Design Specialist Ii - Burnaby, Canada - TELUS

TELUS

Verified Company

Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Location:
Burnaby, British Columbia, CA- Req ID: Jobs by Category: Operations- Job Function: Engineering & Development- Status: Full Time- Schedule: Regular
Description:

Our team and what we'll accomplish together
Do you want to join a team of highly engaged, dynamic customer focused professionals. If you enjoy being part of a larger team representing TELUS and the Outside Plant Engineering Design team.

You will leverage your technical knowledge of telecommunications combined with your strategic thinking and planning skills to help shape the future of TELUS' award - winning network.

Your passion for technology, business acumen and collaborative leadership will help you foster relationships with multiple business units and external stakeholders to ensure strong alignment across planning teams, technology roadmaps and customer outcomes.

What you'll do

Outside Plant Engineering Design:

To design technical specifications for outside plant networks
Prepare estimates for customer requests and billing
Ensure adequate capacity of outside plant copper and fibre network is maintained
Ensure schedules and deadlines are monitored and adjusted appropriately
Review Outside Plant Design jobs for quality/reliability
Write detailed Statements of Work to external contractors (defines work activities and deliverables)
Sign off on Contractor quotes whether to proceed or seek more bids

Communication:

Liaise with internal and external customers to determine needs and negotiate issues to resolution
Liaise with developers and municipal officials to provide communication infrastructure solutions
Respond to and/or resolve customer complaints
Lead meetings with keystakeholders to ensure success outcomes on a project by project, job by job basis
Act as a prime interface between TELUS and our contract design teams to ensure key date metrics are met

Additional Responsibilities:

Maintain quality standards for the engineering designs
Cultivates internal relationships with project managers, planners, engineering manager, and engineering technicians to ensure smooth workflow and strategic alignment with priorities
Ensure processes are in place for quality assurance, cost control and invoice processing for external engineering labour
Provide a single point of contact for external departments as required for special projects and programs as required
Lead and/or participate in the development and preparation of financial analysis, studies, reports, and associated presentation material
Acting as a technical consultant for Network Infrastructure Design, Network Construction personnel and other stakeholders
Work closely with the other Network Planning groups, Capacity Management, Project Management, Regulatory, and Real Estate to carry out assignments requiring specialized network knowledge and awareness of potential cost, operational and service impacts and tariff implications
Liaise with Power Companies, Gas Companies and attend regularly scheduled meetings to cover Joint Use technical specifications used for design and construction

Qualifications:

What you bring

Required Skills & Abilities:

Experience in drafting design tools
Working knowledge of municipal and civil policies and procedures
Knowledge of accepted engineering standards and practices to provision the network
Knowledge of fiber optic infrastructure
Expert level knowledge of engineering processes and regulatory policies in use
Detailed engineering knowledge of a suite of design systems and tools including SAP, AutoCAD, JIRA, Spatialnet
Demonstrated ability to produce designs based on sound engineering economic analysis and following guidelines established by network standards
Demonstrated ability in planning and organizing to meet scheduled deadlines
Ability to effectively interact with external customers
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaboratively with other departments
Demonstrated effective oral and written communications skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Must be willing to work in locations that preclude your ability to return home every day, on an as required basis
Must follow safe work practices and abide by all safety rules and regulations