Outside Plant Engineer

Core Responsibilities:

Engineering & Design

• Design and plan outside plant facilities for copper and fiber infrastructure (aerial, buried, conduit).
• Prepare and review engineering drawings, loop loss calculations, and switch serving area designs.
• Conduct field measurements for poles, conduits, and buried facilities to support network design.
• Develop project budgets, monitor actual costs, and conduct job inspections for quality assurance.

Permitting & Compliance

• Prepare, organize, and submit permit packages to relevant agencies (Township, County, State, DNR, Railroad, Pipeline, etc.).
• Ensure designs meet permitting regulations and engineering standards.

Field Coordination

• Meet with municipal and government officials to coordinate around road projects (travel required; mileage reimbursed).
• Collaborate with other utilities to coordinate relocations, minimize conflicts, and avoid project delays.
• Support service orders, subdivision expansions, road relocations, dark fiber MDUs, and more.
• Update FROGS (CAD), Varasset, and SiteTracker tools as required.

Project & Construction Support