Verizon Communications

Outside Plant Engineer

Verizon Communications$82K — $134K *
Omaha, NE 68104In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree or two years of relevant experience.
  • Three or more years of outside plant engineering experience required.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.
  • Valid Driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering efforts on multiple projects to drive productivity and meet deliverables.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality and speed of project completion.
  • Coordinate activities with contractors, developers, and municipalities for project success.
  • Propose creative engineering solutions to meet project goals efficiently.
  • Analyze schedule changes and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track.
  • Identify vulnerabilities in the network infrastructure to maintain reliability within budget.
  • Prepare detailed project reports, cost analyses, specifications, and business justifications.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness options including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Matched 401(k) savings plan and paid holidays.
  • Generous paid parental leave and adoption assistance options.
  • Tuition assistance and support for ongoing education.
  • Hybrid work model with flexibility between home and office.
Full Job Description
What you'll be doing...

As an Outside Plant Engineer, you will manage a variety of internal and external partners and vendors to oversee OSP/ISP construction and maintenance of network extension projects to deliver fiber to new and existing customers. Your vital role will ensure that these multi-stakeholder, complex projects are delivered on time, to specifications, and within budget. You will be managing all engineering and construction activities of assigned projects associated with expanding and maintaining the OSP network infrastructure.

  • Leading engineering efforts on multiple projects, driving productivity through use of vendor resources to meet deliverables.
  • Engaging appropriate internal and external organizations and individuals with good written/verbal communications to accomplish required tasks with focus on quality and speed to market.
  • Coordinating project activities with contractors, developers, municipalities and consultants.
  • Proposing solutions supported by sound engineering and operational productivity to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
  • Analyzing implications of changes from the original schedule and taking required corrective actions to ensure the project stays on track.
  • Recognizing vulnerabilities in network infrastructure and making intelligent decisions to ensure reliability within financial constraints.
  • Preparing detailed cost analysis, project specifications, spend forecasts, route mapping, requisitions, and business justifications.
  • Processing reports, vendor invoices, material receipts, and other administrative duties.
  • Performing field meetings, inspection of construction in progress, and quality control of final product to ensure company requirements are met.
  • Communicating project status and progress to team members and customers.
  • Responding immediately to network outages, coordinating necessary resources and activities for prompt and appropriate restoral.


What we're looking for...

You know a lot about outside plant engineering practices. You enjoy analyzing problems and having the autonomy to select and implement the right solutions. While you work well independently, you are also a great teammate and enjoy leading colleagues and coordinating efforts to ensure the best outcomes. No stranger to a fast-paced environment, you balance multiple assignments and opposing priorities while staying passionate about important deadlines. As a strong communicator, you can quickly build relationships with a diverse range of people and explain complex technical issues in a way that everyone can understand.

You'll need to have:

  • Associate's degree or two or more years of work experience.
  • Three or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
  • Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
  • Valid Driver's license.


Even better if you have one or more of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical/science/mathematics fields.
  • Experience in CAD, 3GIS, ARCGIS, Google Earth or other mapping and drafting software.
  • Experience in using Google Workspace suite, including tools such as Drive, Gmail, Meet, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
  • Experience in corporate data and reporting platforms (Tableau, Cheetah, or others).

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $82,000.00 - $134,000.00.

About Verizon Communications

MCIS delivers wireless links, turn-key systems, broadband leases, and system maintenance.

Verizon Communications Careers

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Learn more about Verizon Communications
Size
118,400 employees
Market Cap
$164.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+1.2%
Revenue
$128.2 billion
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