Description

The Central Office Planner (Network & Fiber Access) designs, deploys, operates, and optimizes network equipment and fiber-access infrastructure within central office facilities, supporting IP, transport, and fiber access networks, including OLT-based architectures, while ensuring IOF diversity, efficient space utilization, and high availability across CO-to-CO environments.

• Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot central office routers, switches, OLTs, aggregation platforms, and transport systems.
• Support fiber-access and IP technologies such as GPON, XGS-PON, IP/MPLS, carrier Ethernet, VoIP, and distributive split.
• Deploy and manage CO-to-CO OLT architectures, interconnections, and IOF diversity for redundancy.
• Coordinate builds, augments, and migrations with engineers, vendors, and IOF teams.
• Plan relay rack layouts, floor space, power distribution, and equipment placement for scalable growth.
• Lead augment projects to expand network capacity and fiber-access coverage.
• Perform turn-up, testing, validation, and acceptance of new services; monitor performance, alarms, and capacity.
• Oversee DC power systems, including power plants, rectifiers, batteries, and generator interfaces.
• Execute maintenance, upgrades, and migrations with minimal customer impact.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, rack elevations, fiber assignments, and inventory records.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations, company policies, and industry standards.

Requirements

The role works remotely on Mountain Standard Time hours, requiring strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with engineers, vendors, and IOF organizations while managing multiple projects in a 24 × 7 carrier-grade environment.

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–7+ years of experience in network telecommunications central office environments.
• Strong knowledge of IP networking, routing, switching, and fiber-access architectures; hands‑on OLT experience.
• Experience managing relay rack layouts, floor space utilization, and network augments.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, network diagrams, and fiber documentation; proven troubleshooting skills.
• Preferred: GPON/XGS-PON expertise, DWDM, IP/MPLS core knowledge, CO-to-CO interconnect experience, CCNA/CCNP or similar certifications.
• Proficiency with network monitoring, alarm, inventory systems, automation/scripting, and 3GIS software.
• Excellent coordination, vendor management, and documentation skills; ability to handle multiple projects under pressure.
• Remote work in MST hours; strong communication and presentation abilities; independent and collaborative work style.

Benefits

Pearce offers a family-friendly culture with competitive base pay $36‑$37 USD, performance and referral bonuses, vehicle and equipment stipends, comprehensive health benefits, 401(k) matching, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and professional development resources.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance