Lead GIS Designer

Overland Park, KS

Posted: 08/13/2024 Industry: Engineering Job Number: 31807

Job Description

Job Title: GIS Designer

Location: Overland Park, KS
Job Type: Contract to Hire
Industry: Telecommunications

Company Overview:
Our client, a leader in the telecommunications field, is seeking a GIS Designer to join their team. The primary focus of this role is to design detailed conduit layouts within a fiber network.

General Duties / Key Responsibilities:
  • Utilize QGIS, ArcGIS, and other GIS tools to create FTTX designs.
  • Learn new tools and methods to assist with design and collaborate across multiple markets with various customers.
  • Analyze network demand point data to create the most effective design.
  • Review permitting prints during the permitting stage and provide feedback related to design to minimize costly or difficult changes.
  • Provide exemplary project communication and adhere to project/jurisdictional requirements.
  • Maintain a robust quality control/assurance process, including validation checks and QA/QC of fiber designs.
  • Design Fiber to the Home, backhaul/transport fiber routes, MDU, and distribution/feeder design using provided design software and methods.
  • Understand easements, right-of-ways, aerial plant, and buried plant to aid in the design process.
  • Ability to read and understand maps, plats, as-builts, construction drawings, and utility records is highly desirable.
  • Perform any/all duties related to conduit designs within a fiber network that may be required for the project(s).

Required Job Qualifications:
  • 1-2 years of related experience.
  • 1 or more years of experience with GIS-based systems.
    • Experience with QGIS, ArcMap, ArcPro, ArcGIS, AGOL, OSPInsight, IQGEO, 3GIS, or other GIS-based systems is preferred, with a preference for direct QGIS experience.

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