What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outside Plant Engineer position at Armstrong?
Position Summary
The Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer is responsible for supporting construction and field operations teams determining the best routes to service new and existing customers, maintaining the integrity of the network while working safely to develop a plan which can be executed timely and on budget. This position requires analysis of outside plant infrastructure, a familiarity of NESC guidelines, occasional field surveying, working with local and state municipalities to acquire road permits and easements to complete OSP projects. It requires working with various utility companies to complete OSP projects. It also requires communicating clearly and collaborating with various departments within the organization.
Responsibilities
Armstrong Utilities, Inc. connected our first cable television customers in 1963, in Butler, Pennsylvania. Since that time, we have continued to keep pace with the technological advancements of this ever-changing industry.
Our first customers received nine channels. Today, Armstrong offers consumers hundreds of viewing options, High Speed Internet service, telephone service and a variety of business products, all over our state-of-the-art broadband network.
Throughout our more than 50 years in cable television, Armstrong has been a leader in innovation. Using fiber optics and advanced technology, our networks are designed to provide leading-edge services and high reliability.
Armstrong has always relied on the great people who work for us. Nationally recognized for customer service excellence, their dedication to the customer has kept us a leader in the industry.
Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Who We Are
The Armstrong Group is a family owned and operated collection of diverse companies. What began in 1946 as Armstrong County Line Construction, founded by Jud L. Sedwick in Kittanning, PA, has now grown into an organization that encompasses multiple industries and employs over 2,400 individuals nationwide. Our brands include Armstrong Utilities, Guardian Protection, Armstrong Development, 4Front Solutions, Twin Pops, and Armstrong Comfort Solutions.
Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Outside Plant (OSP) Engineer is responsible for supporting construction and field operations teams determining the best routes to service new and existing customers, maintaining the integrity of the network while working safely to develop a plan which can be executed timely and on budget. This position requires analysis of outside plant infrastructure, a familiarity of NESC guidelines, occasional field surveying, working with local and state municipalities to acquire road permits and easements to complete OSP projects. It requires working with various utility companies to complete OSP projects. It also requires communicating clearly and collaborating with various departments within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Works directly with OSP Coordinators on pole application processes
- Supports OSP Coordinators with process improvements
- Provide guidance/support to construction/field operations teams as needed
- Ensures compliance with industry specifications including but not limited to gathering pole data and obtaining permitting and rights of way
- Serves as a liaison between the Company, Construction Managers, contractors, public utility companies, and customers
- Actively seeks to resolve delays quickly and efficiently during the life cycle of the project
- Ability to interpret outside plant infrastructure including data, maps, and design drawings.
- Understanding make-ready pole engineering including safety practices
- Familiarity with NESC/Utility Company safety standards
- Review and analyzing utility pole audit data
- Occasionally will conduct pole surveys and GIS surveys to update and maintain OSP databases
- Ability to travel as required
- This position requires working in a variety of conditions from temperature-controlled offices to outside elements
- Extended sitting, standing, and kneeling may be required
- Occasional lifting of more than 20 pounds may be required
- 5 years of telephony or engineering operations experience
- Associate’s Degree in a technical discipline preferred
- 2 years directly related OSP Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience
- Competitive salary with free/discounted services
- Opportunity for advancement
- Attractive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k and more, effective immediately upon hire
- Generous paid time off and holidays
Armstrong Utilities, Inc. connected our first cable television customers in 1963, in Butler, Pennsylvania. Since that time, we have continued to keep pace with the technological advancements of this ever-changing industry.
Our first customers received nine channels. Today, Armstrong offers consumers hundreds of viewing options, High Speed Internet service, telephone service and a variety of business products, all over our state-of-the-art broadband network.
Throughout our more than 50 years in cable television, Armstrong has been a leader in innovation. Using fiber optics and advanced technology, our networks are designed to provide leading-edge services and high reliability.
Armstrong has always relied on the great people who work for us. Nationally recognized for customer service excellence, their dedication to the customer has kept us a leader in the industry.
Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Who We Are
The Armstrong Group is a family owned and operated collection of diverse companies. What began in 1946 as Armstrong County Line Construction, founded by Jud L. Sedwick in Kittanning, PA, has now grown into an organization that encompasses multiple industries and employs over 2,400 individuals nationwide. Our brands include Armstrong Utilities, Guardian Protection, Armstrong Development, 4Front Solutions, Twin Pops, and Armstrong Comfort Solutions.
Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer.