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Field Engineer I

Greenlight Networks

Scranton, PAFull-time$27–31/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$27–31/hr
Location
Scranton, PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Field Engineer I supports fiber network design, construction, and expansion by obtaining easements and collecting utility-pole information. The role works with property owners, internal teams, and external entities to support network buildout and maintenance, identify issues and cost-saving opportunities, and help meet project deadlines. It also involves representing Greenlight Networks at customer education events and traveling within its markets as needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationRelationship BuildingCollaborationComputer LiteracyMicrosoft OfficeGoogle EarthTelecommunications

Qualifications

Associate's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Field Engineer I

About the Organization Deliver an exceptional experience. Make a real impact. Grow with us.At Greenlight Networks, we're not just building a network-we're building stronger, more connected communities. Founded in 2011, Greenlight Networks designs, builds, and operates a high-speed fiber-optic network delivering internet speeds up to 8 Gigabits per second to homes and small businesses. Today, we serve more than 225,000 homes and nearly 10,000 businesses across New York, with continued expansion into Pennsylvania and Baltimore.Our mission is to connect our communities by delivering the best internet experience and providing our customers the freedom to work, play, and live without limits!

Category Engineering

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Location Scranton, PA

Description

Summary:The Field Engineer I is an integral part of the fiber design and construction process, contributing to the buildout of new networks and expansion of existing networks. Working as part of the Construction and Operations organization, this role has overall accountability for obtaining easements as well as the intake of field information on utility poles to help drive our ability to provide fiber internet service to our communities. This position directly impacts on our ability to quickly solve design and construction issues, while identifying cost savings opportunities.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Approach property owners for easement requests to place our facilities aerially or underground and obtain ingress and egress rights for access to these facilities for construction and maintenance purposes.

  • Explain easement process and benefits of signing to propertyowners.

  • Obtain applicable signatures for processing.

  • Represent and participate in events involved in educating potential customers on Greenlight’s products and procedures.

  • Inform internal team of easement statuses and associated timelines, tracking individual progress against set goals to ensure deadlines are met.

  • Collect geo-located utility pole photos and make accurate attachment height of attachments on captured photos.

  • Review and/or correct data integrity errors within the IKE Database or other systems as necessary.

  • Identify electric hazards, electric equipment, and communications equipment on utility poles.

  • Participate as an active contributor to cross-functional internal teams to help drive clear decision making in the buildout and maintenance of our network.

  • Other tasks as deemed necessary in support of Greenlight’s network build and maintenance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Ability to manage processes and deliverables associated with multipleprojects.

  • Display excellence in oral and written communicationskills.

  • Ability to effectively establish working relationships with outside entities for the purpose of executing Greenlight’s business needs.

  • Demonstrate collaboration skills with internal and external parties to achieve company goals and objectives.

  • Comfortable using a computer, MS Office products, Google Earth and various software packages and Web- based products.

  • Use of respectful communication with co-workers and business contacts in a professional manner.

  • Ability to travel within all Greenlight’s markets as needed.

Education and Experience:

  • Associate's Degree or two years of equivalent experience in the telecommunication.

Compensation:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The pay range for this position is $27/hr - $31/hr. The actual salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at www.greenlightnetworks.com/careers/.

EOE Statement

Greenlight Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Greenlight Networks is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and maintaining a workplace free from unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation. All employment decisions are based on legitimate business needs, job requirements, individual qualifications and performance, without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Greenlight Networks provides reasonable accommodations as required by law and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment or retaliation.

Part Time Hours None Specified

This position is currently accepting applications.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,128 open Field Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$27–31/hr
  • US median$21–28/hr233 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $29/hr, is 12% above the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Field Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 69 open Field Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and 2,128 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
Field Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,309 postings).
Education
930 of the 2,128 open Field Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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