Network Planning Engineer/Network Architect

Title: Network Planning Engineer/Network Architect


Location: Conshohocken Pennsylvania (Need local)


W2 Only / Us Citizen or Green Card


Team is not looking for candidates with experience concentrated in facility maintenance and upgrades,.


Candidate must have fiber emphasis and consulting experience.

2/18 Manager Intake Notes:


Network Engineer/Fiber Planning Engineer - First Energy Client


Top 3 skills: Network Planning, GIS, Esri, SONET, MPLS, DWDM


Network Planning - Do they have experience at a high level of Network Architecture, Physical Layout of the Network could be a good question to ask to determine if they are a fit.


Minimum of 3 years' experience, up to 7 years' experience


Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Engineering


Local to Conshohocken, PA


On the planning side. Set of Fiber projects, and IT related projects. This individual would help to determine scope requirements, describe scope, and evaluate scope


Work to get those projects handed off to engineer phase


Client and stakeholder interaction


Fiber and network principal knowledge needed


Experience in GIS, Esri, Mapping Platform for Network or Fiber


Office365, MS Teams, SharePoint


Do not hire from First Energy, but other Telecom/Fiber companies are fine


Looking to fill ASAP, but must go through First Energy background as well (additional 2-3 weeks)


12-month contract, with potential to extend, or convert to full-time


Might be some travel, but would be planned, might be 5-10% max

Description:


Candidate will sit in 1001 E. Hector Street, Suite 110, Conshohocken, PA 19428.


Eligible for flex 9/80.


Travel: 5% to 10% - MVR will be part of the background check.

Role Description:


Our Transmission & Distribution global practice is looking for a Fiber Planning Engineer to work as part of the FirstEnergy Fiber Replacement Program (FRP) Team. This FRP team will help FirstEnergy manage a large-scale, multi-year portfolio of fiber rebuild projects, affecting topology of MPLS, SONET, and DWDM networks. In this role, the candidate will guide internal network architecture, fiber planning/routing, and fiber execution efforts.


Responsibilities include:


Assess existing and future transport solutions utilizing design tools such as GIS. Transport solutions will be determined based upon location type, substation size, remote access requirements, etc.


Attend weekly client fiber project review sessions, participate in quarterly network planning, and implement coordination meetings.


Coordinate with GIS team on documentation of logical schematic and geographic network designs for systems including, but not limited to MPLS, DWDM, and SONET.


Work with network design engineering on integrating fiber designs into network design packages. Provide guidance to design team on transport solutions and network topology.


Coordinate FRP buildout plans with the FirstEnergy Portfolio Development lead to develop schedule and budgets.


Assist in the creation and submission of Fiber Optic Work Requests (FOWR), the review of fiber cost estimates, and quality review of fiber design packages. Review fiber scope & estimation proposals to ensure technical and constructability criteria are met.


Assist in the documentation of fiber initiatives and processes, including process documentation updates and deliverables to the client, "How To" guides, etc.


Participate in site visits to assess existing substation control house conditions and confirm new equipment needs. Additional investigation of distribution lines along fiber route may be required.


Requirements:


Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and min 3 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required


or


Bachelor Degree in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and min 3 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required


or


Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and min 2 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required.


Make sure the university and program is ABET accredited prior to submitting. In addition, do NOT submit any candidate with less than 3 yrs relevant exp if they only hold a Bachelors (we can't hire Assistant level for Engineers).


Experience with utility experience or fiber network design experience is required.


Must be a self-starter and highly motivated to continually learn new technical skillsets and grow as a network engineer


Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills


Must be capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments


Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a vast array of information

Preferred:

What skills would the selected applicant obtain?

Familiarity with GIS design, including ESRI environment (ArcGIS Pro and/or FME preferred).


Knowledge and experience of utility funding mechanisms and lifecycle of projects.


Hands-on experience working in client systems including geographic information systems (NTV GIS, TAMI, GISView) and portfolio management system (OPPM).


Direct client interaction with client network team counterparts, fiber project managers, portfolio team, project development project managers, and execution project managers.


Site visit opportunities at client facilities providing real world in-person experience at substations and communication shelters.