Utility Telecom Engineer - Overland Park, KS

Utility Telecom Engineer - Overland Park, KS
Date: Mar 29, 2023
Location:
Overland Park, KS, US US
Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies
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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 96784
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black and Veatch
Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.
At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.
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The Opportunity
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Participateas technical support on major projects and application rollouts
- Specifyequipment, create design drawings and layouts, and identify appropriate network architectures
- Gather site survey data, interpret, and formulate organized design documents
- Work collaboratively with project management, other engineering groups, external contactors, and the client
- Develop and manage each projects scope, schedule, and budget requirements
- Routinely interact with clients to identify current and future needs and requirements?
- Translate business requirements into technical network design specifications for implementation
The Team
BV's Connectivity & Commercial business is dedicated to creating and providing leading solutions to communication infrastructure, mission critical solutions, and commercial enterprise clients. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge technology and work with a team that moves quickly with decisions and expectations.Typical engineering solutions this team works with include client network and/or equipment evaluation, network design, site design, site engineering, site surveys, network testing, construction planning and support, construction acceptance, network troubleshooting, migration planning, network commissioning as well as other turn-key network services clients may request. Technologies supported by this team may include TDM (DS0/T1/T3), SONET, Ethernet/IP, Packet Transport, Optical Transport Network (DWDM/OTN), DACS (Digital Cross-Connect System) and others as required by our clients.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge with CLRs (Circuit Layout Records)
- Experienced in using transport and network tools such as light meters, OTDR, voltage meters, and various other tools.
- Experienced with circuit designing and troubleshooting using CLR.
- Network ticketing system such as Remedy or equivalent
- Creating and publishing professional processes and procedures, including System Requirements, Method of Procedures (MOPs), work packages, Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposals (RFP), among other related deliverables.
- Experience working in a variety of telecommunication site environments such as electrical substations, transmission/distribution line sites, telecommunication towers and monopoles, and data centers
- Construction management and/or significant field engineering experience
- Experience with site construction permitting and regulating agencies compliance collaboration
- Working with Telecommunications Carriers, General Construction, Electrical and Mechanical contractors
- Experience with NERC-CIP rules, regulations, and sites
- Experienced Telecommunication Network Databasing System such as MetaSolv (TBS)
- Excellent Microsoft skills to include Visio, Word, and Excel, AutoCAD experience.
- Broad knowledge the telecommunications technologies used in utility networks
- Cybersecurity knowledge and experience
Minimum Qualifications
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Certifications
OCA, OCP, CCNA, CCDA, MeteSolv, Zhones Channel Banks, Nokia DMX
Work Environment/Schedule
Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority. This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office, the option of a Hybrid work environment. Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other locations outside of the office. This opportunity will be based out of our Overland Park, KS office.
Salary Plan
ENS: Eng & Technical Specialties
Job Grade
131
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To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
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