Company Description Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. Zayo is seeking a Network Planning Engineer to be responsible for creating optical transport capacity solutions to support the delivery of managed wavelength services. Projects may encompass greenfield builds, capacity augments, grooms or decommission of circuits/systems. Budgetary and engineering skills will be used to support various stakeholders (i.e. Business Units, Engineering, Operations, Tier III, Field Services, and Architecture) in the service delivery process. A successful candidate must possess a strong desire to learn optical transport technologies, define and communicate standardized specifications, and thrive in a fast-paced cross-functional organization. An aptitude to prioritize tasks and timelines, while building strong relationships are attributes we seek in qualified applicants. Responsibilities: Develop capital budget requests; source equipment vendor quotes, create a project budget, and submit for approval. Create and submit purchase requisitions associated with network infrastructure projects. Manage and report on capital associated with ongoing network infrastructure projects.

Design, engineer, and recommend hardware solutions to support network capacity augments and greenfield system builds. Produce engineering design packages to support the implementation of network infrastructure. Generate circuit and/or system groom plans and site/system decommissioning projects as required.

Procure quotes and define designs for optical fiber circuits, space, power, and telemetry. Submit intercompany requests to Fiber Solutions to design/build optical fiber spans, and to ISP for procurement of space and/or power.

Evaluate and specify hardware/software/services for technical/cost/timeline feasibility. Work with equipment vendors and internal technical leadership (i.e. Architecture, Tier III, NCC, etc.) to confirm support for the proposed solution. Analysis of multi-vendor interoperability and evaluation of standards-based versus proprietary solutions is required.

Serve as network infrastructure point of contact; conduct and attend project calls, support Infrastructure Engineering by providing technical oversight throughout project completion. Facilitate the creation of standard processes and specifications to improve efficiency and timely service delivery. Provide and attend technical training as needed.

Track, manage, and report onnetworkcapacity utilization (channel/slot/port) using network documentation databases. Create lit channel/slot capacity assignments in documentation databases and systems to fulfill capacity requests.

Query production network elements and management systems as needed to validate available channel/slot/port capacity. Provision logical services and document reservations in production network management systems and databases. Assist engineering and service delivery teams in locating available channel/slot/port capacity.

Interface between equipment vendor(s) and Zayo stakeholders as needed to validate technical specifications, hardware and software interoperability, and hardware delivery timelines.

Facilitate cross-functional communications amongst team members to foster timely resolution of project obstacles.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Engineering or Computer Science.

Minimum of five (5) years telecommunications and/or network planning experience preferred.

Knowledge of optical fiber technical specifications, testing, and link engineering fundamentals.

Experience with DWDMnetwork architectures (i.e. FOADM/ROADM/PON/fixed and flex grid) and signal flow.

Familiarity with telecommunications service protocol structure and testing (i.e. Ethernet/OTN/SONET/SDH).

Proficiency on a minimum of (2) optical transport platforms (i.e. Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, Cisco, ADVA, Fujitsu, etc.).

Understanding of telemetry (DCN) network design, IP subnet, and routing protocols (i.e. OSPF) a plus.

Experience with data center and carrier hotel connectivity and telecommunications facility environments.

MS Office application capabilities required (i.e. Excel/Visio/Word) and programming/scripting skills preferred.

Written and verbal communication/negotiating skills are required for technical/non-technical audiences.

Ability to work with minimal supervision while being a constructive contributor to a team.

Estimated Base Salary Range: $78,500 - $112,100 USD/annually. The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan. Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off. The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled. Benefits, Rewards & Wellness Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.