Part Time Electric Systems Designer - Fiber Optics

The City of Anaheim is hiring a dynamic Part Time Electric Systems Designer for the Telecommunications Group of the Public Utilities Department. This position will perform a variety of technical duties in the planning and design of fiber optics networks for automation and telecommunication systems serving electric and water utility applications; and to prepare construction plans, specifications, cost estimates and work orders.

This is a part-time position typically averaging 30 hours per week.  A minimum number of hours is not guaranteed

The following functions are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed functions and/or may be required to perform additional or different functions from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

* Design, prepare and initiate work orders including drawings and specifications for the installation of overhead and underground telecommunications systems and fiber optics networks for automation projects.

* Investigate, analyze, and determine the most efficient and economical fiber optics network routes; provide fiber optics demand and connectivity assessment; identify known underground facilities and utilities; consult with property owners and local, county and state representatives to obtain necessary easements and encroachment permits.

* Conduct field investigations to determine the condition of existing facilities; provide existing and future requirements for fiber optics network needs.

* Meet with engineers, planners, developers and outside utility agencies and organizations to determine fiber optics system layout; initiate contracts and prepare work plans; coordinate construction and maintenance activities.

* Prepare work orders and drawings; compile material requirements; review project scope with field and contractor crews and answer questions during the maintenance, upgrade and construction of existing and new telecommunication systems.

* Review completed construction projects to verify quantities of materials and to ensure compliance with construction standards and guidelines; review and oversee the work of consultants.

* Plan, develop and initiate upgrade modifications and additions to utility fiber optics transmission and distribution systems.

* Respond to inquiries and requests by utility customers, outside agencies and organizations, and other City departments and divisions.

* Prepare or review designs for related substructures such as the alignment of conduits along roadways; locations and sizes of vaults, riser poles, and pull boxes; design of conduit sizes and quantities; identify vault end wall configurations; identify easement requirements for access to equipment.

* Support request for proposal packages to hire consultants, review consultant designs and studies, prepare construction bid packages, perform field walk downs and verifications, update as-built drawings, and prepare and review project cost and schedule reports; coordinate project activities with other work groups and agencies; direct contractors and resolve construction conflicts.

* Prepare physical and schematic diagrams for fiber optics networks serving water, electric and municipal telecommunications projects.

* Select underground and overhead routes for new fiber optics lines, prepare joint pole submittals, troubleshoot fiber optics-related outages, and coordinate planned outages with field crews and end-customers.

* Perform related duties as required.

Experience and

Education:

Two (2) years of experience in the construction and/or design of fiber optics and telecommunication systems supplemented by completion of the twelfth grade and college level course work or specialized training in electrical engineering or a related field. An equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Knowledge of:
Principles of fiber optics distribution and transmission system design; techniques of project coordination for telecommunications or automation projects; basic principles of fiber optics network theory, fiber optics operation and construction practices and field inspection procedures; principles of mathematics used in telecommunications engineering calculations; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases;

construction practices and materials; pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.

Ability to:
Plan, lay out and prepare work orders, cost estimates and work schedules; prepare construction plans and reports; design fiber optics transmission and distribution systems; coordinate telecommunications or automation projects; operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and establish…