[Hiring] Planning Engineer II @Lumen Technologies

Role Description

Planning Engineer II is a remote-based full-time position, individual contributor who is part of the Local/ILEC Edge Planning team in Lumen’s North American Operations group.

• Creates plans to enable Lumen's network in support of multi-gig services/products for residential and business customers.
• Manages the network elements and evaluates capacity utilization.
• Forecasts and trends bandwidth growth to produce capacity triggers for bandwidth relief.
• Submits projects based on capacity triggers.
• Supports both Inside & Outside Plant planning activities in the assigned wire centers.

Main Responsibilities

• Research, plan and release projects to engineering.
• Develop electronics, fiber feeder and distribution desktop costing estimate for new residential & overbuild projects.
• Develop lit/dark fiber desktop costing estimate for cell tower projects.
• Develop planning handoff package to engineering partners.
• Anticipate capacity requirements in the network utilizing forecast data, existing network inventory data, strategic planning data.
• Perform network analysis and review to determine optimal network architecture for funding.
• Perform other strategic planning activities including but not limited to Grants, RDOF, as business needs dictate.
• Perform other support activities including but not limited to road moves, rehab, DSI growth & HSI augment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in Inside plant, Outside plant & Passive Optical Network.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• Experience with Metro/Ethernet network a plus.
• Experience with GSA (GE Smallworld) or any GIS-based planning tools.
• Knowledge of Outside Plant Copper and Fiber Optic Cable (Underground, Aerial, Buried) and manhole and conduit design.
• Knowledge of Fiber to the Tower, Fiber to the Business, Fiber to the Node and Fiber to the Home Architectures and Technologies.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel or equivalent program.
• Strong writing, analytical and presentation skills.
• Must be highly adept at collaborating and communicating with others, at all levels in the organization.
• Work independently with little or no oversight, be able to self-manage their workload and deliver all projects to meet SLA/deadlines.

Requirements

• Preferred Master's degree.
• 3+ years of related experience.
• Experience in an engineering role that included a substantial business financial focus.

Compensation

• Location Based Pay Ranges:
• $67,703 - $90,270 in states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY.
• $71,088 - $94,784 in states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, RI.
• $74,474 - $99,297 in states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, WA.

Benefits

• Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
• Additional questions about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) can be answered as you move through the selection process.