Company Overview
We're Lumos, a provider of 100% Fiber Optic Internet, Total-Home Wi-Fi, voice and streaming services across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. We believe that the possibilities of tomorrow cannot be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. That's why we're building a 100% Fiber Optic network from the ground up for families, small businesses and communities, backed by local, expert customer service. An Internet built for that most hopeful of all things - the future. Because whatever the future holds, we make it faster. Learn more at Lumos | High-Speed Fiber Internet Provider in NC, VA and SC (lumosfiber.com)
The Position
The OSP Project Engineer performs detailed outside plant facility engineering tasks that includes estimating, analyzing, designing, planning, budget tracking estimates against actual costs for copper and fiber cables, poles, direct buried and conduit systems. This position is responsible for preparing and interpreting engineering plans, drawings and reports; preparing loop loss design for load and repeater electronics, planning and designing field mounted switch serving areas, performing pole, conduit and buried facility design measurements to support company and industry OSP design standards and economic feasibility studies. This position is responsible for specific job budget development and tracking. This position is responsible for periodic job inspections and quality control. Position is responsible for all electronic and manual mapping data input in markets in Virginia and North Carolina. In addition to OSP Tasks, the OSP Project Engineer will oversee project designs from outside vendors, review the designs while approving the work to move on to the next phase, and manage timelines for neighborhoods with specific outside vendors to validate on time delivery of design work.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Education: College Degree preferred
Experience: 10+ years' experience with project management required. Telecommunications industry experience desired. MS Office knowledge required, particularly Word, Excel, and Project. Knowledge and experience with telecommunications network technologies, protocols, and operations.
Key Competencies: Demonstrated ability to plan, develop and coordinate multiple projects. Proven clear, informative, persuasive and collaborative verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced environment. Must exhibit honesty, integrity, and courtesy in all interactions. Must possess strong work ethic in supporting customer needs, responding promptly and consistently.
Our commitment to communities includes recruiting and rewarding the Lumos team members who are working together to build a brighter tomorrow.
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We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.