Field Utilities Quality Analyst

Location: The ideal candidate is local to our U.S. Headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado. However, at this time we are work from home during COVID-19.

Field Utilities Quality Analyst Role Summary: 

This position is responsible for ensuring that IKE-Analyze delivers an accurate, high-quality product on a consistent basis.  You will review work completed by IKE-Analyze to determine if an analyst’s work has followed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) established by IKE and followed project specified Work Instructions (WI).  You will ultimately be deciding whether to deliver the product to the customer or send the product back to the analyst for correction/rework.  In performing the QA role, you will be grading each IKE analyst on the quality of their work and helping to identify gaps in knowledge, processes, and/or technology that impact the quality of the products delivered by IKE-Analyze.  You will be expected to maintain a daily targeted inspection rate and be able to justify your pass/fail decision if questioned.

Field Utilities Quality Analyst Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Computer skills required: (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, Google Docs, Sheets, Earth and Maps) 
• Other skills that are a plus but not required: 
  • Possess hands-on experience with electric utilities, communication companies, and/or engineering service providers.
  • Experience within field surveying
  • Previous experience with pole loading analysis preferred. Applicable programs include PoleForeman, O-calc, and SPIDA-calc.
  • Experience utilizing IKE products and such as IKE Office.

Field Utilities Quality Analyst Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect work product of IKE-A Analyst
• For poles that fail inspection, record the reason for failure
• Understand and identify overhead communication assets (coax cables, copper cables, fiber cables, messengers, guy wires, power supplies, antenna, amplifiers, spices, etc.)
• Understand and identify overhead power distribution assets (poles, guys, brackets, cross arms, insulators, wires, transformers, capacitors, reclosers, regulators, streetlights, arrestors, switches, etc)
• Ability to read and understand IKE Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and IKE Work Instructions (WIs) across multiple projects.
• Verify IKE Analyst are following SOPs for IKE Office Annotations / Heights
• Verify IKE Analyst are following SOPs for pole/anchor location correction
• Verify IKE Analyst are following project-specific WIs
• Verifies that pole loading models match the IKE records when applicable
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrate accuracy and efficiency in your daily work.
• This position requires working at a computer terminal either standing or sitting for the entire workday.

Field Utilities Quality Analyst Competencies:

• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

ikeGPS provides great benefits, including:

• A highly effective work-from-home structure while dealing with COVID impacts
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401K
• Flexible working hours
• Plenty of paid time off
• Adjustable sitting or standing desk workspace
• Our office sits adjacent to a park with disc golf, basketball, and jogging path

About ikeGPS:

The United States and Canada are in the middle of a communications boom. The drive for more bandwidth is fueling amazing growth in the deployment of fiber and wireless networks. ikeGPS is changing the way communication companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Crown Castle deploy fiber and wireless networks. IKE Analyze from ikeGPS is achieving rapid adoption because we simply help communication companies deploy networks faster and safer while lower deployment costs through better efficiency.

ikeGPS' Core Values:

At ikeGPS we seek to live to certain core values:

These help to create an environment where people can bring the best of themselves to work every day and underpin the best customer experience in our industry.  Our core values are;

• Simplicity & clarity.
• Open company. No BS.
• Be yourself. Be the change you seek.
• Manaakitanga; with a literal meaning of ‘we rise by lifting others’.
• The most important criteria for this role is a genuine fit with these values.

Applicants for this position must be eligible to work in the United States.