Outside Plant Construction Technician III

Outside Plant Construction Technician III

Requirements

• 2+ 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist with communicating job duties and responsibilities to internal construction crews.
• Focus on crew efficiencies, ensuring assigned tasks are completed.
• Train, monitor, and coach team members to safely perform assigned tasks with related construction equipment.
• Perform quality control inspections of construction crew work, ensuring safety protocols are enforced.
• Work with foreperson to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Operate trenchers, backhoes, end loaders, plows, and other excavating equipment used to construct and maintain outside plant cable facilities.
• Operate Horizontal Directional Drills.
• Locate cable and fiber and other utilities as required by construction activity.
• Perform landscape restoration after project completion.
• Engage municipalities, utility companies, suppliers, contractors, and property owners to coordinate project tasks and avoid disputes.
• Receive maps and staking sheets and ensure construction project is built.
• Review, update, and assist with the recording of GIS, maps, addresses, and as-builds.
• Ensure locates are performed on time and prior to team and equipment arriving at the worksite.
• Set pedestals, vaults, and handholes along with marking/labeling fiber optic and/or copper facilities.
• Coordinate with Sr Outside Plant Construction Tech to ensure availability of materials and equipment.
• Perform the placement of new aerial and buried fiber according to maps, staking sheets, and locate markings.
• Service, clean, maintain, and repair equipment.
• Check DOT logs and review condition of trucks and trailers on job site to ensure all vehicles meet DOT standards.
• Report any issues to Sr Outside Plant Construction Tech.
• Complete all related paperwork in a timely manner.
• Assist Field Services technicians, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain a Class A CDL. A current CDL is preferred at hire, but TDS will train and certify eligible associates through its in-house CDL certification program after hire.
• Prefer 3+ months’ experience with utility location.
• Prefer 2+ years’ experience in the construction of fiber optic cable outside plant networks -OR- 2+ years installation of any underground or overhead utilities will be considered.
• Understanding of telecommunication products and services.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• May require occasional travel.
• Must be willing to work overtime as needed. May be required to work various/swing shifts as business needs dictate.
• Must be able to operate vehicles with manual transmissions.