Fiber Technician II

Overview

IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to a variety of end markets, including electrical, mechanical and communications contracting solutions for the commercial, industrial, residential and renewable energy markets. IES is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol IESC. As of the end of IES's 2025 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, IES produced over $3.3 billion in revenue and employed over 9,400 employees at over 174 domestic locations across the United States.

IES is an Equal Employment Opportunity

Employer:

Minorities, Females, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans Encouraged to Apply. From office buildings to wind farms, industrial complexes to housing developments, our employees and design professionals design, build, and maintain the systems that empower lives. Our commitment to our employees is reflected by our actions:
Safety is Priority One - and our record shows it.

Competitive Pay
• Company 401K plan with Employer Contribution Match
• Company Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Choice of Medical Coverage including Prescription and Short Term Disability Plans
• Choice of Dental and Vision Coverage
• Optional Long-term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Legal and Pet Coverage
• Auto and Home Insurance Discount Programs

Job Title:

Fiber Technician

Reports To:

Lead Communications Technician or Superintendent

As a Fiber Technician, you ll handle everything from installation and splicing to termination and testing. This is a travel-intensive role, with deployments lasting up to 8 weeks. To support you on the road, we provide paid travel and lodging, plus a $50 daily meal allowance.

• Cabling & Termination:
  The Fiber Technician must have basic copper termination skills.
• The Fiber Technician will install a work area outlet for the floor, modular furniture, and wall (terminate CAT 3 & CAT 5 jacks); mount faceplates and surface mount boxes correctly; adhere to IES COMMUNICATIONS labeling standards.
• The Fiber Technician will build closets (mount and install backboards, cross-connects, racks, patch panels, fiber optic, and hardware).
• Install grounding for racks, equipment, and cable as required.
• Complete all IDC connections (e.g., terminate 110/66 blocks and patch panels).
• Perform testing, continuity test horizontal and riser cable, use of volt-ohmmeter, troubleshoot opens, crosses, shorts, and transpose pairs on horizontal and riser cable.
• Install LC, SC, ST, FC, FDDI, SMA, and MPO/MTP connectors, for both multi-mode & single-mode fiber.
• Terminate simplex & duplex jumper cords.
• Terminate & breakout outside plant (loose tube) fiber (e.g., Corning/Commscope).
• Terminate & breakout outside plant (loose tube) fiber (e.g., 3
  
  DNX).
• Terminate indoor tight buffered multimode and single-mode fiber.
• Install fan-out kits including buffer tube.
• Calculate the end-to-end loss budgets in accordance with TIA/EIA standards for multimode & single-mode fiber.
• Fully complete all IES paperwork accurately and on time (timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, Job Blog, tool transfers, and others as required).
• Complete any other duties as assigned.
• Testing: test using an OTDR, Fluke DTX 180.
• Troubleshoot using an OTDR to identify and correct problems end to end, and network-wide.
• Splicing: perform mechanical splicing with all types of fiber cable.
• Splicing: perform fusion splicing with all types of fiber cable.
• Build: building entrance splices, maintenance space, and direct buried splices.

The Fiber Technician must be self-motivated, positive in approach, professional, and help create, develop, and implement project process improvement(s). The position requires the ability to promote the company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients, and business partners. The technician must possess and be proficient with the listed tools, and act as the company liaison for interface with customer representatives.

They must possess problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and the ability to read, write, and…