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You’ll be part of a team working together to solve customer problems every day, with compensation and benefits that are an investment in your career, financial future, and overall well-being.\n\nIn addition to competitive base pay, Network Connex offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your physical, mental, and financial health you can begin participating in our programs on the first of the month following your start date.\n\nJoin our Vanguard 401(k) plan, with immediate vesting and a generous company match to help you build long-term financial security. Our team also enjoys 10 paid company holidays, a generous PTO accrual schedule, and access to discounts on useful products and services.\n\nJob Summary:\n\nThe OSP Engineer 2 functions in an engineer and technician capacity working primarily in the field to gather data for engineering and design of aerial, underground, and buried fiber optic facilities. They are responsible for field visits, site inspections, documentation, and providing leadership to team members. They coordinate and execute projects based on the technical and managerial direction provided by senior management regarding scope, schedule, and budget of projects. They are responsible for monitoring and assisting in achieving division and corporate financial goals and objectives. The OSP Engineer 2 will assist in developing proposals, negotiating pricing, executing projects, sending vendor invoices for approval, and submitting client invoices, while maintaining and improving Client relationships.\n\nJob Duties and Responsibilities:\n\nMeet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.\nPerform inspections on man/hand-holes, pedestals, and building entrance terminals, audits, and document findings.\nIndependently work on project tasks and delegate assignments based on Field Technicians’ individual strengths, skill sets, and experience levels.\nVisual pole inspections, looking for and making note of existing violations and potential make-ready for future attachments.\nField survey of proposed fiber route, collecting field information necessary to complete pole attachment applications and/or buried installation applications.\nAerial and underground make ready surveys; outside plant route selection and verification.\nPermit submittal and follow up, helping the team through field survey and office work to prepare, submit, and follow through on jurisdictional and other agency permits.\nIdentifies essential materials and tools to carry out scope of work.\nPerform and/or supervise a feasibility walk to determine whether the proposed route may be properly constructed according to quality and technical standards.\nPrepare and update site status reports, databases, and project forecast reports.\nDevelop new business opportunities with clients.\nPrepare and update site status reports, databases, and project forecast reports.\nProvide direction and supervision to Field Technicians as applicable.\nEvaluate employee performance in accordance with company policy and job requirements.\nProvide input and assistance in investigating and creating new techniques and methods that may increase the Company’s efficiency.\nIncorporate cutting edge applications to arrive at the desired result on projects.\nReadiness to rotate between projects and clients to help the organization meet deliverables and goals.\n\nJob Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\n\nKnowledge and understanding of basic telecommunications outside plant plans and drawings.\nFamiliar with typical outside plant survey equipment, tools, and technology such as measuring stick, laser range finder, and GPS.\nHighly organized and motivated “self-starter” able to work independently under aggressive project schedules.\nAutoCAD or other drafting software experience.\nAbility to create detailed and concise reports and tracking tools for all aspects of the project.\nMust have reliable transportation and being willing to travel to sites/work remotely.\nFamiliar with OTDR and OLTS testing as well as general acceptance testing standards\nHelp develop aerial and underground fiber route maps and execute tasks such as route analysis\nKnowledge and understanding orf fiber splicing as the process of joining two cables together through either mechanical or fusional means.\nOccasional out of market travel.\nRed Lines\nClose out processes\n\nEducation and Experience:\n\n5+ years of field experience with telecommunications, construction, or outside plant engineering.\nOSHA 10 and/or OSHA 30 (Required)\nCPR/First Aid (Required).\n\nPhysical Requirements:\n\nLift 50 lbs. unassisted.\nAbility to walk and/or stand for a majority of a shift.\nAbility to work indoors and outdoor under variable environmental conditions.\n\nEEOC-Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran Network Connex believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, ancestry, religion, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, disability, veteran status, age or any other protected group status. Upon accepting an offer, all candidates must pass a background check and drug screening.\n\nWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. 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