Outside Plant Engineer

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

You’ll be managing all engineering, maintenance, and enhancements to the Outside Plant Telephony Network, including structures, cables, and associated equipment. This critical role will coordinate with a variety of teams and have direct contact with business and residential customers. You’ll work in diverse environments, both indoors and outdoors, to solve complex problems and implement innovative solutions to keep our customers happy.
You will be responsible for the field survey and Engineering design function for our Fios Open for Sale program & NT Switch shutdowns. Responsibilities include surveying customer locations in order to provide a local design solution for the delivery of service. This includes the identification of Outside Plant Fiber Optic Network elements in proximity to the customer and determining methods of delivery to the customer’s building. This role will require coordination with a variety of teams and will have direct contact with business and residential customers. Work will be performed in an outdoor environment and also indoors within customer premises.

• Designing additions, upgrades, repairs and enhancements.
• Selecting and pricing solutions based on the most effective, efficient, and timely design.
• Coordinating with internal departments and liaising with residential and business end-users, building contractors, and property owners to implement solutions appropriately.
• Creating winning outcomes for both us and our customers.
• Planning and Designing additions, upgrades, repairs and enhancements.
• Selecting and pricing solutions based on the most effective, efficient, and timely design
• Oversight of vendors and work packages.
• Involvement with acquisitions of ROW procurements.
• Coordination with internal departments and customer focused communication with residential and business end-users, building contractors, and property owners to implement solutions appropriately.
• Creating winning outcomes for both Verizon and its customers.

What we’re looking for...

You have knowledge of Outside Plant Engineering practices. You enjoy analyzing problems and having the autonomy to select and implement the right solutions. While you work well independently, you are also a great team player and enjoy leading colleagues and coordinating efforts to ensure best outcomes. No stranger to a fast-paced environment, you manage multiple assignments and competing priorities while staying focused on important deadlines. As a strong communicator, you can quickly build relationships with a diverse range of people and explain complex technical issues in a way that everyone can understand.
You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant work experience.

Even better if you have:

• Familiarity with NYC dense urban environment.
• Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems.
• Experience with CAD, and MS Excel/MS Access.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Project Management skills
• Ability to make network design decisions based on recommended Engineering Guidelines and design criteria.
• Ability to interact with customers in a clear and concise manner in order to communicate and explain our service order process and the method of delivery.
  

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

Verizon requires new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Verizon provides reasonable accommodations consistent with legal requirements (e.g., for medical or religious reasons).