Planning Engineer

Role Overview The Senior Planning Engineer will provide technical planning support, process improvement, and cross-functional coordination for physical network infrastructure. This role focuses on forecasting material requirements, optimizing material utilization, monitoring network growth, developing baseline forecasts, and supporting short-, mid-, and long-term network deployment planning. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and coordination skills, experience with large-scale network projects, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external vendors. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and planning support for network infrastructure projects. Monitor and evaluate material utilization to improve efficiency and optimize resources. Forecast network growth and material requirements to establish standard baselines. Develop short-, mid-, and long-term material usage forecasts. Identify trends and analyze data to support infrastructure planning and deployment. Develop and maintain aggregation reports, dashboards, and reporting views in collaboration with partner teams. Coordinate planning activities across cross-functional teams and vendors. Implement standard processes and triggers to support network deployment requirements. Build strong working relationships with peers, stakeholders, and partner organizations. Manage moderately complex assignments independently once familiar with the processes. Required Qualifications 4+ years of related professional experience. Experience in Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, and/or Network Implementation . Experience supporting large-scale projects. Strong cross-functional coordination and vendor management skills. Experience with planning, forecasting, material utilization, or resource optimization. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement abilities. Ability to manage moderately complex assignments and work independently. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Preferred Skills Experience with telecommunications or network infrastructure deployment. Material planning, utilization forecasting, and demand planning experience. Experience developing baseline forecasts, trend analyses, and aggregation reports. Experience coordinating multi-team infrastructure projects. Strong reporting and data analysis skills. Additional Notes This is a remote, US-based opportunity with an onshore requirement. Standard schedule is 40 hours per week. No travel is anticipated. Candidates should be comfortable coordinating with multiple teams and vendors on large-scale network infrastructure initiatives. Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week Experience: telecommunications or network infrastructure deployment: 5 years (Required) supporting large-scale network projects: 5 years (Required) material utilization, or resource optimization: 5 years (Required) Work Location: Remote

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