Sr. Aerial Fiber Technician - Grantsville, MD

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you an experienced fiber optics professional looking for the next step in your career? As a Senior Aerial Construction Technician – Fiber Optics , you’ll take on a leadership role in the field, overseeing and performing complex installations, maintenance, and repairs of overhead fiber lines. This hands-on position involves stringing and maintaining fiber optic cables, including pulling, tensioning, stranding, and spacing lines, as well as executing pole transfers, strand building, lashing, make-readies, and equipment mounting. Working within both communication and power spaces, you’ll use your expertise to troubleshoot issues, enhance operational efficiency, and guide team members in completing critical projects. If you're comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces and are ready to take on a role with greater responsibility, this is your opportunity to lead, grow, and make a lasting impact in the fiber optics industry!

Responsibilities

• Safely perform work in communication and energized spaces
• Inspect, mobilize, and operate a bucket truck from the cab
• Record and report the sequential foot marks by the operator or groundman
• Responsible for framing poles
• Pull cable, strand, fiber, and lash, for extended periods of time
• Provide framing and attachment hardware for operator, jack down guys, pull lasher
• Monitor basic gauges to determine tension and pressure on the cable lines
• Monitor cable during installs for appropriate tension during critical turning points and transitions
• Identify the location of and direct the navigation of the crew into Energized Spaces
• Read, interpret, and modify design packages
• Oversee 3rd party optical ground wire (OPGW) installation
• Lead, mentor, and train field personnel

Working Conditions

• Walk / use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls / reach with hands and arms / climb ladders and stairs / crawl / kneel
• Climb poles; carry, set-up and extend ladders weighing up to 65 pounds, as well as work with confidence on ladders and utility poles at heights of up to 60 feet in the air to perform tasks in communications spaces
• Work indoors, outdoors, and underground in various weather conditions
• Able to walk long distances
• Able to lift up to 65 pounds without assistance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant Fiber Optics experience preferred
• Mastery of Aerial Construction Technician II Job Duties
  • Participate in work requiring pole climbing
  • Recognize general safety hazards and electrical-specific hazards such as missing and or degraded parts and hardware
  • Identify the location of and direct the navigation of the crew into Energized Spaces
  • Monitor and maintain min/max truck stock materials
  • Perform minor field repairs on equipment (i.e., reel trailer, bucket and placer truck, and winder trailer)
  • Provide leadership and successfully complete leadership tasks assigned in the field
  • Responsible for leading projects or crews
  • Read and interpret design packages
  • Responsible for completing time and material (T&M) documentation
  • Provide guidance in the proper use and wearing of job-specific PPE
  • Assist with 3rd party optical ground wire (OPGW) installation oversight
  • Lead and mentor less experienced coworkers
  • Lead team members as required in the absence of a Sr. Technician or Manager
• Valid Driver’s License is required
• CDL A/B preferred
• Proficient with the following equipment: ladders, bucket truck, man lift, cable puller, and reel stands
• Experience operating small equipment experience (i.e., forklift, bobcat, telehandler, skid steer, etc.)
• Flagger Certification required
• Must be comfortable working at elevated heights and confined spaces
• Ability to climb poles up to 40’ using standard safety protocols
• Qualify as an Electrically Qualified Communication Lineman