs as needed

• Records, Financial Support & Cross-Functional Support:

• Maintain accurate cable records and updates

• Update records according to As-Builts

• Prepare cost estimates for BDTs

• Assist in annual budget design

• Support sales, marketing, operations, and regulatory as needed

• Other Duties:

• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in an outside plant position.
• Outside plant construction project management experience and inventory management experience.
• Experience in ROW, private easement, and permitting with local, state, and federal entities.
• Must demonstrate working knowledge of outside plant design, including cable count layouts and capacity planning.
• Must possess and maintain a valid State Drivers License and satisfactory driving record.
• Must complete a pre-employment drug screening.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of outside plant activity and engineering tools to include Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, etc.
• Organizational skills, communication skills (written and verbal), and customer relations will be utilized in achieving desired results.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with Engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local supervisors, and technicians.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in various stages of activity and meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to drive on behalf of the company in a safe and responsible manner.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, standing, or walking for prolonged periods of time, including walking up to 2 miles when in the field performing duties. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently use hands and repetitive motions to drive stakes into ground using a hammer. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This role requires driving and requires the ability to perform all functions of operating a motor vehicle regularly and safely.

Work Environment and Additional Information: Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office setting.