Job Responsibilities:
The Fibre Specialist will be responsible for reviewing permit drawings (aerial/buried), strategic planning and as-builts for fibre to the home (FTTH) projects.
Specific duties may include, but not limited to:
- Review progress reports and coordinate project meetings
- Perform quality audits on designs and review for completeness, accuracy, client standards, and overall presentation.
- Monitor and evaluate design quality and scheduled delivery as defined by the Project Manager.
- Ensure designs conform to local jurisdiction regulations, as required
- Responsible for the review of detailed construction drawings depicting all underground and above ground elements and proposed work.
- Oversee the review of detailed engineering drawing packages prepared for right-of-way access and road cut permits from municipalities.
- Oversee the review of detailed engineering drawing packages for joint use applications with pole or infrastructure owners.
- Use GIS mapping tools to review kml, .shp, .gdb and other GIS files
Degree in Engineering or equivalent work history/experience, Licensed Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario required.
Experienced in the design of aerial and underground facilities, with ability to interpret telecom facilities on records, maps and fielding notes.
5+ years of OSP engineering design.
Experience working with CAD and GIS platforms.
Knowledge of layout and design of the telecommunication network elements in accordance with the network design criteria for FTTx builds.
Firm understanding of right-of-way and route assessments to confirm that a route corridor is acceptable and will be built in the most cost-effective manner.
Familiarity with jurisdictional permitting is required.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Desktop automation skills (Microsoft Office Suite) preferred.
