Telecommunication Engineer - Technical Director

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Telecommunications Engineer – Technical Director for our Boise, office. Additional WSP office locations and remote arrangements may be considered based on business needs. Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management- anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world—and we need your help.

This senior role provides technical and project leadership for telecommunications infrastructure and systems serving utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States. The successful candidate will lead project delivery, maintain and improve client relationships, and mentor and supervise team members assigned to projects.

Your Impact

• Provide proactive technical and project leadership for telecommunications engineering work, helping teams successfully deliver complex utility and industrial/commercial projects.
• Lead telecommunications infrastructure and system design for conventional, renewable, and distributed generation facilities, substations, transmission and distribution systems, and microgrids.
• Specify equipment and oversee procurement, installation, testing, and provisioning documentation for outside-plant fiber-optic cable, fiber terminals, microwave radios, field area networks, multiplexers, network switches, and related equipment.
• Lead the design and configuration of fiber-optic, microwave radio, PDH, TDM,OTN and SONET networks.
• Lead the design for IP, Ethernet, MPLS and data communications networks.
• Review and interpret OTDR reports.
• Use Pathloss or similar tools to design and verify microwave radio links.
• Oversee circuit channelization on TDM networks and evaluate the security, reliability, availability, latency, synchronization, and resiliency of packet-based networks.
• Specify telecommunications carrier services, including leased-line services, and lead coordination of technical requirements with service providers.
• Lead the design and configuration of network and communications paths for SCADA equipment, and downstream data users.
• Apply experience with telecommunications and networking platforms from vendors such as Fujitsu, RFL/Hubbell, GE, SEL, Aviat, Nokia, Cisco, and Siemens RUGGEDCOM.
• Lead site surveys, field investigations, commissioning, and troubleshooting of communications systems; occasional travel is required.
• Lead technical reviews and confirm that designs, specifications, test plans, and deliverables comply with applicable codes, standards, regulations, client requirements, and QA/QC procedures.
• Develop and review project scopes, schedules, budgets, pricing inputs, and technical proposals; monitor delivery performance and support successful commercial outcomes.
• Lead technical aspects of client meetings, presentations, contract discussions, and coordination with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Maintain and expand client relationships, identify follow-on opportunities, and support the growth and pipeline of telecommunications and SCADA work.
• Mentor and supervise project team members and support their technical and professional development.
• Remain current with telecommunications engineering practices, technologies, and compliance requirements, and promote innovation across project work.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct,…