Technician Engineering Field

About the position

Discover a more connected Field Walkout Technician career At CableCom, as a Field Walkout Technician, your primary responsibility revolves around the construction and maintenance of plant infrastructure, design, and engineering. The Field Walkout Technician provides a route analysis of outside plant telecommunications. These technicians are the backbone of telecom and service provider companies since they are the primary designers of the entire network.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage field engineering activities responsible for planning, designing, and obtaining permits for new cable routes.
• Visit customer sites to gather OSP site survey information, evaluate customer requirements and determine the OSP equipment required.
• Work as part of a multi-faceted team consisting of engineering, construction, project management, and scheduling personnel, all with a common interest of delivering results to the customer.
• Coordinate with drafting and/or GIS personnel located in remote offices to produce construction drawings to be used to construct the network.
• Develop base mapping and provide field engineering services required to prepare permit drawings, OSP construction drawings, and final as-built drawings in electronic format.
• Research and incorporate permitting requirements from jurisdictional authorities (i.e., state, county, city, railroads, and others) into the OSP design.
• Recommend final route based on most economical solution and permitting agency's requirements.
• Research and evaluate various route options associated with the projects, including aerial and underground options, existing customer conduit and other third party conduit.
• Engage daily with the customer's engineering team and project management staff via emails/phone as well as occasional in-person meetings.
• Maintain safe working habits and conditions according to regulations and policies.

Requirements

• To be at least 18 years old.
• Authorization to work in the United States for this company.
• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Two to four years of experience in the OSP Engineering field.
• Experience with aerial and underground construction methods and engineering requirements.
• Experience with cable placement and splicing methods and practices.
• Effective communication skills.
• The ability to travel and work extended hours; overtime and weekends as needed.
• Reliable transportation and a clean driving record.
• Familiarity in permitting requirements for state and local agencies.
• A working understanding of the Rural Utility Service (RUS) units and their meaning process.

Benefits

• Weekly Paychecks
• Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, and Holidays
• Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• 401(k) w/ Company Match
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Legal Insurance
• Discounts on gym memberships, pet insurance, and much more!