Telecom Consultant Prin

About the Position

Telecom Consultant Prin Job at American Electric Power, Abilene, TX

We are seeking a Telecom Consultant Prin for our team in Abilene, TX. This role involves designing, installing, and maintaining complex telecommunication networks.

Responsibilities

• Plans, evaluates, designs, installs, configures, troubleshoots, and analyzes performance of complex telecommunication networks and enterprise systems.
• Ensures all work activities are performed in accordance with policies, practices, procedures, standards, and rules of the company.
• Coordinates and monitors work activities using approved applications and tools for projects as required to perform engineering tasks.
• Leads, facilitates, and coordinates complex work activities of others within work group, team.
• Prepares cost estimates using established guidelines.
• Creates documentation of project work using established guidelines.
• Leads project and/or development activities related to highly specialized areas of technology.
• Identifies, resolves, and initiates solutions to highly complex problems.
• Leads the development of standards relevant to the area of assignment.
• Develops, recommends, and implements plans throughout the Telecommunications organization to address issues.
• Leads in the preparation and presentation of complex technology decisions and large projects, clearly, concisely, and persuasively, in a manner suitable for presentations to senior management.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of AEP networks, components, and facilities enabling more efficient and comprehensive responses to projects and problems.
• Conducts economic analysis techniques in project development and approval.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, telecommunications, or related field of study; or Associate's degree in the field mentioned above with 2 years of relevant work experience; or HS diploma/GED with 4 years of relevant work experience required.
• Experience: 10 years of relevant work experience in addition to any experience mentioned above.
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Driver's License is Required.
• Other Requirements:
  • Outside Plant Experience (OSP) or Fiber Construction
  • Preference to have either a Professional Engineer License in any U.S. State, or Cisco CCNP/CCIE Certification, BICSI RCDD Certification, PMP, or Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
  • Possess advanced level knowledge of communications technologies and inter-networking principles.
  • Possess detailed knowledge and an advanced level of understanding of the AEP Network.
  • Demonstrate advanced technical skills in a single area of specialization.
  • Demonstrate competency in analytical techniques necessary to handle complex assignments.
  • Exhibit understanding for pertinent telecom equipment, materials, systems, and business processes.
  • Keep abreast of new products, developments, technologies, procedures, and equipment.
  • Demonstrate ability to develop new approaches to make informed decisions in the absence of a definite framework or where few precedents exist.
  • Demonstrate ability to make decisions affecting long-range plans and goals based on analysis of uncertain input and outcomes.
  • Identify, clarify, resolve, and initiate solutions to complex problems that sometimes involve analysis of inadequate or conflicting data.
  • Understand and analyze the interrelationships between systems and component equipment beyond the group’s specific area of responsibility.
  • Demonstrate ability to analyze and recommend enhancements to business processes.
  • Collaborate with others within the work group, department, or other corporate entity as necessary to complex activities.
  • Provide cross-training to other employees as assigned.
  • Coordinate and conduct training sessions as assigned.
  • Initiate corrective action when project objectives are not being met.
  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Demonstrate the ability to extrapolate beyond known facts to reach logical conclusions.
  • Demonstrate ability and desire to seek out opportunities and embrace new ideas and approaches.
  • Demonstrate an attitude and desire to listen to and satisfy both internal and external customers who use and depend upon their organizational unit.
  • Understand how technical strategies and decisions impact the business units and their overall business functions.
  • Use initiative in looking for opportunities and presenting new ideas and new approaches.
  • Relates to people in an open, friendly, and sincere manner.
  • Effectively lead and facilitate meetings.
  • Use initiative in looking for opportunities to increase job knowledge and technical skills.

Core Competencies

• Continuous improvement
• Team player
• Assume positive intent
• Safety first focus
• Continuous learning
• Professionalism

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $98,993.00 - $151,132.50
• Full-time employment
• On-site work location

About the Company

American Electric Power (AEP) provides Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading, and promotion, conditions, and privileges of employment, company-sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs, and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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Location: Abilene, TX

Job Type: Full Time

Date Posted: 2026-10-02

Expiration date: 2026-11-30