OSP Design Engineer/MDU Surveyor
Listed on 2026-01-27
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Telecoms Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists
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.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Local candidates to the Washington DC area only for a hybrid work schedule requiring outdoor site visits in various weather conditions, and remote…
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