OSP Engineer

Requisition ID: 70622

FPL Energy Services (FPLES) operates 14 unique businesses and is continuously creating new businesses to serve residential, commercial and governmental customers to deliver savings and protection. Our smart, reliable and affordable solutions span a broad array of offerings, including, but not limited to, LED lighting, home protection plans, natural gas supply and backup power generation. FPLES is passionate about delivering exceptional employee and customer experiences through a highly engaged culture. Headquartered in South Florida, FPLES is an unregulated subsidiary of NextEra Energy, the world's largest wind and solar energy producer in the world. Do you want to create innovative business solutions? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

Responsible for the engineering design of outside plant cable construction in aerial and underground telecommunications infrastructure and facilities, with a thorough knowledge of all issues related to local and state permitting, pole and conduit licensing procedures from utilities, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Position requires interaction with engineering teams, permitting agencies, and documentation of telecommunications infrastructure, with an emphasis on FTTx, wireless and OSP fiber optic cable infrastructure projects. Working knowledge of design techniques, tools and principals involved in production of outside plant telecommunication designs. BICSI RCDD certification preferred. Familiar with all facets of OSP engineering, including design, quoting, and delivery. Familiarity with design and construction standards relative to fiber optics and RF systems. Experience with OSP telecommunication industry engineering processes and practices, and their impact on project activities.

Job Overview

This role is responsible for assisting with the design, leading the implementation, and supporting the maintenance of our enterprise network infrastructure. Employees in this role work directly with management, project managers, and business leaders to ensure that projects are successfully delivered on-time and within budget. This position acts as an escalation point for issues that are encountered in our 24x7 environment to ensure that the availability and performance of our systems is maintained. Employees also ensure that all documentation is accurate and up-to-date and that our infrastructure remains secure at all times.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Works directly with equipment manufactures to assess new technologies and how they can be applied to provide solutions to increase availability, reliability, and business agility or to reduce operating costs

• Analyzes new projects and designs network solutions that will support their implementation

• Participates in the implementation of network infrastructure

• Creates as-built design documentation for all new projects and network engineering efforts, and ensures they remain up-to-date as the network evolves

• Maintains the availability and integrity of our enterprise network infrastructure, including wired and wireless networks, network security infrastructure, and voice transport infrastructure

• Maintains the security of network infrastructure and compliance with all applicable industry and security standards

• Demonstrates experience with network management operational tools such as Cisco Prime, Netscout, and IBM Tivoli

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED

• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

• Experience: 2+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Information Technology

Organization: FPL Energy Services, Inc

Relocation Provided: No

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Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach

Nearest Secondary Market: Miami