About this role
Planning and Design Engineer
Location: Houston, TX (4 days in office)
Salary: $28.00-$30.00/hr.
Benefits: SRI offers W-2 employment with access to a comprehensive benefits package such as paid vacation, paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, 401k, HSA and others!
Description of Role:
SRI Telecom is seeking a Planning and Design Engineer with an understanding of OSP mapping (reading and/or drafting) experience to contribute to all areas of outside plant (OSP) design. The successful consultant will be responsible for updating databases for tracking the acceptance of a job, the issuance of a design to a design contractor, tracking the receipt of the fielding, and QC acceptance. You will also provide cost estimating, reserve fiber wavelengths and other milestone related objectives.
Tasks:
- Review designs for OSP and ISP Fiber layouts, including Patch panel diagrams and cable rack layouts.
- Generate bills of materials, splice sheets, and supporting documentation.
- Review and ensure the accuracy and efficiency of completed designs.
- Maintain design specifications and adhere to quality standards.
- Analyze OTDR traces, document test results, and troubleshoot fiber circuits.
- Identify efficiency gains in current processes and create technical documentation.
- Support Specialists and leadership with fiber design documents, and address requests and complaints.
- Advise, train, and guide other designers as needed.
- Maintain regular attendance and perform other assigned duties.
Skills & Responsibilities:
- Experience or the equivalent education/certification with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Spatial or IRIS is required.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of easement, right-of-way, and permit documents is preferred
- Competence in design methodology, process, and metrics
- Experience in designing and/or constructing telecommunications fiber networks is a must
- Attention to detail and ability to think creatively and strategically is a must
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Must be able to work independently and without supervision
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with other team members
Location: Houston, TX 77040