OSP Design Engineer​/MDU Surveyor

Overview

Mas Tec Communications Group is a leading national infrastructure construction company operating throughout the United States. Mas Tec Communications Group performs both wireline and wireless communication services on a national scale. We are experts in cell tower construction, RF engineering, broadband fiber optic cable installation, OSP engineering, wireline construction, and emergency maintenance services.

At Mas Tec you’ll be joining a family, where we are dedicated to supporting each other and building an atmosphere of teamwork. As part of our team, your opportunities are limitless.

Byers Engineering, a Mas Tec company, is seeking a full-time OSP Designer in support of a large-scale telecommunications project for both OSP Fiber and Copper Networks. Position requires experience with outside plant in aerial, buried and/or underground facilities, with a thorough knowledge of all issues related to federal, state or local government permitting; as well as pole and conduit licensing procedures with utility permitting agencies.

The OSP Engineer must work cohesively with the Engineering PM.

• Perform on-site engineering of any proposed work. Analyze local and wide area network systems, and develop most cost efficient fiber/copper network route design in accordance with customer specifications and guidelines.
• Produce high quality, constructible Engineering Work Order (“EWO”) packages for the Verizon networks.
• Read and understand road prints, utility maps, and as-builts to identify conflicts with existing facilities.
• Collaborate with any necessary vendor, as well as internal GIS and CAD teams to produce all required documentation for application packages.
• Follow very specific and detailed procedures already implemented while remaining flexible enough to readily adapt to changing standards and procedures without notice.
• Coordinate with project team for forecasting, scheduling, resources management, and quality assurance.
• Review project deliverables for accuracy and apprise project management team of risks, issues, and recommended mitigations.
• Work in tandem with various managers across the project to identify scope creep, manage to change orders, and complete routine billing.
• Ensures the integrity of the customer access network is maintained and provides support for the deployment of access technologies.
• Assist with as-built package completion and delivery as well as billing closeout.

Required Skills:

• Sound OSP engineering experience deploying fiber optic and Copper networks - Knowledge of engineering principles within OSP job related functional area including general practices, procedures and industry standards.
• Familiar with legal requirements as defined by the municipal, state and federal laws and regulations
• Knowledge of Verizon’s CoFEE (Change of Facility, Engineering, and Enhancement) EWO database.
• Knowledge of fiber optic and copper counts, fiber assignments, and splicing schematics in all OSP environments, specifically in the MDU environment.
• Knowledge of engineering tools including Verizon's 3-GIS system, Microstation, AutoCAD, OCalc, 3-GIS, or any similar GIS/KMZ platforms.
• Proficient in Adobe, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, Google Sheets and Google Drive.

Skills:

• Possess STRONG communication & PEOPLE skills
• Strong language skills are required, both oral & written
• Show a “sense of urgency” to get the job done to meet all due dates
• Follow-up with our customer and provide a status of any and all assigned work
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels: from team members to executive management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field is preferred, OR Telecomm, Engineering, or Drafting completed courses and diploma from a technical school or community college
• Qualify on pre-employment screening
• Must pass a drug test
• Obtain satisfactory results from a background/employment history investigation and drug screening

Work Environment:

• Local candidates to the Washington DC area only for a hybrid work schedule requiring outdoor site visits in various weather conditions, and remote work when not in…