Network Engineer ; Telecommunications

Network Engineer I (Telecommunications)

As the largest pure‑play fiber provider in the U.S., we deliver blazing‑fast broadband connectivity that unlocks the potential of millions of consumers and businesses. As a Frontier employee, you will be part of our purpose of Building Gigabit America‑creating the digital infrastructure that the country needs to thrive today and into the next century. Join us!

This position is responsible for applying engineering design and policies within a telecommunications local exchange service environment. It is a subject matter expert for all technical aspects of outside plant facilities and associated work such as cable sizing, cable counts, cable records, and permitting in Rights‑of‑Way and dedicated easements. This position works in partnership with Network Planning, Central Office Engineering, and various Operation Teams to support customer service issues, new growth activity and coordination, damaged facilities, emergency repairs and replacements, and upgrades of the telecommunications facilities the engineer's area of responsibility.

In this in‑person role, you will be required to report to our Rochester or Bloomfield, NY locations to complete your work responsibilities.

• Fielding varying types of information and data from numerous environments, including public rights of way along roads, the interior space of buildings, and throughout private campuses, such as offices or universities, and generally assigned more complex or advanced projects/investigations.
• Gathering data using digital cameras, observations, notes/reports, GPS‑enabled data collectors, and other measuring devices, and training less experienced staff on use and maintenance.
• Using various technologies and applications, including phone, email, web‑based applications such as Google Earth/ArcGIS/Cadtel or equivalent, to effectively compile data from the field or to modify/adjust preliminary plans.
• Using face‑to‑face communication to convey information accurately and efficiently to.
• Providing scheduling, status reporting, and other documents as necessary and coordinating the same information with less experienced staff.
• Working in handholes, accessing duct systems, and traversing landscapes that range from city streets to steep, unpaved rights of way, locating and marking underground ducts/cables, sticking/measuring utility poles, or other physical activities.
• Safely and properly training less experienced staff on workplace safety, industry information, and technology as well as best practices.
• Tracking assigned tasks and prioritizing completion of tasks accordingly.
• Learning new telecommunications equipment and client‑specific equipment and their usage.
• Learning conduit design from client‑specific standards.
• Reading and analyzing blueprints, structural building drawings, construction drawings, and plans.
• Evaluating the design for constructability.
• Learning fiber optic specifications, equipment, and usage.

• Responsible for fielding varying types of information and data from numerous environments, including public rights of way along roads, the interior space of buildings, and throughout private campuses, such as offices or universities, and generally assigned more complex or advanced projects/investigations.
• Gathering data using digital cameras, observations, notes/reports, GPS‑enabled data collectors, and other measuring devices, and training less experienced staff on use and maintenance.
• Using various technologies and applications, including phone, email, web‑based applications such as Google Earth/ArcGIS/Cadtel or equivalent, to effectively compile data from the field or to modify/adjust preliminary plans.
• Using face‑to‑face communication to convey information accurately and efficiently to.
• Providing scheduling, status reporting, and other documents as necessary and coordinating the same information with less experienced staff.
• Working in handholes, accessing duct systems, and traversing landscapes that range from city streets to steep, unpaved rights of way, locating and marking underground ducts/cables, sticking/measuring utility poles, or other physical activities.
• Safely and…