Contract Planning Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Contract Planning Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting Contract Planning Engineer with our client in Charlotte, NC.

Job Description:

• The team is looking for a Contract Planning Engineer to support our team! As a Planning Engineer your responsibilities will include managing network elements for voice and data networks and monitoring and evaluating capacity utilization for these networks.
• You will also submit capacity triggers as necessary and forecast and trend bandwidth growth to produce capacity triggers for bandwidth relief.
• In addition, you will develop plans to augment capacity relief as needed. Position requires limited direction and guidance.
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

• Main Focus:
• Documentation of GPON & XGS-PON Existing and Planned activity including Visio diagrams
• Secondary Focus:
• Triggering projects utilizing the most feasible, practical and economical means
• Performing engineering work and applied research, development and design of new projects, to include design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of equipment and devices
• Analyzing complex local and wide area network systems and/or customer network environment, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites and configuring communication media with concentrators, bridges and other devices
• Handling moderately complex engineering assignments
• Resolving difficult interoperability problems to obtain operation across all platforms including e-mail, files transfer, multimedia, teleconferencing and the like
• Support of acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services
• May act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for lower level employees.
  
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
• 4 years of related experience in telecommunications Engineering or Planning (OSP/ISP/Access)
• Ability to communicate fluently with technical individuals from Engineering, Sales and Operations.
  
  
  

Nice To Have:

• Previous Experience with same organization or Lumen Planning/Engineering Software Systems.
• Edge, Access or OSP Planning experience
  
  
  

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Range: $44-$48 an hour
• Location: Charlotte, NC.
  
  
  

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.