About this role
AECOM is a global infrastructure leader committed to delivering a better world. They are seeking a highly motivated Civil OSP Design Engineer / Specialist to support the planning, design, and quality assurance of telecommunications outside plant infrastructure programs.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and review underground OSP designs for fiber optic network deployments
- Design conduit systems, duct banks, manholes, handholes, roadway crossings, and utility corridors
- Perform route evaluation and constructability assessments for greenfield and brownfield projects
- Incorporate utility conflicts, right-of-way constraints, environmental considerations, and permitting requirements into design solutions
- Support the development of construction drawings, profile sheets, details, and permit packages
- Utilize Autodesk Civil 3D to develop and review alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, and utility models
- Generate and validate plan-and-profile drawings, conduit schedules, quantity takeoffs, and design deliverables
- Perform clash detection and conflict analysis between proposed telecommunications infrastructure and existing utilities
- Leverage GIS, LiDAR, survey data, and utility records to develop accurate engineering models
- Support digital engineering workflows, model-based design processes, and data-driven project delivery
- Perform technical reviews of Civil OSP design packages
- Verify compliance with client standards, engineering requirements, and construction criteria
- Review conduit sizing, bend radii, separation requirements, depth of cover, pulling calculations, and access structures
- Validate compliance with municipal, DOT, utility, NEC, NESC, and client-specific requirements
- Identify design deficiencies and provide clear engineering recommendations for corrective action
- Coordinate with utility owners, municipalities, transportation agencies, and permitting authorities
- Support utility conflict resolution and relocation planning
- Assist in permit application development and agency review responses
- Participate in design review meetings and constructability reviews
- Provide engineering support during construction activities
- Review contractor questions, RFIs, and field change requests
- Evaluate field conditions and recommend engineering solutions
- Support as-built development and project closeout documentation
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related discipline + 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Proficiency with Autodesk Civil 3D
- Experience with civil infrastructure, utility design, telecommunications engineering, or OSP design
- Technical Skills: Autodesk Civil 3D, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Bluebeam Revu, Bentley OpenRoads, SpatialNet, IQGeo, or equivalent OSP platforms, Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, Utility conflict analysis tools, and Digital engineering and model-based design workflows
- Experience designing underground conduit systems and telecommunications infrastructure
- Working knowledge of utility coordination, permitting processes, and right-of-way requirements
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents
- Experience supporting hyperscale, broadband, municipal, utility, or data center projects
- Understanding of underground utility engineering, subsurface utility coordination, and utility conflict analysis
- Experience with LiDAR, survey integration, and digital terrain modeling
- Familiarity with NEC, NESC, DOT, utility accommodation policies, and telecommunications industry standards
- Knowledge of fiber optic network architecture and OSP construction practices
- Experience performing quantity takeoffs, cost estimating, and constructability reviews
- Professional Engineering (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred but not required