Senior Telecommunications Engineer
Fervo EnergyHouston, TX
Full Time
Posted October 16, 2026
$123k - $175k· Est.
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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 17, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Energy Management
- Pay provenance
- Estimated benchmark; not employer-provided
Job Description
The Senior Telecommunications Engineer owns physical network planning, design, records, and acceptance: outside plant (OSP) fiber, inside plant (ISP) fiber and structured copper cabling, pathways, telecommunications rooms, racks, cabinets, and passive connectivity.
Key Responsibilities
- Infrastructure Records and Change Control
- Own the authoritative fiber management system and geographic information system (GIS) records: strand allocation by IT, OT, or sensing function; dark fiber; splice schematics and enclosures; conduit and innerduct occupancy; and routes.
- Build the infrastructure records program, select and implement appropriate tools with stakeholders, and establish a verified baseline. Maintain copper cable identifiers, outlets, patch-panel ports, rack layouts, and physical connectivity alongside fiber records.
- Require contractor as-builts within 10 business days of construction completion. Gate contractor closeout and final payment on delivery, review, acceptance, and ingestion of as-builts, splice schematics, fiber test traces, and copper certification results, as applicable, with Procurement and project teams.
- Document splices, reroutes, strand reassignments, cable additions, and patching changes through change control; treat undocumented changes as defects and verify correction.
- Reconcile records against physical infrastructure at least annually and after major projects; track discrepancies, overdue documentation, and record accuracy, and verify remediation.
- Physical Network Planning and Design
- Design shared OSP and ISP fiber and structured copper infrastructure with IT, OT/I&C, sensing, and construction teams; plan capacity, route diversity, building entrances, terminations, and future expansion.
- Prepare and review route drawings, cable and strand schedules, splice plans, optical loss budgets, rack elevations, patching layouts, bills of materials, and construction specifications using GIS and CAD tools.
- Define telecommunications requirements for conduit, duct banks, innerduct, cable trays, rooms, racks, and cabinets. Coordinate utility conflicts, permitting, power, cooling, grounding and bonding, and building penetrations with civil, electrical, and facilities teams.
- Plan physical connectivity for access points, cameras, access-control devices, and industrial network endpoints using requirements supplied by network engineers and system owners; account for cable reach, media, environment, and Power over Ethernet cabling requirements.
- Establish cabling standards for capacity, separation, labeling, and testing; coordinate access-point placement with the RF design team.
- Translate sensing-team and vendor requirements into fiber, pathway, splicing, termination, testing, and documentation specifications. Support installation and troubleshooting, and obtain sensing-team approval before changes affecting measurement performance; sensing specialists own equipment configuration and measurement validation.
- Contractor Delivery and Acceptance
- Develop competitive bid packages, scopes, estimates, schedules, and acceptance criteria; evaluate proposals and recommend vendors with Procurement. Direct contractors and design consultants through detailed design and construction.
- Review submittals and field changes, inspect installations, and resolve design and workmanship deficiencies. Coordinate site access, work sequencing, and service impacts with project and operations teams.
- Review optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) traces, optical loss results, copper permanent-link certification, labeling, and workmanship against specifications. Require correction and retesting of deficient work before acceptance.
- Reliability and Compliance
- Diagnose physical connectivity faults and direct restoration with contractors and network engineers; verify repair quality, service handoff, and record updates. Coordinate field work with site safety and work-control processes.
- Maintain controlled, traceable fiber records supporting applicable NERC CIP-005/CIP-006 audit evidence and SOX IT general controls change documentation with Cybersecurity and Compliance, including fiber serving BES Cyber Systems or traversing associated security perimeters.
Requirements
- BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) credential; BICSI Outside Plant (OSP) or relevant fiber and copper testing credentials.
- Experience in telecommunications consulting, structured cabling design, utilities, industrial facilities, or large campus infrastructure.
- Experience launching a records program from scratch or implementing GIS and fiber management tools across multiple sites.
- Entrepreneurial mindset demonstrated by establishing practical standards and scalable processes in an evolving environment.
- Familiarity with fiber optic sensing, including distributed acoustic or temperature sensing; industrial OT/I&C or infrastructure audit evidence practices.
Benefits & Perks
- Fervo offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and life outside of work. Benefits for eligible employees include:
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options
- Employer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
- A 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match
- Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave
- Family-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot
- A dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses
- An annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care
- Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as stock option grants and bonus opportunities for eligible roles
- Benefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.
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