Senior OSP Engineer

Job Description

Position Title:

Senior OSP Engineer

$88,861 to $113,035 annually DOE

Comprehensive health benefits include - 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.

At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We are

delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by

mainstream internet companies. And as our state-of-the-art fiber network expands in WA, OR,  MT,

so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide

customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.

We emphasize our values in all our interactions:

Genuinely Caring:
Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put

ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.

Empowering You:
We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and

we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and

coworkers.

Innovation and Improvement:
We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers
- and each other - better.

Earning Your Trust:
We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a

corporation.

Job Summary

The Senior OSP Engineer is responsible for the execution of projects created by the Planning

department. This includes the oversight, extended planning analysis, budgeting and project timing,

network growth, modernization, consolidation, and advancement needs in a fiber-focused business. The

Senior OSP Engineer is the subject matter expert (SME) of Engineering for all technical aspects of

outside plant facilities and associated work such as cable sizing, cable counts, cable records and

permitting for ROW's and easements. They ensure projects are progressing through the required

programs in a timely manner and within the required budget for implementing the best network solution.

This position works as a special point of contact (SPOC) with various Ziply Fiber departments, internal,

external team members and vendor resources.

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.

• Support leadership in reporting and escalations.

• Provide guidance, support and training to internal FTE's and external vendors.

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

• Communicate with state, county, city, and national entities to gain information on planned projects

that involve growth and changes.

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

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

• Maintain and investigate ROW's and easements for releases.

• Communicate with all peers and departments to insure proper project planning.

• Maintain accurate cable records and update according to As-Builts.

• Attend pre construction meetings for project designs.

• Prepare cost estimates for BDT's.

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

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

• Mentor and train lower tier engineers to increase their technical ability and experience.

• Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time.

• Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed.

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

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent work experience, or a minimum of three years'

experience in an outside plant position required.

• Minimum of three (3) years telecommunications outside plant construction project management

experience and inventory management experience…