Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer

Location & travel requirement: This position is based in Lake County, Illinois. Candidates must currently reside in the area or be able to relocate to Lake County before their start date. Relocation assistance is not guaranteed and, if requested, will be evaluated in accordance with company policy. This position requires regular field travel throughout the assigned territory. A reliable personal vehicle is required for business travel, with reimbursement provided in accordance with company policy.

Base Salary: 88,000 to $115,000 annually DOE

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, a refreshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge. 

As our state-of-the-art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.  

Our Company Values:  

• Genuinely Caring:  We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention. 
  

• Empowering You:  We help customers choose what is best for them, and we support employees in implementing new ideas and solutions. 
  

• Innovation and Improvement:  We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other.  
  

• Earning Your Trust:  We build trust through clear, honest, human communication. 
  

Job Summary

The Senior Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer is responsible for executing fiber OSP projects created by the Planning department, including design validation, budget adherence and schedule management. This includes technical oversight of OSP infrastructure ensuring capacity, constructability permitting, and scalability alignment.

The Senior OSP Engineer serves as subject matter expert (SME) of Engineering for all technical aspects of outside plant facilities and associated work such as cable sizing, cable counts, cable records and permitting for ROW’s and easements. They ensure projects are progressing through the required programs in a timely manner and within the required budget for implementing the best network solution.

This role works as a special point of contact (SPOC) with various Ziply Fiber departments, internal, external team members and vendor resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

Project Planning & Design

·        Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements.

·        Produce and/or review HLD and LLD

·        Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure proper project planning.

·        Attend preconstruction meetings for project designs.

·        Prepare cost estimates based on project type and needs.

Engineering Quality and Records

·        Review Vendor designs and perform QA/QC audits

·        Maintain accurate cable records and update according to As-Builts.

Permitting, ROW, and External Coordination

·        Communicate with state, county, city, and national entities to gain information on planned projects that involve growth and changes.

·        Coordinate with all utilities for project design and construction to utilize joint trench.

·        Manage full permitting lifecycle (State, DNR, City, County, Townships).

·        Maintain and investigate ROW’s and easements for releases.

Leadership, Support, and Cross-Functional Partnership

·        Support leadership with reporting and escalations.

·        Provide guidance, support and training to internal FTE’s and external vendors, including mentorship and quality enforcement

·        Support sales, marketing, operations and regulatory as needed.

Other Duties

·        Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time.

·        Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed.

·        Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization .

Required Qualifications: