Responsibilities
- Create and plan outside plant facilities for both copper and fiber infrastructure, including aerial, buried, and conduit systems.
- Develop and review engineering drawings, loop loss calculations, and switch serving area designs.
- Perform field measurements for poles, conduits, and buried facilities to aid in network design.
- Establish project budgets, track expenses, and conduct quality assurance inspections.
- Prepare, organize, and submit permit applications to relevant authorities (Township, County, State, DNR, Railroad, Pipeline, etc.).
- Ensure designs adhere to permitting regulations and engineering standards.
- Engage with municipal and government officials to coordinate around road projects (travel required; mileage reimbursed).
- Work with other utilities to coordinate relocations, minimize conflicts, and prevent project delays.
- Support various projects including service orders, subdivision expansions, road relocations, and dark fiber MDUs.
- Update tools such as FROGS (CAD), Varasset, and SiteTracker as necessary.
- Collaborate with SSP contractors to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Assist with make-ready work and joint-use coordination for poles.
- Conduct site surveys, support PUC complaint investigations, and create capital projects (e.g., for cell towers or plant repairs).
- Address and resolve plant damage requests, cable count changes, and other network service needs.
- Maintain records, update engineering files, and process departmental documentation.
- Draft and type correspondence, reports, and engineering support documents.
Work Arrangement
Remote (City/Region)
Other
Willingness to travel locally for fieldwork and meetings (mileage reimbursed).