Senior Engineer Job in Chaska 55318, Minnesota US
Senior Engineer
Apply both Inside Plant and Outside Plant engineering disciplines to plan, develop, design, and implement communications systems, networks and plant facilities to accommodate demands for growth and new services in the most practical and economical manner, consistent with achieving the business and service objectives of the Communications Group.
Evaluates approved technologies and architectures for application to specific requirements for plant additions
- to respond to requirements for growth and /or new services.
- Design, develop, and define plans for the implementation of new plant construction or modification of existing
- facilities to meet new or increased service demands or improve operating efficiencies.
- Performs network designs, to include gathering of field data, for new or additions to telecommunications
- systems through mathematical calculations of such functions as: transmission parameters, equipment
- transfers, modulation schemes, multiplex schemes and switching functions.
- Assure that the most feasible, practical and economical means to accomplish an objective is identified and
- that any alternatives are also defined for management evaluation
- Performs competitive intelligence gathering and comparative assessment of approved vendor’s equipment capabilities and offerings.
- When required, conduct formal meetings and/or presentations regarding engineering and construction
- plans for the receipt of pricing proposals or bids.
- Stay abreast of industry issues and technologies through continuing education and participation in industry forums.
- Assist, as required, other departments by providing engineering design, cost estimates, studies, and analysis or by otherwise providing technical solutions or documentation to provide service to a customer or assist the operation and maintenance of the plant.
- Provide cost data to be used in support of the capital construction budgets for implementation of designs, new services, technologies, and industry requirements.
- Develop project support requirements by identifying the scope of effort required by all parties involved and defining the total project requirements, communicating then to all parties and monitoring progress and cost and producing periodic reports.
- Perform mathematical and statistical analysis and develop reports concerning the results of certain engineering and construction activities to determine the variance to established performance objectives.
- Monitor and control project expenditures, preparing progress reports, defining problems encountered, beyond the incumbent’s authority, and provide recommended solutions to management.
- Oversee the installation/construction and testing of plant facilities by making on-site inspections and acceptance testing to ensure acceptable system performance.
- Ensure that the documentation reflects the actual plant as-built by onsite inspection and that it is correctly recorded in the CPR.
- Make field visits and contacts to obtain the necessary permits and easements to place plant facilities along with preparing and filing the required documents.
