OSP Network Engineering Manager

OSP Network Engineering Manager As the largest pure-play fiber provider in the U.S., we deliver blazing-fast broadband connectivity that unlocks the potential of millions of consumers and businesses. As a Frontier employee, you will be part of our purpose of Building Gigabit America—creating the digital infrastructure that the country needs to thrive today and into the next century. Join us! What We're Seeking This position is responsible for managing the engineering of telecommunications outside plant in a serving exchange environment. You will serve as a subject matter expert for all technical aspects of outside plant facilities and associated work such as cable sizing, cable counts, cable records, and permitting for ROWs and easements. You will act as a lead team member with Network Planning, Central Office, Transmission, and Operations to support the growth, replacements, and upgrade of telecommunications plant facilities. You will also support sales, marketing, operations, and regulatory functions as needed. Experience in engineering fiber-to-home deployments is a requirement. The role is in‑person and requires reporting to 9 S 4TH STREET, REDLANDS, CA 92373 or 32477 HAUN ROAD, MENIFEE, CA 92584 to complete your responsibilities. Leadership and management of company and contract work resources Meet company and department goals Oversee engineering design for outside plant Proactively review outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements Communicate with state, county, city, and national entities to gain information on planned projects that involve growth and changes Communicate with peers and departments to ensure proper project planning Ensure accuracy of cable records and updates Prepare project justifications for approval Prepare loop studies as needed Review and approve contractor invoices Assist in annual budget design Typical Workday Allocation 10% – Prepare and monitor the capital plan 15% – Data analysis, resource management, business goals 25% – Manage and review OSP engineering designs 25% – Manage oversight of all OSP engineering to ensure conformance to requirements and commitments are met 25% – Maintain relations and communications with state agencies, municipalities, peer companies, and internal Frontier peer teams What You'll Do BAU Engineer: Perform all aspects of OSP engineering including development design (greenfield and brownfield), circuit design, DOR, BDT estimates, road work for a given turf Project Administration: Manage multiple contract engineers, perform quality review of work, and interact with DOT and municipalities as required Circuit Design: Design solutions to circuit orders for carrier and retail. Both copper and fiber designs, for DSO to large ethernet orders Obligatory Engineer: OSP engineers who specialize in road work projects and relationships with local DOT Site Walk: Perform site visits for circuit orders Circuit Gatekeeper: Manage M6 tasks and queues to ensure orders are flowing and support field engineers for M6 BDT: Estimate costs and network design to provide solutions to sales opportunity Pole Administration: Track NJUNs tickets and distribute work to OPCEN and engineering Drafting What We Offer Salary range: $110,000 to $140,000 20 paid time off days plus 10 paid holidays per year Day one medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan 401(k) match of 50% on 6% of eligible compensation Tuition assistance program Personal and work‑life balance resources and wellness support assistance Employee resource groups Same-sex spouse and domestic partner benefits coverage 10 weeks of paid parental leave and a phased return to work program for new parents Up to $10,000 in adoption program assistance 3 weeks of paid caregiver leave What Background You Should Have Knowledge of outside plant design Financial investment guidelines; stewardship of company resources Knowledge of tools used by OSP engineering leadership, including Site Tracker, Infinium, Varasset, and FROGS Excellent organization and communication skills Ability to effectively train and educate employees Data analysis software and tools proficiency Education/Experience B.S. degree and/or a minimum of five years experience in an outside plant support position. Must be able to work with senior management to meet timely, accurate, and meaningful requirements. Must demonstrate knowledge with a heavy emphasis on outside plant design, cable count design, and capacity considerations. Strong interpersonal skills are very important for discussions and meetings with the engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local supervisors, and technicians. We are deeply committed to attracting talented team members in the U.S. from all backgrounds regardless of race, age, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability status, or nationality. We are not sponsoring visas at this time. Frontier Communications is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr