Telecommunications Engineer

Responsibilities

Telecommunications Engineer

The Telecommunications Engineer provides 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 Telecommunications Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise scale operational networks and the monitoring of network performance. This position provides technical support, implementation services and ensures optimal performance 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 3-6 months of independent discretion.

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

Implement 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 radio based SONET and MPLS transport systems

Analyze technical needs, requirements, and state of the operational networks infrastructure design, integration, and operations which include procurement activities, engineering analysis and quality evaluations and consideration of outsourcing or vended solutions

Perform field work activity and quality reviews

Project Delivery: 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 work effort 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.

Serve as a project participant/SME on project initiatives.

Create Bills of Material (BOM), Statements of Work (SOW), Requests for proposals (RFPs) and costing of activities and projects

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 of the installed operational network infrastructure and also coordination of resources for the delivery of data

Recommend and implement lifecycle management programs of systems

Identify preventative maintenance schedules, create appropriate procedures and oversee activities per defined schedules.

Ensure configuration standards, templates and normal operational system parameters are implemented

Create procedures and defined processes to facilitate the execution of daily work tasks

Create and maintain system-level documentation and reference architecture 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

Ensure systems are running efficiently and optimally. Set system appropriate performance thresholds to monitor and alert on aberrant conditions.

Champion change management activities requiring Change Advisory Board (CAB) approvals

Coordinate and communicate planned maintenance activities with Technology teams and District Business Partners

Provide 24x7 rotational on-call support

Qualifications

Required:

- Bachelor degree in a related engineering or information technology discipline (ABET-accredited degree) and a minimum of two (2) years of related work experience OR 6+ years of experience in the design, configuration and operation of telecommunications infrastructure.

- In-depth 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

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

Closing Statement

Level: S4

Foundation: $88,546

Midpoint: $110,682

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.

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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.