Position Details

Salary $29 – $35 USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years 3–5 years

Education Not specified

Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Remote Joint Use Engineer supporting the design, analysis, and permitting of aerial telecommunications infrastructure. You will perform pole loading analysis, evaluate field data, determine make-ready requirements, and ensure compliance with applicable safety and utility standards.

Key Responsibilities

Perform pole loading analysis using O-Calc Pro to evaluate pole capacity
Recommend make-ready construction requirements (pole replacements, guying, attachment rearrangements)
Ensure designs meet standards including National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), RUS, and General Order 95
Design and review aerial and underground telecom routes including riser facilities and utility crossings
Prepare engineering documentation and permits; conduct quality control reviews

Technical Overview

You will use O-Calc Pro and Poleforeman to conduct pole loading calculations and assess structural compliance for aerial and underground telecom routes. The role includes applying National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), General Order 95, and RUS requirements, producing engineering documentation and permit submissions, and performing quality control reviews of designs and construction drawings with AutoCAD.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a Joint Use Engineer with 3–5 years of OSP engineering or joint-use engineering experience in the telecommunications or fiber-optic construction industry. They have strong pole loading analysis experience using O-Calc Pro and Poleforeman, are proficient with AutoCAD, understand NESC clearance and structural rules, and are comfortable producing documentation and permitting for aerial telecom make-ready designs.

Must-Have Skills

Minimum 3 years of experience in the telecommunications or fiber-optic construction industry3–5 years of OSP engineering or joint-use engineering experienceStrong experience performing pole loading analysis using O-Calc Pro & PoleforemanWorking knowledge of aerial fiber infrastructure and utility pole attachmentsFamiliarity with field data collection platforms such as Katapult or IKEProficiency in CAD software such as AutoCADStrong understanding of clearance requirements and structural rules under National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)Ability to communicate effectively across stakeholders

Nice-to-Have Skills

Fielding or utility pole inspection experienceExperience with telecom project management tools such as VarassetIQGeoSitetrackeror FROGS

Tools & Platforms

O-Calc ProPoleforemanKatapultIKEAutoCADVarassetIQGeoSitetrackerFROGS

Required Skills

O-Calc ProPoleforemanpole loading analysisOSP engineeringjoint-use engineeringmake-ready constructionNational Electrical Safety Code (NESC)General Order 95RUSAutoCADKatapultIKEaerial fiber constructionpermittingengineering documentationquality control reviews

Hard Skills

Joint use engineeringPole loading analysisO-Calc ProPoleforemanOutside Plant (OSP) engineeringAerial fiber constructionPole loading calculationsMake-ready constructionPole replacementsGuyingAttachment rearrangementsNational Electrical Safety Code (NESC)RUSGeneral Order 95Aerial telecom routesUnderground telecom routesRiser facilitiesUtility crossingsUtility coordinationEngineering documentationPermittingQuality control reviewsEngineering designs reviewConstruction drawings reviewCAD softwareAutoCADField data collection platformsKatapultIKE

Soft Skills

Detail-orientedExcellent analyticalproblem-solvingand communication skillsTeam playerAbility to communicate effectively across stakeholdersCollaboration with electric utilitiescable providersand telecom carriers

Industry & Role

Industry Telecom

Job Function Analyze and design compliant joint-use telecom make-ready engineering for aerial fiber deployments

Role Subtype Engineering (Non-Software) - Telecom OSP

Tech Domains Outside Plant (OSP) engineering, National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

Keywords for Your Resume

Joint Use EngineerOSP engineeringjoint-use engineeringpole loading analysisO-Calc ProPoleforemanmake-ready constructionpole replacementsguyingattachment rearrangementsNational Electrical Safety Code (NESC)General Order 95RUSaerial fiber infrastructureutility pole attachmentsKatapultIKEAutoCADtelecommunicationsfiber-optic constructionaerial telecom routesunderground telecom routesriser facilitiesutility crossingspermittingengineering documentationquality control reviews

Deal Breakers

Minimum 3 years of experience in telecommunications or fiber-optic construction industry, 3–5 years of OSP engineering or joint-use engineering experience, Strong pole loading analysis experience using O-Calc Pro & Poleforeman, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Strong understanding of clearance requirements and structural rules under National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

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