Engineering Specialist – Communications Lead
WSB
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Denver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $38 per hour
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead pole loading analysis to support broadband builds, including new fiber deployment and attachment rearrangements.
- Review survey data, inventories, and models to determine pole capacity, clearance compliance, and required make-ready or pole replacement.
- Produce and approve pole loading reports, make-ready recommendations, and construction drawing packages.
- Coordinate with OSP design, field survey, permitting, and construction teams to validate designs and resolve conflicts.
- Apply NESC requirements, safety codes, and utility owner standards to ensure safe, compliant, cost effective designs.
- Mentor and train analysts and designers while providing technical oversight and quality control review.
- Maintain workload tracking, project schedules, and deliverables; support proposals and level of effort estimates.
- Improve tools, templates, and processes to enhance throughput, accuracy, and documentation quality.
- Collaborate with leadership in the Energy Utilities division to align goals, expectations, and project outcomes.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, electrical, or related engineering field, or equivalent utility/OSP experience.
- 3 to 5 years of outside plant telecom or utility distribution engineering, including direct pole loading responsibility.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and industry standard pole loading tools; experience within GIS or CAD OSP environments preferred.
- Knowledge of NESC requirements, utility construction standards, and broadband pole attachment practices.
- Experience reviewing and approving pole models, make-ready designs, and construction packages.
- Strong communication, organization, and problem solving skills; ability to manage schedules and deliverables.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Company paid short and long term disability
- 401(k) with match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
pole loading analysisfiber deploymentpole capacity determinationmake-ready recommendationsconstruction drawing packagesNESC requirementsutility construction standardsbroadband pole attachment practicesproject schedulingquality control
Soft skills
mentoringtechnical oversightcommunicationorganizationproblem solving