Job Description

Planning and Design Engineer I

**Location: **Houston, TX

Work Arrangement: Onsite – 4 days in office

**Schedule: **Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–3:00 PM CST

**Position Summary

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We are looking for an experienced Telecommunications Planning and Design Engineer with strong fiber optic experience. This position will support the planning, design, surveying, and documentation of telecom and fiber-optic networks.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with fiber routes, network designs, maps, plats, property records, utility easements, surveys, and engineering documentation.

**Strong telecom-specific fiber experience is required.

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**Key Responsibilities

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• Plan and design fiber-optic and telecommunications networks.
• Develop and review fiber routes, cable paths, maps, and network designs.
• Review plats, deeds, public utility easements, and right-of-way information.
• Research county assessor and public-record websites to identify property and easement information.
• Perform serviceability reviews and support point-to-point (P2P) routing requests.
• Support fiber surveys and field walkout activities.
• Review completed survey information and perform quality-control checks.
• Identify missing or incorrect information and coordinate necessary corrections.
• Prepare and maintain accurate engineering and survey documentation.
• Support projects involving Fiber, Metro Ethernet, Cell Backhaul, Managed Wave, Dark Fiber, Coax, residential, commercial, and SMB services.
• Track assigned tasks and ensure work is completed within established SLA requirements.
• Monitor outstanding tasks and proactively address issues that could affect project schedules.
• Communicate with internal teams, contractors, business partners, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in team meetings, training, and business updates.
• Identify process or technical issues and communicate them to management.
• Provide technical support and solutions when needed.

**Required Skills & Experience

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• Strong telecommunications fiber experience.
• Experience with fiber planning and design.
• Knowledge of fiber-optic network architecture and routing.
• Understanding of fiber documentation and engineering records.
• Ability to read and interpret maps, plats, schematics, and utility easements.
• Knowledge of cable routing and telecom support structures.
• Experience with fiber surveys, walkouts, or field survey activities.
• Experience performing quality control on engineering or survey documentation.
• Ability to research property information and public records.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

**Survey & Walkout Responsibilities

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The engineer will also help manage the survey/walkout process by:

• Tracking survey deadlines and deliverables.
• Reviewing completed surveys for accuracy and quality.
• Approving completed survey information.
• Identifying required permit activities.
• Assigning design and permit-related tasks.
• Monitoring outstanding and hold tasks.
• Updating estimates when additional work is required.
• Following up on delayed activities.
• Ensuring survey and design work meets quality and SLA requirements.

**Ideal Candidate

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The ideal candidate will be a telecommunications fiber planning/design professional who can independently:

• Plan and review fiber routes.
• Understand fiber network architecture.
• Read plats, maps, and easements.
• Research property and utility information.
• Review field survey and walkout information.
• Perform engineering quality control.
• Manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Communicate effectively with business partners and internal teams.

**Important Requirement

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**This is not an entry-level position. Candidates must have strong, hands-on telecommunications fiber experience, particularly in planning, design, routing, surveying, or related engineering activities.

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You should be proficient in:

• Deed research
• Fiber OSP Construction
• Fiber Planning
• Fiber Route Planning
• Plats reading
• Utility Easement
• Fiber Mapping