Sr. Aerial Fiber Technician – Grantsville, MD

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Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. The Corporate Headquarters are located in Grantsville, MD with several offices throughout the country.

Are you looking for a place to expand your skills and grow in a career? Our company promotes continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility. We provide defined career paths, full benefits, and apprenticeship/continuing education programs. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace, a flexible work‑life balance, and safety first.

We are a diverse and rapidly growing company that continuously seeks new markets and opportunities. A positive, can‑do attitude and a strong sense of ambition and safety are keys to success. Sign up today to start a career with us.

As a Senior Aerial Construction Technician – Fiber Optics, you’ll lead field teams in installing, maintaining, and repairing overhead fiber optic cable. This hands‑on role requires expertise in pulling, tensioning, stranding, spacing, pole transfers, strand building, lashing, make‑readies, and equipment mounting. You will troubleshoot issues, improve operational efficiency, and mentor crew members in meeting critical project deadlines.

• Perform work safely in communication and energized spaces
• Inspect, mobilize, and operate a bucket truck from the cab
• Record and report sequential locations by operator or groundman
• Frame poles and provide attachment hardware for operators, jack‑down guys, and lasher pulls
• Pull cable, strand, fiber, and lash for extended periods of time
• Monitor gauges to determine cable tension and pressure
• Ensure proper cable tension during critical turning points and transitions
• Identify and navigate crew into energized spaces
• Read, interpret, and modify design packages
• Oversee third‑party OPGW installation
• Lead, mentor, and train field personnel

• Use hands, reach with arms, lift up to 65 lbs, and climb ladders, stairs, or utility poles up to 60 ft
• Walk long distances and work in indoor, outdoor, and underground environments in various weather conditions
• Climb poles and extend ladders weighing up to 65 lbs

• 5+ years of fiber optics experience preferred
• Mastery of Aerial Construction Technician II duties
• Valid driver’s license required; CDL A/B preferred
• Proficiency with ladders, bucket truck, man lift, cable puller, and reel stands
• Experience operating small equipment (e.g., forklift, bobcat, telehandler, skid steer)
• Flagger certification required
• Comfortable working at heights and confined spaces; able to climb poles up to 40 ft
• Qualify as an Electrically Qualified Communication Lineman
• Lead and mentor less experienced coworkers, providing technical guidance
• Complete time‑and‑material documentation and safety paperwork

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Rx coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Paid time off and 7 paid holidays
• Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation for out‑of‑town work
• On‑the‑job mentoring and training
• Internal job postings and performance/salary reviews
• Employee feedback program
• Safety‑first and drug‑free work environment with bonuses for safe work
• PPE allowances with no vendor restrictions
• Weekly pay plus premium pay for Sundays and holidays
• Overtime available as applicable
• Career path advancement and financial tools/programs
• Scholarship opportunities for dependents
• Potential additional compensation based on performance

This position requires a thorough background check and pre‑employment drug and alcohol screening. Employees must participate in random, post‑accident, and reasonable‑suspicion drug and alcohol testing per the company policy.

This company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities without regard to any protected classes under applicable law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

USD $25.00/Hr. – USD $28.00/Hr.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Oil and Gas

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