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Pearce is a leading technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure throughout North America. Pearce provides technical maintenance, repair, operations, and engineering services for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, backup power generators, battery energy storage systems (BESS), critical cooling systems, and other electrical and mechanical infrastructure across end markets such as renewable energy, telecom, and data centers. Founded in 1998, Pearce has more than 4,000 employees and 28 locations across the U.S. Pearce is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. To learn more about Pearce visit http://www.pearce-services.com .
Your Impact
As an OSP Engineer supporting the Ziply program at Pearce, you will lead complex outside plant (OSP) engineering projects supporting Frontier's fiber and copper telecommunications infrastructure. You will oversee engineering activities from initial design and field validation through permitting, construction readiness, and project closeout.
Core Responsibilities
OSP Engineering, Design & Technical Leadership
Lead engineering activities for Frontier OSP projects involving aerial, underground, buried, conduit, fiber, and copper infrastructure.
Develop engineering designs, construction work prints, splicing diagrams, bills of materials (BOMs), and supporting documentation.
Perform work order engineering for new construction, road moves, relocations, network modifications, and copper-to-fiber conversions.
Review existing network facilities and determine engineering requirements for expansions and upgrades.
Conduct route planning, constructability reviews, and design optimization.
Resolve engineering conflicts involving pole attachments, conduit capacity, cable placement, and existing infrastructure.
Provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
Utilize QGeo, O-Calc, and Catapult.
Create, update, and maintain engineering records within Ziply-required systems.
Track engineering activities and project milestones through applicable Frontier platforms.
Ensure engineering documentation and work orders are accurate and current.
Troubleshoot documentation discrepancies and coordinate corrections.
Follow Frontier engineering procedures and quality standards.
Field Validation, Standards & Compliance
Perform and coordinate field surveys for aerial and underground telecommunications facilities.
Evaluate pole conditions, cable routes, conduit availability, and construction feasibility.
Ensure designs comply with NESC , Frontier specifications, and applicable regulations.
Identify construction conflicts and recommend engineering solutions.
Review field findings, redlines, and as-built documentation.
Support field inspections and resolve engineering issues during construction.
Permitting, Right-of-Way & Joint Use
Develop and review engineering documentation for municipal, county, state, and utility permits.
Coordinate right-of-way (ROW), easement, and access requirements.
Support pole attachment applications, pole loading analysis, make-ready engineering, and joint-use coordination.
Work with utilities, permitting agencies, and construction teams to resolve design conflicts.
Ensure permit documentation aligns with Frontier requirements.
Project Tracking, Quality Assurance & Coordination
Manage engineering work orders and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
Monitor schedules, project progress, and outstanding action items.
Perform QA/QC reviews of engineering designs, work prints, and system records.
Identify potential engineering delays and documentation issues.
Coordinate with project managers, construction teams, permitting specialists, and Frontier stakeholders.
Maintain accurate project status updates and support project closeout.
Core Experience
Engineering Design: Ability to develop and review engineering…