Senior Outside Plant; OSP) Engineer

Minneapolis, United States | Posted on 09/21/2026

• Department Name Fiber Design & Construction
• Industry Telecommunications
• City Minneapolis
• Country United States

We're building the fiber network you deserve. Consistently fast, refreshingly straightforward and givingyou control. From our home base in Kirkland, Washington, we're connecting overone million homes and businesses across the states we serve with fiber internet that works the way it should. No gimmicks, no gotchas. Internet shouldn’t getin the way of life: it should make it better.

Position Title:
Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer

Location & travel requirement:
This position is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Candidates must currently reside in the area or be able to relocate to Minneapolis before their start date. Relocation assistance is not guaranteed and, if requested, will be evaluated in accordance with company policy.

This position requires regular field travel throughout the assigned territory. A reliable personal vehicle is required for business travel, with reimbursement provided in accordance with company policy.

Benefits: Medical,dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid timeoff, 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 livesof the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, arefreshingly great customer experience,andaffordableplans that putcustomersincharge.

Asourstate-of-the-artfiber 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 customer sand colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention.
• Empowering You: We help customerschoose whatisbest for them,andwesupportemployeesin implementing new ideasand solutions.
• Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and eachother.
• Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest,human communication.

Job Summary

The Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer is responsible for executing fiber OSP projects created by the Planning department, including design validation, budget adherence and schedule management. This includes technical oversight of OSP infrastructure ensuring capacity, constructability permitting,and scalability alignment.

The Senior OSP Engineer serves as 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 budgetfor implementing the best network solution.

This role 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 ofduties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

Project Planning & Design

• Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements.
• Produce and/or review HLD and LLD
• Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure proper project planning.
• Attendpreconstruction meetings for project designs.
• Prepare cost estimates based on project type and needs.

Engineering Quality and Records

• Review Vendor designs and perform QA/QC audits
• Maintain accurate cable records and update according to As-Builts.

Permitting, ROW, and External Coordination

• Communicate with state, county, city, and national entities to gain…