Equipment Engineer

Job description

Description:

Our customer is looking for an equipment engineer who would be responsible for Engineering and Design of all cell equipment in the Upstate New York markets. This individual with be assisting with cell site builds and are responsible for vendor coordination and communications with time sensitive projects. Supply chain and time of ordering equipment from vendors is extremely important due to our customer not wanting equipment to be sitting in warehouse. They will be working with Field Coordinators as well as construction managers

This person needs to be an experienced engineer with PM experience. They will be going in and designing the cell site as well as guiding the installation from a technical stand points. Development of the scope of work and understanding the tower work as well that in familiar with the equipment inside out.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Planning

• Engineering, provisioning and implementation of Samsung cell equipment, power plant systems and various antenna systems.

• Track order status in various databases and come prepared to meetings to give updates/ready dates.

• Forecast future cell needs including, but not limited to, base stations, routers, circuit packs, floor space & power.

• Develop and issue planning report for cell sites to be utilized by Region & HQ

• Budgeting

• Experience in managing budgets and PeopleSoft skills a plus

• Work closely with Area Planning team and Manager to prepare and review annual budget

• Track all Capital requirements related to the cell sites

• Monitor all equipment expenditures

• Prepare requests for purchase orders and ensure vendor invoicing

• Equipment Procurement & Optimization-

• Ensure optimum cell equipment engineering

• Coordinate installations with various departments, contractors and installation vendors

• Oversee equipment installation and acceptance

• Create standards documents and ensure vendor compliance

• Project management skills are needed for this position

• Design, procure and manage construction of new cell sites. Aid in design, procure equipment and manage cell expansions. Candidate must have experience with Alcatel Lucent BTS equipment. In addition, experience and proficiency in PeopleSoft are desired. Must be self-motivated and have ability to complete tasks with little supervision

• Strong Project Management and communication skills with the ability to work closely with team members.

Skills:

Cell site, Wireless, Equipment engineering, Telecommunication, Telecom, Purchase order, Wireless telecommunications, Wireless equipment, Alcatel, Lucent, Provisioning, Electrical

If you are interested or interested in learning more please apply!

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