Fiber Design Engineer

Fiber Design Engineer Location: Raleigh, NC Job Type: Full Time, Salary Celito Communications is seeking a full-time Fiber Design Engineer based in our Raleigh, NC office .

Responsibilities

• This role is responsible for outside plant fiber design, construction coordination, permitting, route planning, field surveys, project documentation, and network records management across Celito’s fiber network.
• The Fiber Design Engineer will support the full lifecycle of fiber infrastructure projects, from estimating and field validation through detailed design, permitting, construction support, splicing coordination, as-built documentation, and closeout.
• This position requires strong technical judgment, project coordination, field awareness, and attention to detail.
• Fiber Network Design and Engineering • Design aerial and underground outside plant fiber routes for new builds, relocations, network extensions, and customer service delivery. • Prepare detailed design and construction drawings for permitting, construction crews, splicers, and internal stakeholders. • Perform field site surveys to validate routes, construction requirements, existing infrastructure, building entry options, and potential design constraints. • Develop route designs, network placement plans, splice designs, and construction packages that are accurate, buildable, and aligned with Celito standards. • Support both ring and hub-and-spoke fiber network topologies. • Produce and maintain detailed design records, as-built documentation, and fiber network updates for assigned projects. • Use tools such as NexusWorx, Microsoft Visio, Google Earth, KMZ files, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and related design/documentation platforms.
• Permitting, Right-of-Way, and Building Entry • Prepare and submit documentation required for NCDOT and municipal permits related to fiber construction. • Build and maintain positive working relationships with NCDOT, city contacts, permitting authorities, and local municipalities. • Coordinate permitting timelines, requirements, revisions, and approvals to keep projects moving forward. • Design building entries for non-residential customer locations and network facilities. • Work with property owners, property managers, landlords, and customer stakeholders to obtain approval for building entry designs. • Support execution of right-of-entry agreements and related documentation. • Ensure all permitting, right-of-way, and building access requirements are tracked, documented, and communicated clearly.
• Construction and Field Coordination • Coordinate with local subcontractors, OSP construction crews, fiber splicers, vendors, and internal teams to support project execution. • Manage field activities related to fiber construction, maintenance, repair, splicing, and project closeout. • Provide clear construction packages, drawings, route details, and work instructions to field crews and splicers. • Monitor construction progress, identify blockers, and help resolve field issues quickly. • Perform post-construction quality assurance inspections to confirm work has been completed accurately and to standard. • Review construction output against approved designs, permits, and Celito documentation requirements. • Support invoice review and validation for construction crew and fiber splicing activity.
• Fiber Splicing and Network Records • Work closely with fiber splicers on network fiber splicing activity, splice planning, troubleshooting, testing, and documentation. • Maintain accurate fiber network and splicing records using NexusWorx or other approved fiber management systems. • Ensure fiber assignments, splice records, route information, and as-built records are accurate and current. • Support optical testing activities using tools such as OTDRs and light meters. • Assist with troubleshooting optical network issues, fiber performance concerns, and physical-layer connectivity problems. • Ensure network records are updated after construction, maintenance, repairs, and emergency restoration events.
• Project Management and Estimating • Manage assigned fiber design and construction projects from request through completion. • Produce cost estimates for sales, planning, construction, and budgeting purposes. • Coordinate internal and external resources to keep projects on schedule. • Track project status, milestones, permitting progress, construction readiness, open issues, and closeout requirements. • Maintain accurate, up-to-date project records for all OSP construction and maintenance activities. • Communicate project updates, risks, blockers, and dependencies clearly to internal stakeholders. • Manage multiple projects at once while maintaining accuracy, documentation quality, and follow-through.
• Network Damage, Maintenance, and Emergency Response • Respond to fiber network damage incidents and coordinate repair activity through completion. • Manage emergency repair documentation, crew coordination, splicing support, testing, and record updates. • Coordinate with internal operations teams, field crews, splicers, customers, and external stakeholders during service-impacting events. • Support timely restoration of network services while ensuring repairs are accurately documented. • Assist with maintenance activities, relocations, and network improvement projects as needed. • Manage NC811 activity as pertains to the Celito network.
• Management • Communicate clearly with internal teams, clients, contractors, property owners, municipal contacts, NCDOT representatives, and vendors. • Explain technical information in a clear, professional manner, both verbally and in writing. • Maintain positive relationships with local subcontractors, external partners, permitting contacts, and property managers. • Collaborate with sales, operations, engineering, service delivery, construction, and customer-facing teams. • Represent Celito professionally in the field and in customer-facing or partnerfacing interactions.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience with aerial and underground outside plant fiber network design and engineering. • Experience preparing detailed fiber design, construction, and permitting drawings. • Experience working with NCDOT and local municipalities to submit and obtain permits related to fiber network construction. • Experience with fiber network construction into non-residential buildings. • Experience coordinating with construction crews, fiber splicers, subcontractors, property managers, and external stakeholders. • Ability to produce and maintain detailed design records, as-built documentation, splice records, and project records. • Experience using an OTDR and light meter. • Experience troubleshooting optical network issues. • Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel. • Experience with Google Earth and KMZ files. • Experience with Adobe Acrobat. • Strong project management, organizational, time management, and documentation skills. • Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. • Effective verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and service expectations. • Valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.

Preferred

• Experience with NexusWorx fiber management software. • Experience with Microsoft Visio. • Experience using a utility locator. • Experience designing and implementing detailed fiber splicing for both ring and hub-and-spoke topologies. • Experience supporting emergency fiber restoration, network relocations, and customer-driven fiber builds. • Experience with commercial building entry design and right-of-entry coordination. • Familiarity with NC811 processes and utility coordination. • Prior experience in a telecommunications, ISP, fiber carrier, or regional network operator environment.
• Key Competencies • Outside plant fiber design • Aerial and underground fiber engineering • Route planning and field survey execution • NCDOT and municipal permitting • Building entry and right-of-entry coordination • Construction crew coordination • Fiber splicing coordination • As-built and splice record accuracy • NexusWorx or fiber records management • Optical testing and troubleshooting • Cost estimating • Project management • Vendor and subcontractor management • Detail orientation and documentation discipline • Customer and stakeholder communication • Ownership, follow-through, and field execution Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented fiber design professional who understands both the engineering and field execution sides of outside plant fiber networks.
• This person can survey a route, create a buildable design, coordinate permitting, work with construction crews and splicers, maintain accurate records, and see each project through to completion.
• This candidate should be comfortable working independently, managing multiple priorities, communicating with external stakeholders, and taking ownership of both planned construction and urgent network repair situations.
• They bring technical accuracy, field practicality, and strong follow-through to every project.

Why This Role?

• Celito’s fiber network is a critical foundation for the connectivity, managed services, voice, cloud, and security services we deliver to customers.
• This role helps ensure that network expansion, customer builds, relocations, repairs, and infrastructure improvements are designed accurately, permitted properly, constructed efficiently, and documented completely.
• The Fiber Design Engineer plays a key role in turning customer demand and network requirements into buildable, supportable fiber infrastructure.
• Success in this role directly impacts installation timelines, network reliability, customer satisfaction, construction quality, and long-term operational accuracy.