Fiber Engineer - Akkodis : Job Details

Akkodis is Seeking a Fiber Engineer contractor for the location of Irvine CA. It is a contract Position for 6 months. Ideally Looking for a candidate with experience in Telecommunication Industry.

Pay Range: $40 - $50/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Duties

• Attend Kick-Off meetings if new backbone, lateral, and / or riser fiber is required.

• Review sales engineering design and determine backbone fiber route.

• Obtain necessary circuit identifiers from groups; or create as required.

• Create a Fiber DLR in Netcracker for A-Z fiber locations. (Note: New sites require the site survey form completed, submitted, and entered in the system prior by Fiber Construction.)

• Design fiber route and create all necessary splicing prints and work orders for vendors performing splicing work within the active backbone.

• Provide fiber assignments to Construction Team for lateral fibers to last demarc panel if new lateral is required. Construction to handle MPOE splice & demarc splices on new lateral builds only.

• Coordination of fiber cable count & demarcs will need to be obtained from Construction.

• Fiber Engineering responsible for all backbone splicing & end/end testing. (Note: Splicing can be managed by Fiber Construction where requested.)

• Obtain Quote/Bids from contractors for all backbone splicing & end/end testing.

• Create Requisitions for Purchase Order approval and payment to vendors.

• Manage vendors / contractors during splicing & testing of circuits.

• Submit all necessary Change management notifications and adhere to field activity policies and guidelines.

• Provide Operations / Provisioning with final DLR's & test shots for closeout

• After completion close out tasks in CRM.

• Approve all vendor invoices for the project in ReqLogic.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Minimum 2-year technical degree or equivalent work experience preferred

• BS/BA (preference to Civil, Construction, or Electrical, Engineering Degrees) or equivalent work experience preferred

Experience/Minimum Requirements:

• One (1)+ years of fiber engineering and construction management experience or equivalent and one (1)+ years of field construction management experience with preference to both outside plant and inside plant fiber construction.

• Knowledge of Outside Plant Construction techniques (aerial & underground) preferred

• Working knowledge of GO95, NESC, NEC and OSHA standards preferred

• Preference given to candidates who also have small cell wireless node engineering experience – wood/metal poles in the right of way

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent organizational/administrative skills

• Strong project management skills with attention to details

• Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of integrity

• Strong Microsoft Office (Excel, Visio, Word and PowerPoint) skills

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic problem-solving environment

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication skills

• Basic telecommunications experience/knowledge

• PMP certification a plus

• A positive attitude and desire to deliver exceptional results for our customers.

• Personal commitment to safety, integrity, and continual professional development

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, please contact Punit Pathak at 610 ### #### or [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance