Telecom Design Specialist Jobs

Job Title:Design Specialist II

Duration:06 months initial contract with potential extend for long term

Location:Calgary /WFH (Team meet weekly on Wednesday in Calgary) Office meetings for local candidates only.

As a Design Specialist II, you will be working with a number of internal teams which includes Developer Relationship Management, Planning, Project Management, Construction and Marketing as well as our external Partners.

• Oversee external partners’ performance on quote, design and engineering deliverables

• Ensure engineering and adequate capacity of outside plant fibre network is maintained

• Ensure schedules and deadlines are monitored and adjusted appropriately

• Liaise with internal and external customers to determine needs and negotiate issues to resolution

• Liaise with developers and municipal officials to provide communication infrastructure solutions

• Support CAPEX and OPEX savings opportunities

• Respond to and/or resolve customer complaints and engineering matters

Here's how

• Maintain quality standards for engineering designs

• Cultivate internal relationships with project manager, planners, marketing, engineering managers, and construction to ensure smooth workflow and strategic alignment with priorities

• Consult as an engineering expert regarding engineering design & process, detailed system use, corporate and regulatory policy regarding TELUS infrastructure provisioning

• Responsible for running and analyzing reports to identify gaps and opportunities as well as forecasts

• Coordinate concurrent projects and/or multiple resources to efficiently allow engineering resources to retire workload

• Provide a single point of contact for external departments as required for projects and programs

• Accountable for the financial management of capital allocated to networks

• Lead and/or participate in the development and preparation of financial analysis, studies, reports, and associated presentation material

• Support junior engineers with coaching and mentoring to ensure quality standards are adhered to

You're the missing piece of the puzzle

• Experience in drafting design tools

• Detailed engineering knowledge of a suite of design systems and tools including SAP, AutoCAD and SpatialNet

• Demonstrated ability to produce designs based on sound engineering economic analysis and following guidelines established by network standards

• Working knowledge of municipal and civil policies and procedures with a high level of knowledge of accepted engineering standards and practices to provision the network

• Knowledge and experience of outside plant analog & digital technologies, fiber optic infrastructure, general engineering processes and regulatory policies in use

• Demonstrated ability in planning and organizing to meet scheduled deadlines and the ability to effectively interact with external customers

• A proven track record to work effectively in a team environment and collaboratively with other departments

• Demonstrated effective oral and written communications skills coupled with a strong working knowledge of Google Products: Gmail, Google Slides, Sheets, etc.

• Must follow safe work practices and abide by all safety rules & regulations

• 3+ years of relevant telecommunications experience

Great-to-haves

• Knowledge of Outside Plant network estimation

• Solid background in Programming

• Data analytics to be able to provide insights of business, finance and projects

• Knowledge of safety and environmental policies & regulations

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), currently or on-track

Engineering degree from a recognized university

Must have skills:

1.3+ years of relevant telecommunications experience.

2. Experience in drafting design tools and detailed engineering knowledge of a suite of design systems and tools including SAP, AutoCAD and SpatialNet

3. Able to Communication within internal teams which includes Developer Relationship Management, Planning, Project Management, Construction and Marketing as well as our external Partners

Nice to have skills:

1. Knowledge of Outside Plant network estimation with Solid background in Programming.

2. Knowledge on residential and commercial new builds.

3. Previous experience in designing and deploying fibre.

If you’re interested, please share your updated resume in word version and expected hourly rate with me ASAP