**Planning and Design Engineer** **Location: Houston, TX (4 days in office)** **Salary: $28.00-$30.00/hr.** **Benefits:** SRI offers W-2 employment with access to a comprehensive benefits package such as paid vacation, paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, 401k, HSA and others! **Description of Role:** SRI Telecom is seeking a Planning and Design Engineer with an understanding of OSP mapping (reading and/or drafting) experience to contribute to all areas of outside plant (OSP) design. The successful consultant will be responsible for updating databases for tracking the acceptance of a job, the issuance of a design to a design contractor, tracking the receipt of the fielding, and QC acceptance. You will also provide cost estimating, reserve fiber wavelengths and other milestone related objectives. **Tasks:** - Review designs for OSP and ISP Fiber layouts, including Patch panel diagrams and cable rack layouts. - Generate bills of materials, splice sheets, and supporting documentation. - Review and ensure the accuracy and efficiency of completed designs. - Maintain design specifications and adhere to quality standards. - Analyze OTDR traces, document test results, and troubleshoot fiber circuits. - Identify efficiency gains in current processes and create technical documentation. - Support Specialists and leadership with fiber design documents, and address requests and complaints. - Advise, train, and guide other designers as needed. - Maintain regular attendance and perform other assigned duties. **Skills & Responsibilities:** - Experience or the equivalent education/certification with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Spatial or IRIS is required. - Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications - Knowledge of easement, right-of-way, and permit documents is preferred - Competence in design methodology, process, and metrics - Experience in designing and/or constructing telecommunications fiber networks is a must - Attention to detail and ability to think creatively and strategically is a must - Excellent organization and time management skills - Must be able to work independently and without supervision - Ability to interact and communicate effectively with other team members **Location: Houston, TX 77040**