Construction Planner I

As a Construction Planner, you will be a pivotal member of an exciting high energy team. The Construction Planner plans, coordinates, constructs, builds, repairs, and inspects Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) networks to provide voice, video, and data to residential and commercial customers. Coordinates with other utilities for permits, joint trench, pole applications, and service issues.

Candidates should live near one of the following locations: Baton Rouge, LA or Lafayette, LA

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Performs field engineering of proposed projects and ensures alternative routing delivers the most cost
• Effective design for construction.
• Coordinates all customer implementation activities including site walk-throughs, node placements and subcontract labor.
• Coordinates contractor work, coordinate and/or obtains permits, access, or ROW agreements where applicable, distributes design prints and other necessary working documents. Negotiates and approves design or construction changes.
• Researches and reviews plans, gathers necessary data and listing material requirements for project.
• Coordinates with public works personnel, developers, commercial customers, building owners, and utilities on joint trench projects.
• Maintains workflow databases and updates schedules. Participates in managing and estimating (revenue) cost forecasts, material planning, capital and expense budgets.
• Estimates construction costs, prepares budgets, and tracks expenses.
• Participates in managing and estimating revenue forecasts, material planning, capital and expense budgets.
• Verifies serviceability, surveys proposed service routing, and estimates material, construction, and labor costs.
• Initiates customer contacts, coordinates and/or secures access or ROW agreements, completes route designs, and takes necessary steps to meet customer needs.
• May order materials or coordinate with administrative personnel; may verify and reconcile invoices.
• May plan and allocate fibers for splicing and activation.
• May inspect construction work or coordinate inspection assignments.
• Releases addresses as serviceable and notifies other departments of serviceability.
As projects are completed, perform tasks to close tasks in database/tool, reconcile assets, and generate reports to ensure proper closure of project.

Qualifications:

Minimum-

• High School Diploma/GED
• Generally less than 2 years' experience in a related field
• Safe drivers needed; valid driver's license required
• Basic knowledge of the HFC Plant to include: understanding of the telecom infrastructure, how service is provided; fiber to node; power supply, and trunk knowledge.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks and/or to meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization
• Must be self-motivated and enjoy a challenging fast paced work environment.

Preferred:

• Previous Planner experience strongly preferred
1 or more year of experience in related field (i.e. Construction Planning or Network Operations) with a Telecommunications company

USD 26.06 - 39.13 per hour

Compensation:

Hourly base pay rate is $26.06 - $39.13/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Benefits:

Employees are eligible to receive a minimum of sixteen hours of paid time off every month and seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

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