Cable Technician

Unclassified - Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Egg Harbor Township, NJ

251-500 employees

About the position

The Cable Technician position at Parsons involves providing technical support for cable management and installation work in support of the FAA's Capital Investment Plan modernization efforts. The role requires collaboration with diverse teams and adherence to industry standards while ensuring compliance with safety and design specifications.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and arrange cable material and equipment.
• Explain and verify service orders, drawings, specifications, particular needs, and instructions.
• Run, pull, stop and splice copper and fiber optic cables, such as CAT5, SE, CAT6, low voltage cables, and fiber.
• Mount telecom equipment while adhering to best practices, industry standards, and manufacturer requirements.
• Ensure compliance with required design safety factors, tolerances, and specifications.
• Choose and verify cable pathways, conduct site surveys for clients, assist in designing, creating and implementing standards and specifications.
• Coordinate the progress of cabling projects with third-party contractors, maintain all documents related to cabling, carry out installation of cable supports and pulling network cable pathways, testing and troubleshooting cabling issues.
• Provide field measurements and report results as requested.
• Manage and maintain exact inventory for parts, tools, and supplies.
• Attend training meetings and learn the measures explained to use the essential personal protection equipment.
• Collaborate and work in a team setting.
• Maintain good relations with clients by listening to and sorting out their issues or escalating them to management.

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience laying out and pulling various types of data cable such as CAT5, SE, CAT6, low voltage cables or fiber.
• Must be able to pass government background check.
• Experience with cabling and conversant with the installation of copper cables.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience in data center environments.
• Working knowledge of data cable types and specifications is preferred.
• Associate's or equivalent technical degree or certificate of completion from an accredited designer/drafter course (or equivalent).

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Holidays