Fiber Planning Engineer
Conshohocken, PA (On-site)
Benefits: Standard Medical, Dental, 401(k)
Pay Range: $49.50 – $66.00
Description:
Our Transmission & Distribution global practice is looking for a Fiber Planning Engineer to work as part of the FirstEnergy Fiber Replacement Program (FRP) Team. This FRP team will help FirstEnergy manage a large-scale, multi-year portfolio of fiber rebuild projects, affecting topology of MPLS, SONET, and DWDM networks. In this role, the candidate will guide internal network architecture, fiber planning/routing, and fiber execution efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Assess existing and future transport solutions utilizing design tools such as GIS. Transport solutions will be determined based upon location type, substation size, remote access requirements, etc.
- Attend weekly client fiber project review sessions, participate in quarterly network planning, and implement coordination meetings.
- Coordinate with GIS team on documentation of logical schematic and geographic network designs for systems including, but not limited to MPLS, DWDM, and SONET.
- Work with network design engineering on integrating fiber designs into network design packages. Provide guidance to design team on transport solutions and network topology.
- Coordinate FRP buildout plans with the FirstEnergy Portfolio Development lead to develop schedule and budgets.
- Assist in the creation and submission of Fiber Optic Work Requests (FOWR), the review of fiber cost estimates, and quality review of fiber design packages. Review fiber scope & estimation proposals to ensure technical and constructability criteria are met.
- Assist in the documentation of fiber initiatives and processes, including process documentation updates and deliverables to the client, “How To” guides, etc.
- Participate in site visits to assess existing substation control house conditions and confirm new equipment needs. Additional investigation of distribution lines along fiber route may be required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and min 3 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required – OR – Bachelor Degree in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and min 3 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required – OR – Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and min 2 years of electrical engineering experience (consulting preferred) is Required.
- Experience with utility experience or fiber network design experience is required.
- Must be a self-starter and highly motivated to continually learn new technical skillsets and grow as a network engineer.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a vast array of information.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of these characteristics.