Cad/Gis Specialist Jobs

Overview: The CAD/GIS Specialist is responsible for the documentation of physical fiber paths across the Surf Internet network in support of selling, design and engineering associated with construction optimization and installing fiber-based services.

Reports to: Vice President of Fiber Development

Job Status: Exempt

CAD Responsibilities:

• Complete assorted required government filings such as but not limited to: FCC Form 477, FCC BDC and USAC Hubb
• Produce CAD prints for permitting and construction purposes
• Coordinate the work activities associated with the Company’s CAD System file management and configuration with consultants, architects, engineers, contractors, Company departments and divisions, and outside agencies.
• Lead efforts to automate processes where possible using scripting, programming, etc.
• Assist in the preparation of bid documents and the selection of consultants.
• Develop plans, specifications and other contract documents; ensure compliance with specifications for project work; prepare special reports on and complete special projects as assigned.
• Assists in creating a positive and supportive work environment; enforces a safe workplace; establishes a culture of teamwork and communication; creates a workplace that promotes the organizational values of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion and actively promotes an environment respectful of living and working in a multicultural society.
• Manage Permitting process, submittals and tracking
• Recommend the configuration of the Company’s Computer Aided Drafting System; Provide technical engineering support services to Company personnel on applied engineering/CAD system related questions.

GIS Responsibilities

• Prepare information in various formats (e.g., maps, spreadsheets, slides) for executive management, sales, construction project management, field operations, and network operations when requested
• Balance priorities with consideration for importance and urgency of projects. Quickly switch between numerous small projects, requiring immediate response, and larger projects having multiple steps and longer deadlines
• Manage and use Vetro, ESRI ArcGIS, and other systems to document routes for underground and aerial fiber optic cable from both desktop reviews and construction as-builts
• Apply for and track the progress of permits needed for approved fiber projects
• Assist in improving automation and streamline processes through GIS systems
• Create simple ad-hoc or presentation-quality maps, depending on the situation, for executive decision makers, sales engineers, account executives and peers
• Assist NOC team with splice diagram support
• Manage multiple projects with the ability to travel to project
• GIS and relevant mapping of fiber assets
• Effectively interface and professionally communicate with Executive Management and colleagues in Sales, Construction, Project Management, Network Engineering, Finance and Accounting, among others under tight timelines

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required
• GIS certification preferred
• Experience in telecommunications or fiber optic networks
• Methods of operating computerized drafting design systems and software (AutoCAD)
• Familiarity with pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
• Knowledge of GIS hardware, software, server-based applications, and web-based applications
• Ability to use methods and techniques of implementing and deploying GIS-related applications and solutions using a variety of technologies
• Knowledge of operations, services, and activities of a GIS program
• Ability to make recommendations in automating processes
• Principles and methods of drafting both manual and computer aided
• Certificate in Computer Aided Design and Drafting preferred
• Understanding of principles and practices of land-based mapping application theory
• Minimum 3 years CAD/GIS experience or a related field
• Knowledge of a range of software tools for GIS map creation and maintenance, data analysis, and Internet-enabled GIS, City standard software, database and operating systems