Planning Engineer III (Sr. Transport Planning Engineer) : Raleigh NC or Richardson TX - Onsite

Title: Sr. Transport Planning Engineer

Location: Raleigh NC or Richardson TX Onsite Role

Job Type: Contract role

JOB DESCRIPTION

Planning Engineer III (Sr. Transport Planning Engineer)

Position Summary
The Planning Engineer III is responsible for developing network growth, capacity, and evolution plans for the National Core Transport Network and supporting metropolitan transport networks. This role creates implementation-ready planning packages for design and field engineering teams, manages project funding and budgets, and supports network modernization initiatives. The position provides technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across engineering and operations teams while ensuring compliance with telecommunications standards and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• SONET network planning and capacity management
• Core backbone and metro network growth planning
• Development of implementation-ready engineering packages
• Capital and expense budget management
• Network data analysis and forecasting
• Planning Stakeholder coordination and engagement
• Mentoring and training of junior engineers
• Compliance with telecommunications regulations and standards

Technical Skills

• Optical Transport Networks
• SONET
• DWDM
• Capacity Planning & Forecasting
• Central Office Infrastructure (Power, Alarms, Common Systems)
• Outside Plant (OSP) Engineering
• Telecommunications Network Design
• Transport Engineering Principles

Systems & Tools

• TIRKS
• CNDC ASPEN Portal
• LCAM
• MetaSolv
• Fireworks
• CORE
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams