Telecom Consultant Assc - Sr

** Job Posting End Date*
* 06-12-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

** Job Summary*
* Performs straight forward network architecture assignments under moderate direction.  Uses knowledge to support the planning, researching, evaluating, designing, and developing network systems.  Participates in configuration, installation, and performance analysis of networks.

** Job Description*
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* * Position is posted in a range;
Pay, title and grade will be based on the qualifications of the individual selected
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* ** Telecom Consultant Assc - Grade 6*
* ** What You'll Do:*
* ** Foundational & Compliance*
* + Learns and adheres to policies, procedures, standards, codes, and regulations relevant to assignments, including NESC clearance and loading fundamentals.  
** Pursues Zero Harm.*
* + Develops knowledge of AEP networks, components, and facilities to enable more efficient and comprehensive responses to projects and problems.

+ Learns AEP's organizational structure and the specific role and responsibility of one's individual organizational unit.

+ Reviews and adheres to AEP's budgeting and approval processes as part of annual planning, project planning, and trouble-response scenarios.

** OSP Design & Engineering Support (under general direction)*
* + Assists with aerial, underground, and buried fiber/copper route design using GIS/CAD tools (AutoCAD, Micro Station, Esri ArcGIS, MyWorld, etc.).

+ Supports fiber count and capacity planning by compiling demand and spare-capacity data for review.

+ Assists in identifying splice points, closure types, and basic fiber management layouts for distribution segments.

+ Prepares cost estimates for routine engineering assignments using established guidelines.

+ Supports production of construction drawings, staking sheets, and bill-of-materials (BOM) packages.

** Permitting, Field & Documentation Support*
* + Assists with permit application preparation for DOT, municipal, and private right-of-way (ROW) crossings.

+ Helps manage 811 / One-Call locate requests and Dig Safe coordination prior to excavation.

+ Participates in field walks to verify route conditions, pole loading, clearances, and ground conditions.

+ Performs documentation of project work using established guidelines and assists with as-built record capture in the GIS/network inventory system.

+ Uses approved applications and tools to perform routine engineering tasks; assists higher-level employees in handling well-defined routine projects and problems.

** What You'll Have:*
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* Education:

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* + Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, telecommunications, or related field of study; OR

+ Associate's degree in a field mentioned above with 2 years of relevant work experience; OR

+ HS diploma/GED with 4 years of relevant work experience required.

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* Licenses/Certifications:

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* Valid Driver's License is Required.

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* Experience:

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* No additional experience, other than what is listed above, is required

** OTHER REQUIREMENTS*
* + Possess entry- to basic-level knowledge of communications technologies, inter-networking principles, and OSP infrastructure (aerial, underground, fiber, copper).

+ Demonstrate competency in analytical techniques necessary to handle basic assignments (e.g., dividing a problem into component steps and performing the analysis to complete each step).

+ Exhibit a fundamental understanding of pertinent telecom equipment, materials, systems, and business processes, including basic optical-loss concepts and cable/closure hardware.

+ Develop familiarity with safety requirements affecting OSP field work, including OSHA, confined-space (manhole entry), and traffic-control (MUTCD) basics.

+ Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; relate to people in an open, friendly, and sincere manner; demonstrate the ability to be a team player.

+ Use initiative in looking for opportunities, presenting new ideas and approaches, and increasing job knowledge and technical skills.

+ Develop decision-making skills under the guidance of higher-level employees.

Telecom Consultant - Grade 7

** What You'll Do:*
* ** Design, Installation & Performance (moderate complexity)*
* + Participates in design, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance analysis of AEP's intermediate and enterprise telecommunication networks and systems; resolves technical problems.

+ Independently produces aerial, underground, and buried route designs and engineers make-ready for new attachments per NESC and utility standards.

+ Engineers underground conduit, duct-bank, manhole, and handhole configurations and aerial-to-underground transitions (riser/dip poles).

+ Determines splice locations, closure types, fiber-management architecture, and specifies slack storage/coil placement.

+ Sizes fiber counts for current demand with appropriate spare capacity for growth.

+ Performs optical link-budget and end-to-end loss calculations across spans.

** Compliance, Permitting & Field Execution*
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