Sr. Design Engineer, Hargray Communications
Hargray Communications Group, Inc.

Sr. Design Engineer, Hargray Communications

Are you looking for a career where time flies by and you are continually learning? Do you enjoy fast-paced work and delight every customer? Then you should join the Outside Plant team of Hargray Communications as a Sr. Design Engineer

General Description of Position:

The Sr. Design Engineer will perform design and cost estimates about new-build and over-build of Hargray’s OSP facilities. Primary responsibilities include utilizing basic GIS-based field and drafting tools to perform field operations such as taking field notes, drafting such field notes, submitting permits, and obtaining financial approval on a given project. Additionally, this position will support supervisors in the planning and managing of weekly and monthly schedules, as well as identify resource gaps for upcoming workloads. The ideal candidate for this role should constructively challenge assumptions in the spirit of continuous improvement and guide junior-level engineers to solutions through collaboration.

For over 70 years, Hargray has been connecting customers and the world, growing from a local phone company to an industry leader providing residential, business, enterprise, and carrier wholesale communications services. Our mission is to envision and deliver customer delight. In addition to our long history of dedication and commitment to our community, we offer benefits for your health, wealth, protection, well-being, time, and more. Our team of more than 800 colleagues across multiple locations in South East is committed to excellence, delivering the most advanced technology and the best service for our customers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop overall OSP system design for new developments and over-builds for fiber facilities.
• Prepares cost estimates and material requirements for projects, manages project financials and performs financial true-up of projects at the close.
• Prepares conduit drawings for power companies and developers.
• Prepares and maintains detailed assignment documents of fiber projects and communicates these with Facility Engineers.
• Evaluates new OSP products and designs for possible implementation.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual engineering budget. Manages the purchase orders and vendor invoices.
• Initiates OSP work orders for construction.
• Uses CAD design software to produce fiber designs and bill of materials.
• Forecasts service demands to develop short, medium, and long-range plans.
• Works with network engineers to incorporate network elements.
• Provides current new development land base and notifies mapping technicians when all changes are complete.
• Performs aerial plant engineering, including make ready and pole loading analysis.
• Prepares permits related to ROW, Railroad, and DOTs.
• Perform QC work in the field.
• Work with mapping technicians to provide/create/update special maps for OSP, sales, and management.
• Provides input on best practices, permit processes, field construction methods, and telecom products.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the effective operation of the department.