Construction Crewmember I - Military Veterans

The Construction Crewmember I constructs, builds, repairs, and inspects Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) networks to provide voice, video, and data to residential and commercial customers. Coordinates with other utilities for permits, joint trench, pole applications, and service issues. Coordinates and conducts quality assurance on vendor field work.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Constructs new and rebuilds aerial hardware including strand placement, tensioning, grounding, bonding, guy and anchor installation. Assures grounds are at or below maximum allowable resistance for proper network protection. Responsible for maintaining proper spacing from energized conductors as well as height requirements as prescribed in the GO05, GO198, NESC, NEC, utility and Cox construction specifications.
• Lays conduit and install joint trenches for underground cable while coordinating with other utilities.
• Repairs and maintains overhead and underground lines. Responds to and determines proper course of action in emergency call-in situations to repair damaged cable lines. Replaces or reroutes cables and splices electronic equipment.
• Participates in the construction and /or repair of fiber, coax, and copper plant for networks. May coordinate and inspect work done by contract labor.
• Performs routine work to locate and mark underground cable lines in order to perform digs and other construction work to minimize cable damages.
• Inspects for location of placement of facilities, work of contract labor, depth trenches and follows underground construction standards. Marks placement of cable plant.
• Coordinates contract labor for construction projects and inspects final work.
• Uses computerized tools and programs (Oracle) to coordinate bill of materials, purchase materials, maintain inventory levels, reconciles invoices, street release forms, zone changes, as well as computerized mapping systems.
• May splice, repair, and activate fiber optic circuits and implement corrective and preventive action. May assist with the maintenance of fiber transport system, nodes and reverse laser transmitters and receivers.
• Ensures that work performed in a timely and professional manner and meets all regulations, specifications and standards set forth by the company and government agencies.
• May enter data into computerized databases to track homes passed, maintain serviceability information, or node splits.
• May obtain construction permits, utility permits and pole applications including make-ready, right-of-way, railroad, road bore and crossing permits. Create and file traffics plans for construction projects.

Qualifications:

Minimum

• High School Diploma/GED
• Generally less than 2 years’ experience in a related field (i.e. Utility aerial construction)
• Safe drivers needed; valid driver’s license required
• Requires working knowledge of basic Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lift 75 pounds

Preferred

• Experience in aerial utility construction strongly preferred
• Familiarity with NESC construction rules and regulations
• Familiarity with state and federal safety regulations