Outside Plant Planner - Telecommunications - Hill Country Telephone Cooperative

Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (HCTC) of is looking to hire a full-time Outside Plant Planner. Would you like to take your career to the next level with an established and community-minded telecommunication provider? If so, please read on!

This position earns a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer extremely attractive health benefits for the entire family, including medical, vision and dental. Life and disability insurance, a pension and 401k retirement plan, paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO) and low-cost internet services are also offered. If this sounds like the right opportunity in telecommunications for you, apply today!
About HCTC
Born as a cooperative in 1951 to furnish telephone service in the overlooked rural areas of the Hill Country, we now provide these beautiful smaller cities and rural areas with high-speed broadband and telecommunication services. We have a vision of connected, vibrant, and sustainable rural communities, contributing to a prosperous, equitable, and thriving society. Committed to our customers and communities, we are transparent, fair, and honest.

Our employees love that a career with us provides them with the ability to do challenging work while meeting the communications needs of their friends, neighbors, and business community. In addition to work they can feel good about, we offer our valued employees competitive pay, generous benefits, opportunities for career development, and a positive work culture.

What to expect as a HCTC Planner for Telecommunications Plant
As an Outside Plant Planner, you play an important role in planning and preparing the drawings for the construction of new plant as well as revisions/removals of existing telecommunications plant. This includes all existing aerial and underground lines, cables and conduits. In addition to preparing detailed construction and installation drawings, you will be estimating equipment, labor and material costs for each stage of the project. Essential job functions are listed here:
-Ability to develop long-range plans for assigned Wire Centers and assess new technology for application within loop and interoffice applications.
-Proficient in both copper fed and FTTH applications.
-Prepares work orders for new Concentrator locations, subdivisions and other feeder capacity relief projects and supports Project Management.
-Prepares bids, reviews contracts and estimates construction costs.
-Performs field surveys to gather data, update staking sheets, maps and cable records in order to prepare variance reports and maintain accurate inventory.
-Responsible for easement procurement and serves as a Notary Public.
-Ability to analyze traffic loads on available and existing lines to forecast/estimate projected traffic to determine new construction or rearrangements/removals as required.
-Ability to select routing of lines and determine equipment requirements.

Qualifications for an Outside Plant Planner
Licensed Professional Engineer or degree in engineering preferred or equivalent experience
3 to 5 years of relevant telecommunications engineering experience
Knowledge of telecommunication construction, RUS practices & standards, and telecommunications plant operations
Knowledge of permitting processes (highway, railroad, city, county, etc.) are highly desired
Valid driver's license required

Do you have excellent planning & illustration skills? Are you a detail-oriented individual who enjoys a challenge? Are you courteous, tactful, and goal-oriented with a team attitude? If so, you might just be perfect for this Outside Plant Planner position!

Work Schedule
This is a full-time position that typically works 40 hours per week. Occasional after-hours work may be required.

Ready to join our team?
We understand your time is valuable and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!