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CenturyLink

Global telecommunications and IT services provider

Outside Plant Engineer

Telecommunications EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNorth Platte, NE, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Communications outside plant engineering experience.
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, ACAD, and Qwest legacy systems.
  • Ability to work with Planning, BNG (Operations), and internal and external customers; maintain budgets; and assist with budget forecasting.
  • Ability to maintain positive interactions with governing authorities.
  • Oral and written communication skills.
  • Valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record.
  • Ability to take ownership of projects from inception to completion.
  • Five years of applicable engineering experience related to RUS; legacy CenturyLink and legacy Quest background in OSP/ISP is a plus.
  • Experience in outside plant, aerial, buried, underground, and utility construction.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision for a designated area and undertake special projects as determined by management.
  • Ability to take projects from planning and design through construction to closeout.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects, perform under pressure, negotiate completion timeframes, and meet critical deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Design and prepare Engineering Work Orders for growth projects, including land developments, new buildings, single-line requests, government and safety work, preservation, rehabilitation, DSL, FTTN, FTTH, FTTT, road relocation, augmentation projects, and circuit and special circuit requests, using Bidmaster/Fireworks, JDS, FORTE, NDTT, ARMOR, NDS, and ACAD.
  • Prepare detailed field notes for outside plant projects to be constructed.
  • Apply for permits from governing authorities.
  • Maintain positive interactions with internal and external customers and open communication with Planning and company departments to provide high-quality service to CenturyLink customers.
  • Manage workload for a designated area.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a multitasking, results-oriented position in a deadline-focused department.
  • Legacy CenturyLink and legacy Quest OSP/ISP background is a plus.

About the Company

CenturyLink

Global telecommunications and IT services provider

CenturyLink, now Lumen Technologies, provides telecommunications and IT services for businesses and government, including voice, network, cloud, and managed services. Its offerings cover VoIP, SIP Trunking, hosted VoIP, SD-WAN, MPLS, IPVPN, plus Big Data as a Service, IoT, and cloud management across hybrid, private, and public clouds—backed by data centers. Compared with competitors, it combines traditional communications with modern network and cloud services at scale, serving a wide range of industries globally. Its goal is to help customers communicate, connect, and digitally transform with secure, reliable, and scalable network and cloud solutions.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Monroe, LA
Founded
1930

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