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Telecommunications Consultant

Location **Hailey**

Secondary Locations

Job Code **19026**

\# of openings **1**

Telecommunications Consultant - Mid Level

POWER Engineers, Inc. is seeking a Mid-Level Telecommunications Consultant to join our SCADA and Analytical Services (SAS) team. This position is posted in the Hailey, ID POWER office location with the ability to work a hybrid schedule.

Roles and Responsibilities

This individual will be responsible for telecommunications infrastructure and system design for utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional, renewable, and distributed generation facilities, substations, transmission and distribution systems, and microgrids.

Our team works across a broad range of technical domains, and we support continuous learning and development. Technical disciplines may include the following areas:

+ Telecommunications infrastructure: specify equipment and provision documentation for outside plant fiber-optic cables and fiber-optic terminals, microwave radios, field area networks (FANs), multiplexers, network switches and associated communications infrastructure equipment; prepare job specifications and installation and test plans.

+ Telecommunications systems:

+ Specify, design, and configure fiberoptic, microwave radio, TDM and packet-based communication networks. Review and interpret OTDR reports for fiberoptic links

+ Utilize Pathloss 5.1 design software to design and verify microwave radio links, provision circuit channelization on TDM networks, analyze security, reliability, and availability for packet-based networks.

+ Specify carrier services from telecommunications providers (leased lines).

+ Travel to project sites to commission and troubleshoot communication systems.

+ Networking and communications:

+ Design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), Human Machine Interface (HMIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other SCADA system equipment inside the substation or facility as well as paths to the data off-takers.

+ Applicable communications vendors and platforms: Fujitsu, RFL/Hubbell, GE, SEL, Aviat, Nokia, 4RF, Cisco, Siemens RUGGEDCOM.

Completion of these functions also requires technical competence in primary production roles as well as leadership competence in working with clients and mentoring team members assigned to projects.

The successful applicant must demonstrate the following:

+ Integrity

+ Initiative and self-sufficiency

+ Spoken and written communication

+ Leadership and mentoring

+ Business and commercial performance

+ Troubleshooting and problem solving

+ Interpersonal relations

+ Organization

+ Must be willing to travel on occasion and work successfully in a customer-focused, project-oriented environment.

Desired Education/Experience

+ Associates AND Five (5) + years of industry experience, OR Ten (10) + years of industry experience

+ CISCO Certification or ability to become certified

+ Applicant should have at least one of the following:

+ Solid understanding of TDM and SONET principles, MPLS, Ethernet, Intranets, Extranets, and VPNs; different network topologies and their advantages and disadvantages, network latency and synchronization, and circuit channelization.

+ Solid understanding of radio path engineering: radio propagation properties, antennas, Fresnel zone, radio link budget calculations, and importance of k-factor and rain on radio propagation. Familiarity with FCC and FAA roles in licensing radio links.

+ Working knowledge of WECC, FERC, and NERC compliance requirements pertaining to electronic communications.

+ Proven history of completing similar projects in a utility and/or consulting environment.

+ Basic understanding of applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, SEL Communication Protocol, Goose Messaging, IEC 61850, TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, as well as legacy utility SCADA protocols.

+ Familiarity with applicable utility SCADA system software: Wonderware, Clearview, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape, Visual Basic, OSIPI, Python scripting, etc.

+ Site surveys and field work: using GPS equipment, clinometers, high-resolution cameras, etc.

+ Experience in mentoring others and in providing technical and commercial leadership in customer-focused engineering projects

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Together, POWER and WSP’s 73,000 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. As part of our team, you’ll discover a world of opportunities to connect with innovative thinkers, forge your path, and have fun tackling the world’s most challenging projects.

At POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

Our compensation package includes competitive compensation, professional development, and a full benefit package:

+ Medical/Dental/Vision

+ Paid Holidays

+ Vacation/Paid Sick Leave

+ Voluntary Life Insurance

+ 401K

+ Telehealth Benefit covers all providers

+ Maternity and Paternity Leave

+ New Dads and Moms Benefit program

+ Fertility Benefits

+ Gender affirming care

We are a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

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POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.