What are the responsibilities and job description for the OSP Specialist (GIS) - REMOTE position at WAVSYS?
The Fiber Network GIS Specialist will report to the Fiber Engineering organization under a specific team: Fiber Network Inventory Support (FNIS)-Data Integrity. This team’s responsibilities involves building new network into our fiber inventory systems, recovering missing fiber network, and improving data quality overall for our fiber plant records. This team is critical to the front line of our network data quality, specifically by adhering to our standards and nomenclature which support our customer service platform and GIS analysis tools. The position will also involve various efforts in alignment with fiber engineering and operations teams, and the overall integrity of our fiber network infrastructure.RESPONSIBILITIES:Recovers and interprets civil engineering prints (asbuilts) to manually build new construction details and fiber assets into GIS inventory systems: IQGeo, Network Manager.Assists with data cleanup and QC in fiber inventory systems.Organizes and tracks all tasks and dependencies, and reports on missing or inaccurate data.Provides support to fiber engineering and outside plant construction teams as needed.Works alongside fiber network and GIS analyst teams to ensure data accuracy.Assists in areas of design and development to improve network integrity and support fiber engineering projects.QUALIFICATIONS & ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:Well qualified candidate will have proven aptitude to prioritize tasks and timelines while cross functioning in a fast-paced environment independently.Degree or background in engineering a plus; Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, GIS, Telecom, and/or related major.Strong knowledge in telecommunications and fiber optics.Possesses strong organizational and communicative skills, both oral and written.Qualified candidates are extremely detail oriented and understand importance of data quality.This is not a data entry position; must be a creative thinker with strong problem solving abilities.Proven teamwork success and team leadership abilities are preferred.Ability to work with minimal supervision while being a constructive contributor to a team.Supports company objectives and takes initiative to accomplish goals.Proficiency in MS Office and Adobe; in particular MS Visio and MS Excel.GIS and Google Earth experience a plus.Prior experience with IQGeo's Network Manager, GE smallworld, OSPinsight, or other fiber inventory system preferred.Company DescriptionWAVSYS is a national solutions company offering contract, permanent and turnkey staffing solutions by leveraging its international network of 20 offices covering USA, Canada, and the UK.