Fiber Optic Installer - Fiber Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Omni Underground is growing and looking for an experienced Fiber Optic Installer / Fiber Technician to join our underground utility construction team.

This position will support fiber optic projects throughout California and work alongside our directional drilling, excavation, and underground utility crews. We are looking for someone with hands-on experience installing fiber through underground conduit systems, handholes, vaults, and other outside plant infrastructure.

The ideal candidate understands underground fiber construction, takes pride in clean and organized installations, works well with field crews, and can help Omni continue expanding our turnkey capabilities.

If you're looking for steady work, quality equipment, and an opportunity to grow with a company that's building more of its projects in-house, we'd like to hear from you.

Compensation:

$23 - $35 hourly

Responsibilities:

• Install and pull fiber optic cable through underground conduit, handholes, vaults, and utility infrastructure.

• Set up and safely operate fiber pulling and blowing equipment, cable reels, winches, and related tools.

• Read construction plans, fiber routes, prints, and project specifications to complete installations accurately.

• Properly handle, route, coil, label, and protect fiber optic cable while maintaining required bend radius and installation standards.

• Coordinate with Foremen, HDD crews, Locators, and Project Management to keep projects moving efficiently.

• Inspect conduit pathways and identify obstructions, damaged conduit, or other field conditions that could affect fiber installation.

• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized jobsite while documenting completed work and reporting field issues.

Qualifications:

• Previous fiber optic installation or outside plant (OSP) construction experience preferred.

• Experience pulling or blowing fiber through underground conduit systems strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of handholes, vaults, conduit systems, cable reels, pulling equipment, and underground utility construction.

• Ability to read construction plans, utility prints, fiber routes, and project specifications.

• Class A CDL preferred , but not required.

• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively as part of a construction crew.

• Dependable, safety-minded, and willing to work outdoors, travel to project locations, and work overtime when projects require it.

About Company

Omni Underground is a growing underground utility contractor specializing in directional drilling, joint trench, potholing, vault and box setting, restoration, and full turnkey utility installation throughout California.

We’re building a team of people who take pride in their work and want to grow with the company. Our culture is built around four core values: Grit, Integrity, Respect, and Teamwork. That means showing up, working hard, doing things the right way, taking care of your crew, and taking ownership of the job.

We invest in our people and believe in promoting from within. For someone willing to learn and put in the work, there are opportunities to advance into equipment operation, drilling, locating, crew leadership, and foreman positions .

If you’re dependable, motivated, and looking for more than just another construction job, we’d like to hear from you.