Telecommunications Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Telecommunications Engineer – Experienced Professional for our Boise, ID office. Additional WSP office locations and remote arrangements may be considered based on business needs. Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.  

WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management- anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world—and we need your help.

This role supports telecommunications infrastructure and systems for utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States. The successful candidate will contribute to project delivery, strengthen client relationships, and provide technical leadership and mentoring to project team members.

Your Impact

• Design telecommunications infrastructure and systems for conventional, renewable, and/or distributed generation facilities, substations, transmission and distribution systems, and microgrids.

• Specify equipment and prepare procurement, installation, testing, and provisioning documentation for outside-plant fiber-optic cable, microwave radios, field area networks, multiplexers, network switches, and related communications equipment.

• Experience with fiber-optic, microwave radio, PDH, TDM,OTN and SONET networks.

• Experience with IP, Ethernet, MPLS and data communications networks.

• Review and interpret OTDR reports for fiber-optic links.

• Experience with using Pathloss or similar tools to design and verify microwave radio links.

• Provision circuit channelization on legacy TDM networks and evaluate the security, reliability, availability, latency, and synchronization of packet-based networks.

• Specify telecommunications carrier services, including leased-line services, and coordinate technical requirements with service providers.

• Conducting telecommunications site surveys and field work using GPS equipment, clinometers, high-resolution cameras, and related tools.

• Design and configure network and communications paths for SCADA equipment, and downstream data users.

• Work with telecommunications and networking platforms from vendors such as Fujitsu, RFL/Hubbell, GE, SEL, Aviat, Nokia, Cisco, and Siemens RUGGEDCOM.

• Perform site surveys, field investigations, commissioning, and troubleshooting of communications systems; occasional travel is required.

• Prepare technical reports, design documents, calculations, specifications, test plans, and presentations that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.

• Coordinate with clients and multidisciplinary project teams, support project scoping and delivery, and contribute to successful commercial performance.

• Mentor and support team members while demonstrating integrity, initiative, self-sufficiency, effective communication, organization, and sound problem-solving.

• Maintain quality-control standards and confirm work complies with applicable codes, regulations, client requirements, and project specifications.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a related engineering discipline and 3+ years of relevant industry experience; or 7+ years of relevant industry experience in lieu of a degree.

• Experience designing telecommunications infrastructure or communications systems for utility, industrial, or commercial facilities.

• Working knowledge of fiber-optic, microwave radio, TDM/SONET, MPLS, Ethernet, and packet-based communications networks.

• Ability to interpret technical documentation and prepare specifications, network designs, installation plans, and test plans.

• Knowledge of network and communications principles, including network topologies, latency, synchronization, circuit channelization, reliability, and availability.

• Capable interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for working with engineering and non-engineering audiences.

• Effective self-leadership, attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a project-oriented environment.

• Critical thinking and troubleshooting skills to evaluate field and design information and develop effective technical solutions.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Ability to occasionally work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, equivalent professional credential, or eligibility to obtain licensure.

• Solid understanding of radio engineering, including propagation, antennas, Fresnel zones, link-budget calculations, k-factor, multipath and rain effects.

• Familiarity with FCC and FAA requirements related to licensing microwave radio links.

• Working knowledge of WECC, FERC, and NERC compliance requirements pertaining to electronic communications.

• Proven history of completing similar projects in a utility and/or consulting environment.

• Experience mentoring others and providing technical and commercial leadership on customer-focused engineering projects.

Disclaimer

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. 

WSP Benefits:   

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.  

Compensation: 

Expected Salary (all locations): $89,600yr - $147,800yr 

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. 

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $100,800yr - $166,400yr  

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. 

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