Outside Plant Network Engineer II

Network Engineers ensure the stability, integrity and optimal performance of the systems which support the Company’s products and services. This will be achieved through completion of design initiatives, capital project creation, records maintenance, and supporting installation, maintenance, support, troubleshooting, and optimization of all fiber, copper, and wireless transport networks and associated hardware and software.

Outside Plant Engineers are responsible for the design activity related to outside plant cable and equipment including fiber, copper, cabinets, conduit, pole lines and any ancillary equipment. Utilizes land base, subdivision plats, right of way drawings, civil designs and other types of drawings and data to determine best routing and correct facility placement to ensure that the facilities are properly sized and placed in the correct legal locations.

Plans proper facility utilization by using cable records and population density counts to ensure proper cable sizing. Ensures all facilities are either permitted properly by the correct government agency or that the appropriate private right of way is acquired. Provides design analysis to ensure best cost construction. Develop plans and alternatives when required.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Examples of Job Duties

All of the duties of a Network Engineer I, plus the following:

Qualifies new equipment for use in the network and provides operational training on such equipment to the operational teams within the company

Provides technical guidance to technicians for telecommunications facilities construction

Assists in Engineering Design and respond to RFPs or non-basic detailed Quote requests

Pre and Post Sales Support to Sales, Marketing, and Operations to include working with customers to identify service requirements and optimum network solutions; prepare competitive proposals in response to customer solicitations

Maintains and tracks vendor relationships for training certifications, maintenance, and product support

Performs ongoing monitoring, analysis, trending and reporting of current utilization levels and estimates future requirements using trends and thresholds for planning upgrades and enhancements

Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience Required

Bachelors Degree in a technological field. Bachelors Degree can be replaced by relevant experience on a year for year basis

Additional Requirements

Possess and maintain a valid Alaska Driver’s License

External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a drug test.

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