A professional who conducts studies to develop data required for planning central office switching facilities, and prepares plans and schedules for acquisition and installation of equipment to meet long term and current relief requirements. Responsibilities include:

• Conducts studies to accumulate information on current services, equipment capacities, current traffic data and estimated acquisition and installation costs.
• Analyzes data and forecasts on subscriber demands and projected traffic to determine type, size, and quantity of switching equipment required.
• Plans and schedules equipment acquisition, and installation, considering such factors as availability, current and future costs, and other economic projections.
• Reviews implementation schedules on continuing basis to ensure switching facilities have capacity within objective limits for subscriber demands.
• Prepares modifications on implementation schedules for acquisition and installation of switching equipment due to unforeseen increase or decrease of demands for services.