OSP Engineering Technician

Job Title: OSP Engineering Technician

Wage: Starting at $27.00 per hour DOE

Department: Engineering

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: OSP Engineering Supervisor

Location: Willcox

Approved By: Shane Thompson

Summary

The OSP (Outside Plant) Engineering Technician will design fiber optic and copper networks that will provide broadband services to our members and customers. These tasks include research, planning, designing, permitting, estimating, budgeting, and tracking fiber optic expansion projects. This position is responsible for preparing and interpreting engineering plans, drawings, and reports as well as planning FTTH networks for existing and new serving areas for various construction and maintenance needs such as but not limited to new construction and maintaining legacy copper facilities. This position will work on mapping software designing layouts/plans and procuring proper permits and right of ways along with coordination with in-house construction and outside contractors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (May include but are not limited to the following.

Other duties may be assigned).

• Actively encourages teamwork, open communication, and cooperative interactions by promoting a positive work environment that reflects the company’s mission, values, and management goals.
• Supports management in the detailed network design, deployment, and administration of Telco’s network.
• Provides recommendations on planning and budgeting to meet company
• Fiber-optic construction projects (to the home, business, cell-site, node, etc.) including staking sheets/construction drawings and mapping.
• Ensures all work is done under RUS specifications and drawings (515A, 515B, 515C and 515D).
• Coordinates with local, state, and federal government entities on projects as necessary (road construction projects, permits, mapping, etc.).
• Provides cost estimates to Telco’s sales, marketing, or management for new customer
• Responsible for detailed staking sheets for all construction projects, including maintaining and verifying tabulation of staking sheets with contractors.
• Responsible for creating close out documentation for all construction projects with accounting to provide accurate electronic mapping data and customer location counts for federal and state reporting.
• Responsible for engineering and assigning new counts for expansion projects and
• Responsible for generating status reports, tracking work orders, managing budgets, reviewing invoices, and analyzing data to ensure projects are managed efficiently and cost
• Responsible for inspection of construction and resolving any problems with the

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write routine reports, business correspondence and technical procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percents and to draw and interpret graphs.

Computer Operations: Proficient computer operations (operating systems and intermediate software packages, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.). Experience with mapping software is desirable but not essential.

Ability to:

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Planning/Organization: Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize, organize, and coordinate assignments.

Certificates/Licenses

• A valid driver’s license issued by the state in which the employee

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Combination of related work experience and/or training in related field equal to a total of 3 years is desired but not essential. Knowledge of outside Plant Construction practices is desirable but not essential.

Physical/Environmental Demands

Physical Activity Level

• Stand: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Walk: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Sit: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Use of hands to handle or feel: Over 2/3rd of the
• Reach with hands and arms: Over 2/3rd of the
• Climb or balance: Under 1/3rd of the
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: Under 1/3rd of the
• Talk or hear: Over 2/3rd of the
• Push or pull: Under 1/3rd of the
• Talk or hear: Over 2/3rd of the
• Drive: Under 1/3rd of the
• Keyboarding: Over 2/3rd of the
• Taste and smell: Under 1/3rd of the
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 100 pounds: Under 1/3rd of the
• Ability to lift more than 100 pounds: Under 1/3rd of the

Work Environment

• Work near moving mechanical parts: Under 1/3rd of the
• Fumes or airborne particles: Under 1/3rd of the
• Toxic or caustic chemicals: Under 1/3rd of the
• Working above ground level: Under 1/3rd of the
• Working below ground level: Under 1/3rd of the
• Outdoor weather conditions: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the
• Risk of electrical shock: 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the

Working Conditions

Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office/production setting with adequate ventilation.

Environment: Outside and inside.

• Noise: Moderate noise levels (i.e.: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
• Physical Activity Level: Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a productive/technical nature.
• Manual Dexterity: Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and operate

Vision: (Any or all will be required to perform the functions of this position).

• Close Vision: Clear vision at 20 inches or
• Distance Vision: Clear vision at 20 feet or
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and partial
• Peripheral Vision: Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point.
• Adjust Focus: Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp
• Color vision: Ability to Identify and distinguish colors of telephone cable and fiber color

Contacts

• Work with all departments to assure that interaction between employees and departments meets the criteria of all departments involved.

Work Schedule/Hours

• Regular (40 hours per week) and on a call-out or on-call basis subject to company policies. It is also possible that this job will be required to work fewer or more hours during any given week.

Travel

• Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or
• Required to be available to travel, by company vehicle, to various property locations and job sites.

The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position. It should not be viewed as all-encompassing or an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned as required by business necessity.