Field Technician at TEKsystems

Top Skills' Details

3 years of fiber engineering/osp

Aerial and Underground telecom engineering experience

Position is deadline driven and candidates must be self-motivated with strong technical aptitude

Description:

• Work with Project Engineers (Technical Project Managers) and other team members to facilitate a comprehensive communications infrastructure design package for construction and implementation.

• Layout, review and validation of preliminary conceptual desktop route designs in Google Earth Pro and ArcGIS Online to facilitate budgeting, cost estimating, field engineering, and permitting requirements.

• Meet with clients, customers and facility owner representatives in the field and on site to review and document premise connection design requirements including site plan routing and design; building entry requirements; interior cable raceway alternatives; and facilitation of connectivity from the public right of way to the demarcation or point of termination at the facility.

• Perform analysis to develop aerial and underground infrastructure route options; methods of installation; optimal routing for potential customer connections including strategic vault and splice point placement with considerations for present and future customer connectivity.

• Support and facilitate submitting and evaluating One-Call Utility locates and compilation of records maps to determine location of existing utilities and incorporate into underground designs with accurate spatial relationship and depiction.

• Travel throughout the network footprint in Oregon & Washington to facilitate and assist with execution of fielding protocols to optimize route & design options; collect necessary aerial and underground field data utilizing GPS data collection equipment and telescoping measuring devices to document and facilitate permitting and CAD base mapping, drawings and designs.

• Perform review and validation of collected aerial field data information including aerial joint-use elements for pole attachment; power and 3rd party communications make-ready requirements; and pole structural loading analysis support.

• Work with Infrastructure Support Specialists to validate permitting agency assessment and translate field data and preliminary designs into permit drawing details and exhibit drawings for submittals.

• Work with Infrastructure Support specialists to interface at a field level with permitting entities and agency representatives in a manner necessary to gain trust and confidence for permit approvals.

• Work with the CAD department to translate field survey data and preliminary designs for permitting submissions and pre-construction plans used for cost estimating and budgeting.

• Participate in agency utility coordination meetings and contractor pre-construction review meetings to assist construction personnel and contractors with interpretation of design; approved methods of installation; and permit agency requirements.

• Support field verification of construction performance, production levels; milestones and technical support during construction for design interpretation, clarification and modifications to design and/or permits in the event of field identified variances to design.

• Support inspection of completed construction projects for quality and compliance with design, National Electric Safety Code (NESC); National Electric Code (NEC); customer requirements and expectations; permit agency requirements and applicable engineering standards and specifications.

• Support training and mentoring of entry-level engineering technicians on field data collection protocols and field engineering methodology.

• Infrastructure material specification research; Construction Material and installation take-offs; and technical project scope description writing.

• Composing of Technical Memos; Technical Reports; Feasibility Studies; Budgetary Opinions of Probable Cost Estimates (OPCs); and Material Cost Evaluations.

III. Qualifications

To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Successful candidate must have at least three (3) years prior work experience in fiber optic infrastructure engineering discipline (Aerial, Underground & Premise) with an engineering / consulting / service provider or a minimum two (2) years of experience combined with an Technical Associate’s Degree or Technical College Certificate in an engineering discipline. Demonstration of collaboration with a design team and competency performing design tasks in the industry is recommended.

• Experience, understanding and knowledge of Construction Drawings; Survey Data; GPS/GIS Data; NESC; NEC; and general Utility Construction and Civil Engineering technical knowledge.

• Experience with the aerial Joint-Use process with respect to aerial infrastructure design and identifying the necessary requirements to successfully gain approval to attach fiber optic cable plant and equipment to foreign owned utility poles.

• Familiar with all aspects of utility poles and aerial field engineering with line design related to height of attachment; clearance and space requirements; pole classification; guying and anchoring; cable re-arrangements; span lengths and pole replacements.

• Experience with design and engineering in the underground environment including various conduit sizes and configurations; vault and handhole specification; active and passive cabinet layouts; fiber optic cable raceways; slack storage and access points; and construction installation methodologies.

• Familiar with design and engineering in the public rights of ways; public utility easements; private property easements; and private property right of entry requirements including prevention of conflict with existing facilities, underground utilities and property boundaries.

• Ability to measure and document legible field design notes and transfer to a design drawing layout set to a specified scale and with spatial accuracy and neatness with various design tools. Good hand drafting skills, lettering and neatness are required for field notes and preliminary design.

• Travel will be necessary and required primarily within the Pacific Northwest with a combination of office related design work; client meetings; site visits; and production field work, sometimes in adverse seasonal weather conditions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with customer service-oriented attitude.

• Position is deadline driven and candidates must be self-motivated with strong technical aptitude.

• Candidate must possess a valid driver's license and be insurable to use their personal vehicle, company vehicle or rental vehicle for transportation to and from the office, and project sites.

IV. Other Skills and Abilities

• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops challenging yet realistic action plans.

• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own and team actions; follows through on commitments.

• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Quantifiable proficiency in the Microsoft Operating System environment and Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams are required. Google Earth (KMZ) and/or ArcGIS mapping environment experience is preferred.

• Skilled in customer-facing situations as well as internal mentoring roles. Strong interpersonal and organization skill sets; be comfortable in a dynamic, fast paced environment, and understand that flexibility and accountability feed directly into customer satisfaction.

V. Education and/or Experience

• Three (3) years prior work experience in fiber optic infrastructure engineering discipline (Aerial, Underground & Premise) with an engineering / consulting / service provider or a minimum two (2) years of experience combined with an Technical Associate’s Degree or Technical College Certificate in an engineering discipline.

VI. Physical Demands/Work Environment

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific

vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Top Skills Details:

Aerial, Underground, OSP, Trimble, Telecom Engineering, Data Collection

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

This is a driving position, candidate will be using their own car. Mileage and expenses will be paid. Potential overnight stays in parts of Oregon and Washington. Ideally this person is located in Bend or Tri Cities.

Experience Level:

Entry Level

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected

classification. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits

and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This temporary role may be eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• 401(k)/Roth
• Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HAS & DCFSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave)  

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.