Network Operations Specialist

Position Title: Network Operations Specialist (S3)

For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.

Although you'll be hired as a Crown Castle employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to an acquiring company in the future. For more information, please visit:

The Field Operations Analyst will assist Field Operations Managers to manage Field Operations Technicians workload and schedule for new installations and trouble ticket dispatches. The Analyst will maintain customer communications, coordinate access and manage inventory necessary to complete assignments for Field Operations technicians, as well as performing administrative tasks related to Field Operations activities. The Field Operations Analyst will work with internal and external partners to lead and manage projects and initiatives falling within the scope of the Field Operations department.

Normal duties will also include approving MOPs for projects impacting live networks including but not limited to site rebuilds, hub alarming and monitoring projects, power upgrades and large customer premises equipment installations.

• Track all new orders, research CRM to determine services which are ready for installation
• Build installation schedule in the scheduling system and confirm with customer for scheduled installations and ensure consistent customer communication throughout installation process
• Modify work schedules as required to accommodate trouble tickets, emergency reprioritization and balance technician workload
• Coordinate access to Customer locations, POPs, Data Centers, Hubs, Pedestals, FTTCS, FTTSS, and FTTB locations
• Obtain required documents and maintain access procedures, update in CRM and ServiceNOW
• Work with Risk Management to obtain and maintain Certificates of Insurance for 3rd party facilities
• Review DLR’s to determine scope of work required to assign tasks in CRM
• Log into Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) to determine if records match current configuration of the gear
• Assign installation assignments via CRM, update assignment notes and assist the Field in obtaining material required for the assignment
• Work with Provisioning and Fiber Construction when required for record updates
• Support CRM and Service Now close out process
• Manage Crown Castle personnel and GC’s to complete operation tasks and projects that extend beyond the normal scope of Field Operations
• Technicians including, but not limited to:
  • Manage large customer premises equipment installations, including documentation, materials, scheduling and Test/Turn-up activities
  • Plan and manage projects for alarm monitoring for hubs/buildings and ancillary equipment
  • Liaison for Field Operations for Fiber relocation projects
  • Coordinate pole transfers and modification
  • Manage other projects that affect small cell and enterprise customers
• Liaison with Implementation to track current and future builds
• Liaison between Fiber Construction to track all temporary fiber repairs until made permanent
• Review, evaluate and document Field Operations processes
• Coordinate customers’ processes and procedures (I.E. VAST, NFSD Portal, Sprint CHAT) to facilitate timely repairs and adequate sparing

• Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent H.S. Required
• Associate’s Degree (AA) Preferred

• Project Coordination experience Preferred
• Previous experience in telecommunications industry Required
• Experience working with Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams Required
• 3+ Years working for a telecommunications company Required
• Prior Dispatch Experience Required
• Prior Project Management Experience Required

Hybrid:
This role falls into our hybrid work model, which is 2-days work from home (Monday and Friday) and 3-days in the office (Tuesday through Thursday) to optimize collaboration, relationship building and key stakeholder engagement and may require some travel as needed.

At Crown Castle, we do our best to ensure you have access to the resources you need to live a healthy and happy life no matter where you are in life. Our benefits are built around your individual needs, covering physical, mental, and financial health and designed to enhance your quality of life.

We are proud to offer a full suite of health and wealth benefits for you and your loved ones. Below are a few of the key highlights of the many benefits we provide.

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company…