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TDS Telecomposted 23 days ago
$25 - $37/Yr
Full-time - Entry Level
Bend, OR
Telecommunications

About the position

Join Our Team as an Outside Plant Construction Technician II in Bend, OR! Ready to roll up your sleeves and bring cutting-edge fiber technology to life? As our Outside Plant Construction Technician II, you'll be at the heart of building and maintaining our state-of-the-art PON/fiber network. From installing buried and aerial fiber facilities to mastering construction equipment like trenchers, backhoes, end loaders, and plows, you'll make a real impact every day. You'll also install, test, troubleshoot, and repair fiber facilities to keep our customers connected. If you love working with your hands, being outdoors, and making a difference in your community, this is the role for you! Please note: This position may be filled as an Outside Plant Construction Technician I or II, based on the candidate's skills and qualifications. Separate job postings outline the minimum requirements for each role. Please review both postings and apply to any level for which you are qualified and interested. This position is eligible for a $1,000 sign-on bonus! (Payout terms apply)

Responsibilities

  • Perform general construction and maintenance of aerial and buried fiber facilities, ensuring compliance with maps, staking sheets, and safety standards.
  • Operate and maintain construction equipment, including excavation tools, to build and repair outside plant fiber networks.
  • Install, splice, test, troubleshoot, and repair fiber optic facilities using specialized equipment.
  • Conduct cable fault acceptance tests, locate defective fiber, and resolve issues efficiently.
  • Update GIS, maps, and as-builts; set and label infrastructure like peds, vaults, and handholes.
  • Restore worksites to original condition upon project completion.
  • Train and mentor team members as needed and maintain construction equipment.
  • Provide support to field service technicians and complete required documentation promptly.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of construction equipment operation utilizing various underground and aerial construction equipment such as directional drills, trencher/plow/rocksaw, backhoe, or bucket trucks -OR- current military service, or prior military service with honorable discharge.
  • Must follow the TDS attendance guidelines in order to meet TDS's business needs including but not limited to our obligations to our customers and to our customers' needs.
  • Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and remain eligible for DOT requirements.

Nice-to-haves

  • Ability to obtain a Class A CDL (current CDL preferred; training and certification provided if eligible).
  • Ability to operate manual transmission vehicles.
  • Successful completion of safety training and customer-specific requirements, including potential background checks.
  • Physically capable of climbing, kneeling, digging, lifting, and pulling as needed for the role.
  • Preferred: 1+ years of experience in fiber optic construction or utility installation.
  • Familiarity with telecommunications products and services.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
  • Willingness to travel, work overtime, and adapt to various shifts as needed.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Paid time off benefits such as vacation (15 days accrued per year for full-time; pro-rated for part-time associates), sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates), seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday.
  • Paid parental leave (2 weeks after 12 months of employment).
  • Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability coverage for associates working 30 or more hours per week.
  • Education Assistance available to full-time associates.
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