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Project Manager Deployment Fiber Analyst

Job Summary

Candidates will manage the end-to-end testing of dark fiber delivery projects and the acceptance recommendation of purchased vendor network.

This involves:

  • Managing the core customer-facing team to meet project commitments and deployment and delivery schedules
  • Management of field deployment service personnel to meet project commitments
  • Managing Project Schedules as dictated by the customer
  • Dark Fiber
    • Providing critical analysis on vendor's fiber network data handover packages
    • Use of industry-standard software to assist (i.e., EXFO FastReporter2)
    • Build reports from the required field test data (using FastReporter2)
      • OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) traces
      • CD/PMD
      • Power measurement/Span Loss
      • ORL
      • Fiber End Face validation
  • Leased Wave Testing
    • Coordinate field teams to successful completion of testing regimen
    • Coordinate vendors to enable support of field team
    • Build test data reports and optical power value reports
  • Preparing deployment testing packages for Field Engineers, including:
    • Network schematics
    • Scope of works
    • Test result packages
    • Site Access tickets and information
  • Managing all project documentation and ensuring delivery of final handover data within three days of test completion
  • Interfacing and coordinating with vendors or customer support teams to provide remediation to dark fiber or leased wave issues
  • Managing the regional project financials and team labor and expense accruements

**Strong project management skills are a necessity for this position**

Required Experience

Knowledge:

  • Project management and strong organizational competence
  • Able to understand and interpret:
    • OTDR,
    • CD/PMD,
    • OLTS (Optical Loss Test Set) and,
    • CMAX traces and files.
  • Able to describe the details, structure, and layout of ISP and OSP (Outside Plant) Fiber Networks
  • Advanced use experience with Fast Reporter 2 or equivalent
  • Strong knowledge of ISP and OSP infrastructure

Communication:

  • High-level analytical skills
  • Effectively present to team meetings both written and orally
  • Identify issues and enact resolutions effectively
  • Assist deployed teams in fiber and wave issue resolution
  • Multi-task effectively and maintain project deadlines
  • Interface with vendors and develop issue remediation protocols

General Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years experience within a Telecom Network Infrastructure environment
  • Able to use any generic office software.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

Technical:

  • Operate typical optical fiber analysis test equipment (OTDR and CD/PMD testing, laser source/power meter (insertion loss) testing
  • Understand and fully interpret Chromatic Dispersion and Polarization Mode Dispersion data
  • Fully identify ISP and OSP fiber issues and provide resolution advice
  • Understanding of various fiber types and their inherent characteristics
  • Splicing techniques and inherent characteristics
  • Understanding and has a high working knowledge of EXFO Toolbox used in the analysis of fiber test data or similar software applications
  • Understanding and has a high working knowledge of Exfo Fast Reporter software or similar software applications

Experience/Qualifications:

  • Minimum of five years in a project management or project support capacity
  • Bachelor's degree in a related Engineering subject or related technical experience
  • Experience with understanding vendor contractual deliverables
  • Experienced with Exfo Fast Reporter software analysis tool
  • Additional languages a definite asset

NOTES:

**This position has a 5% travel potential


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