Tower Crew Lead

Your Next Career Opportunity – Tower Crew Lead

Supervise and perform construction duties on a daily basis ensuring quality construction for expedited commercial deployment of services. Supervise subcontractors and job site personnel to complete scope of work assigned.

• Inspect and approve all sub‑contractor's work.
• Schedule and coordinate with all local authorities for required inspections.
• Complete work in a timely and efficient manner by planning, prioritizing, and mobilizing staff, materials, and subcontractors to meet the progression schedule.
• Ensure Construction Supervisor is apprised of construction progress, concerns, and deviations from plans or established schedule.
• Identify all materials and other resources needed to complete the project.
• Coordinate resources to meet construction schedules.
• Coordinate delivery and off‑loading of towers, materials, generators, and shelters.
• Identify construction "punch list" items to be remedied and ensure they are completed prior to the customer’s inspection.
• Finalize all inspections to close the project.
• Assign tasks to fellow crew members and perform civil or tower construction activities such as stacking towers, testing, positioning antennas, installing antennas, running coax, etc.
• Ensure tasks assigned to crew are completed in a timely, quality manner.
• Train and assist employees in completing tasks.
• Professionally interact with client’s representatives.
• Maintain and enforce all SBA and OSHA safety practices, perform daily jobsite safety inspections on equipment prior to operation, and immediately stop work when unsafe work practices or conditions exist.
• Work overtime, including Saturdays, Sundays, and evening hours.
• Complete all aspects of SBA’s Tower U training classes.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

• H.S. Diploma/GED and 5+ years tower construction background.
• Or 2+ years tower construction background with NWSA/TTT‑1 Certification (both written and practical) and 1+ year leadership experience.
• Must possess the ability to read blueprints, details, and specifications; knowledge of Test Equipment, Sweep, PIM & Fiber, and certification in each; and knowledge of standard knots.
• English Language Fluency.
• Physical ability to climb to heights of up to 500 feet.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Domestic travel of 90% of the time; able to operate a company vehicle at CMV level.
• Valid government‑issued driver’s license.
• Health services/driver’s license MDOT medical physical requirement.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to hear, understand, and respond appropriately to verbal requests made in person and over the telephone.
• Visual ability correctable to 20/20.
• Ability to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle.
• Standing 90% of the day.
• Ability to respond verbally in an understandable, professional manner in person and over the telephone.
• Ability to stoop and bend.
• Ability to reach and stretch.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to walk, stand, bend, and climb.
• Ability to work on a job site in a remote location for extended periods of time.

• Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
• Risk of electrical shock and radiation.
• Work near mechanical parts.
• May work in high, precarious places.
• Very loud noise levels equivalent to earth‑moving equipment and jack hammers.

In our efforts to maintain a safe work environment for our team members and the general public, all applicants who receive a conditional job offer for employment in a position classified as safety sensitive will be required to take and satisfactorily pass a drug test.