Outside the Plant Technician

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain, coordinate, and manage the installation of services for all outside plant infrastructure, including manholes, handholes, and OSP-related facilities.
• Provide daily updates to the Government OSP Lead and coordinate and manage OSP-related meetings with vendors and officials.
• Read, develop, and review construction-related plans and drawings, interfacing with commercial, federal, state, and local utility vendors and officials.
• Process and track all required OSP cabling pulling permits, space permits, and excavation permits under DoD oversight.
• Coordinate Pentagon Reservation access for supporting vendors working on OSP-related projects.
• Record all OSP data in the federal government-approved database.
• Conduct site surveys and provide data for projects installing outside plant media connections.
• Comply with existing BICSI and DoD OSP standards for installation and management of outside cable plants.
• Develop, perform, and coordinate tickets for OSP incidents using the designated Government ticketing system.
• Provide onsite, detailed infrastructure surveys and update findings in the CMDB.
• When surveys indicate non-compliance, provide a comprehensive plan for compliance with DoD and industry standards.
• Prepare detailed configuration "as-built" drawings based on survey findings.
• Manage and perform work projects in accordance with specifications, ensuring complete performance restoration of supported networks and infrastructure.
• Respond to emergency OSP-related outages, providing immediate restoration services as needed.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Active Secret Clearance
• Proven experience in outside plant operations, including familiarity with OSP infrastructure such as manholes, handholes, and cable systems.
• Knowledge of BICSI and DoD OSP standards and local and federal government regulations about outside plant infrastructure.
• Skill in reading and interpreting construction plans, blueprints, and drawings.
• Experience with government-approved ticketing and database systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail when conducting surveys and developing maintenance plans.
• Ability to work on-call for emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Excellent communication skills for coordination with government leads, vendors, and officials.

Education/Certifications:

• High school diploma or GED. Relevant associate degree preferred.