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Aerial Pole Engineering SME - Telecommunications

1724754
  • $80,000 - $90,000
  • Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Permanent
  • 80000
  • 90000
  • Fiber & Civil Engineering
  • Fiber Optic Expansion


Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? 

Join a leading digital infrastructure organization building next generation fiber networks that empower internet service providers, businesses, and communities through open access connectivity. Backed by major infrastructure investors, the company is committed to expanding high capacity fiber infrastructure, delivering reliable connectivity, greater competition, and scalable digital solutions that support long term economic growth.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!


Responsibilities:

  • Work with the local utility companies and market leads to define a strategy to accelerate construction timelines, specifically by expediting aerial make-ready applications and tracking them through engineering and construction to ensure alignment with build plans.
  • Onboard strategic partners to augment the utility company's capacity.
  • Perform virtual ride-outs with local utilities to maximise one-touch make-ready opportunities while minimising the impact of complex make-ready work on timelines and costs.
  • Perform pre-construction field inspections to ensure completion of make-ready activities and existing aerial facilities owned by power companies.
  • Verify utility measurements on existing utility poles to prepare pole attachment applications for submission to governing utilities.
  • Coordinate with various power and communications entities to devise a plan that supports project delivery.


Skills/Must Have:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • 5+ years of telecommunications network experience required.
  • Fundamental understanding of network architecture required. Experience working for an electric utility and/or with utility pole owners is preferred.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and extrapolate aerial and underground FTTH plans, drawings, and specifications.
  • Ability to analyse, comprehend, and present complex information in various formats.
  • Knowledge of utility attachments, pole attachment agreements, and ROW permitting


Benefits:

  • Health Vision & Dental
  • 401k


Salary:

  • $80,000 - $90,000
Josh Elphick-Simpson Fiber Consultant

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