ITS Communications/Telecommunications Engineer
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About the Role
Parsons is seeking a Telecom Engineer to join our team on complex infrastructure construction supervision programs. You will support the Resident Engineer across all administrative, technical, and operational aspects of telecommunications systems, ensuring end-to-end delivery.
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Responsibilities
- Support and supervise telecommunications design input, specification interpretation, installation, testing, and system integration across major infrastructure projects
- Review and recommend approval of FSDDs, shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and test plans
- Coordinate installation of fiber optic networks, ducts, handholes, cabinets, telecom rooms, active equipment, and power systems
- Conduct routine site inspections to verify quality, safety, and compliance
- Witness FAT, SAT, OTDR testing, power and performance testing, and system integration testing
- Manage punch lists and support commissioning and handover
- Maintain approvals, correspondence, change records, and photographic documentation
- Support variation orders and change claims evaluation
- Review as built drawings, O&M manuals, and final documentation
- Supervise telecom system deployment, testing, and integration
- Review and approve telecom integration and test plans
- Ensure contractor compliance with contract documents
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, Electrical, Electronics & Communications, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 7 years of telecom engineering experience on infrastructure projects
- Strong knowledge of fiber optic networks (OSP/ISP), DWDM, SDH, IP/MPLS
- Experience with structured cabling, data, voice, and video networks
- Proficiency in fiber routing, splicing, and OTDR analysis
- Knowledge of active network equipment (routers, switches, firewalls)
- Understanding of telecom power systems and grounding
- Familiarity with local authority standards and approval processes
- Ability to interpret civil, electrical, and telecom drawings
- Proficiency with CAD and network documentation tools
- Knowledge of IP networking, VLANs, QoS, SNMP, and cabling standards
- Strong coordination, communication, and documentation skills
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Job Description
- Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Telecom Engineer to join our team on complex and mission critical infrastructure construction supervision programs.
- In this role, you will support the Resident Engineer across all administrative, technical, and operational aspects of telecommunications systems.
- You will play a key role in supervising construction fiber optic networks, transmission systems, active and passive telecom infrastructure, data, voice, and video networks, power systems, and associated civil works.
What You'll Be Doing
- Support and supervise telecommunications design input, specification interpretation, installation, testing, and system integration across major infrastructure projects.
- Review and recommend approval of FSDDs, shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and test plans.
- Coordinate installation of fiber optic networks, ducts, handholes, cabinets, telecom rooms, active equipment, and power systems.
- Conduct routine site inspections to verify quality, safety, and compliance.
- Witness FAT, SAT, OTDR testing, power and performance testing, and system integration testing.
- Manage punch lists and support commissioning and handover.
- Maintain approvals, correspondence, change records, and photographic documentation.
- Support variation orders and change claims evaluation.
- Review as built drawings, O&M manuals, and final documentation.
- Supervise telecom system deployment, testing, and integration.
- Review and approve telecom integration and test plans.
- Ensure contractor compliance with contract documents.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, Electrical, Electronics & Communications, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 7 years of telecom engineering experience on infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of fiber optic networks (OSP/ISP), DWDM, SDH, IP/MPLS.
- Experience with structured cabling, data, voice, and video networks.
- Proficiency in fiber routing, splicing, and OTDR analysis.
- Knowledge of active network equipment (routers, switches, firewalls).
- Understanding of telecom power systems and grounding.
- Familiarity with local authority standards and approval processes.
- Knowledge of network architecture and cybersecurity fundamentals.
- Ability to interpret civil, electrical, and telecom drawings.
- Proficiency with CAD and network documentation tools.
- Knowledge of IP networking, VLANs, QoS, SNMP, and cabling standards.
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