Lineman

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Outside Plant Construction, this position is responsible for overall fiber optic placing & splicing activities required to establish end-to-end fiber connectivity between locations. Responsible for fiber optic testing results to ensure activities were completed correctly and within the required technical specifications.

• Be familiar with Telcordia standards
• Ability to read and follow design engineer’s instruction
• Maintain the scope of work on the project
• Enter and maintain outside plant records
• Maintain all engineering and facility records through work order processing Essential Skills and Experience
  • Ability to communicate and work with property owners
  • Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions
  • Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches or crawl spaces
  • Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing or adjusting equipment
  • Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with a moisture‑proof covering
  • Travel to customers’ premises to install, maintain, or repair telecommunication electronic reception equipment or accessories
  • Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks; then pull lines through ducts by hand or with winches
  • Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches
  • Install equipment to maintain the strength of communications transmissions
  • String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers or trenches and pull lines to proper tension
  • Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment
  • Dig trenches for underground wires or cables
  • Explain cable service to subscribers after installation
  • Compute the impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine the additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels
  • Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations such as digger derricks, trenchers or cable plows
  • Fill and tamp holes using cement, earth and tamping devices
  • Dig holes for power poles using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes and hoist poles upright using winches
  • Participate in construction or removal of telecommunication support structures
  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment
  Work Environment

  Job requires both inside and outside environment.

  Additional Responsibilities
  • Current valid driver’s license
  • Available to work nights & weekends
  Benefits
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Long term disability
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance