Job Description
Brightspeed is searching for a Network Engineer-Inside Plant to join our team! As a Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and preparation of ISP engineering work orders for land developments, new buildings, DSL Growth opportunities, DSL, FTTN, FTTH, FTTT, road relocations, augmentation projects and special circuit requests.
You will be utilizing the following tools : IQGEO, NDS, AutoCAD, Fireworks / Bid master, JDS, FORTE, WFMT, ARMOR, TIRKS, LFACS, and the full suite of Microsoft Office.
As a Network Engineer, you will be assigned a geographic area and will be responsible for all inside plant job requests.
In this role you will design and implement ISP plans to support a wide range of fiber service deployments, positive interaction with internal and external customers, maintain open conversation with planning and all company departments providing a high quality of service to Brightspeed customers.
As Network Engineer- Inside Plant, your responsibilities will include :
- Developing / defining plans for the implementation of new ISP installation or modifications to existing facilities
- Preparing plans and specifications, to include gathering field data
- Assuring that the most feasible, practical, and economical means to complete the work are utilized
- Providing cost data to support capital planning and budgeting
- Monitoring and controlling project expenditure
- Overseeing the installation / construction and testing of plant facilities
- Analyzing local and wide area network systems and / or customer network environment, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, and configuring communication media with concentrators, bridges, and other devices
- Resolving interoperability problems to obtain operations across all platforms including e-mail, files transfer, multimedia, teleconferencing and the like
- Configuring systems to user environments
- Supporting acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed
- CAN LIVE ANYWHERE IN MISSOURI
Qualifications
WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE :
- Associate degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
- 8 years related experience in telecommunications, engineering, or network planning or equivalent
- Knowledgeable and skilled in planning and / or engineering
- Knowledgeable and able to work in appropriate systems and Microsoft Office
- Ability to work with Planning, Operations, and all internal and external customers, maintain budget, and assist with forecasting budgets
- Ability to maintain positive interaction between all governing authorities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
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