Sr Telecommunications Engineer

Responsibilities

Senior Telecommunications Engineer

The Senior Telecommunications Engineer position provides advanced technical support and coordination for successful designing, planning and implementation and ongoing operational support of District's telecommunication infrastructure in full compliance with NRC, FERC/NERC, PCI, FCC and other regulatory entities. The Senior Telecommunications Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining complex enterprise scale operational networks and the monitoring of network performance. This position provides technical leadership, expertise and guidance for front-end devices, SONET and MPLS fiber transport and microwave radio transport and other components comprising OPPD's Enterprise Operational Technology infrastructure.

Solution Design and Engineering: Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze current state environments, identify solutions to existing issues and/or design new technology solutions

- Assignments would typically require anywhere from 6-9 months of independent discretion.

- Identifies, develops and/or recommends design principles, frameworks, models, standards, and processes based on industry best practices and solution requirements

- Create telecommunication system designs, traffic engineering and equipment baseline configurations based on best practices both internal and external to OPPD.

- Identify technology solutions and design for telecommunication technologies such as fiber and microwave

- Provide thought leadership in the development of technical roadmaps

- Perform quality reviews and approval of Engineer designs and solutions

Project Management: Participate as a SME and/or lead assigned projects/work efforts to deliver life cycle management programs, enhancements to existing systems or implementation of entirely new technology solutions.

- Lead project initiatives as assigned by Manager, which include the creation of work breakdown structures, schedules, resource estimations, implementation plans and the coordination of personnel during execution. It may also include participation in BURC/RPC meetings to champion T&S telecommunication initiatives.

Systems Administration: Monitor, analyze performance and maintain the functionality and effectiveness of assigned systems, applications, programs and infrastructure. The scope includes TDM SONET and MPLS transport equipment, enterprise monitoring tools and other components comprising the enterprise operational networks.

- Provide technical support, leadership of personnel and the coordination of resources for the delivery of operational services

- Identify and implement lifecycle management programs of systems.

Operations Support: Fulfil system requests, execute change management activities and respond to system incidents within established service level agreements.

- Ensure Business Partner requests are being completed and incidents are being resolved within established target completion dates and with high quality

Qualifications

Required:

- Bachelor degree in a related engineering or information technology discipline (ABET-accredited degree) and a minimum of six (6) years of related work experience; OR a 4-year BS degree plus a MS degree in a related engineering or information technology discipline plus four (4) years of related work experience: OR 8+ years of experience in the design, configuration and operation of enterprise telecommunications infrastructure

- Advanced knowledge and implementation of complex telecommunication systems comprising the Technology and Security infrastructure platforms

- Demonstrate the ability to perform research and evaluate the ongoing changes in technology and continued evaluation of best practices in support of telecommunication services

- Ability to communicate with technical and management staff

- Must qualify to obtain unescorted NERC Access

Desired:

- Experience, education or certification in service management (ITSM and ITIL)

- In-depth knowledge of and design experience supporting, communication platforms that enable energy utility objectives such as Demand Management, Distribution Automation, Distributed Energy Resources and Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

- Project Management experience overseeing multiple, concurrent projects.

- Professional certifications and/or licenses such as CCNA, CCDA, CISSP or PE

Closing Statement

Level - S5

Foundation - $94.112

Midpoint- $117, 640

At Omaha Public Power District, we're passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.

WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We're dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people's lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We're always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are wherever you are and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

Org Marketing Statement

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

How To Apply

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before October 02, 2025

Recruiter: Patique Collins - pncollins@oppd.com #LI-PC

PLEASE NOTE - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.