Tower Technician Ii (Deconstruction And Construction)

Tower Technicians support all aspects of tower installations, including all antennas and transmission lines. Tower Technicians perform construction duties on a daily basis ensuring quality construction from the foundation to erection of lattice towers, monopoles, and guyed towers.

Key Performance Indicators:

1.) Safety 2.) Quality 3.) Productivity 4.) Customer Satisfaction 5.) Teamwork

Core Functions:

• Performing audits: safety; defect and quality.
• Run jumpers as needed to complete ongoing scopes of work.
• Complete required equipment and supply paperwork.
• Ability to follow daily instructions and shift reports.
• Applies job skills and company policies and procedures to complete assigned tasks.
• Fill out required paperwork and printouts.
• Trouble shoots Alarms / RSSI issues at sites using supplied sweep gear.
• Ability to run jumpers as needed to complete ongoing scopes of work.
• Perform electrical down tilts and mechanical down tilts to a variety of antennas using supplied antenna controller units.
• Climbing communications structures, to include: guyed; self-supporting; monopoles; building/rooftops; grain silos; etc.
• Ability to travel up to 50% as needed to complete work out of market.
• May perform installs on radios, antennas, and associated RF equipment.
• (BYOD) Bring Your Own Device. The company will reimburse eligible employees $30 per pay period/$780 annually for use of personally owned cell phones for business use. The employee understands they will abide by the BYOD policy, and this is a requirement to be able to carry out their duties.
• May devise jumper connections with knowledge from connector training.

Winning Behaviors, Competencies, and Skills:

• Trained in procedures on a working platform.
• Expertise in PIM and sweep testing.
• Strong troubleshooting skills of equipment, coax, and fiber.
• Competent climber.
• Good communication skills
• Pre-employment physical required, if applicable for DOT.
• Background and drug screen required.
• Mounting, aligning, cabling, and testing of antennas, radios, and associated equipment.
• Team Player
• Trained in controlled descent.
• A valid Driver’s License is required.
• Ability to work closely with others.
• Experience in completing full grounding installations, tower demolition, tower stripping and painting (erect and horizontal).
• Trained in use of aerial lifts.
• Ability to mentor and field train lower-level technicians
• Knowledge of basic electricity, grounding, and power safety.
• Ability to Install coaxial cable on towers, rooftop - any structure.
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite is required.
• Competent rigger.
• Travel as required, typically within a designated region
• Must be able to safely climb while carrying tools and equipment of up to 60 pounds and work on a cell site tower using safety gear that is rated for a maximum working load of 310lbs, including the climber, tools and equipment.
• Expertise in fiber testing.
• Familiarity of using PIM gear and PIM troubleshooting.
• Requires working knowledge of Microwave equipment.
• Knowledge of standard knots.
• Knowledge of UMTS and 4G.
• Terminating cables and experience fixing connectors and Antenna system.
• Breakfix experience.
• Trained in procedures on a cable bridge/ice bridge.

Personality and communication (soft skills):

• Ability to use company Values as guiding principles.
• Pleasant demeanor and ability to work well in a team.
• Other duties as assigned based on the needs of the company.

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Rescue certification is preferred
• NWSA TTT1 required
• Bucket truck
• Defensive Driving, RF Awareness, Bird Awareness, and Aerial Lift training preferred.
• Competent Climber/Rescue/Control Decent required
• Anritsu and/or OSHA certification preferred
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred
• Competent Rigger required

Work Experience:

• MUST be a Certified Tower Climber - can be via Gravitec Systems, Inc. or ComTrain
• Typically requires 3-5 years or equivalent experience or related technical training.

Physical Demands:

• Maintain a valid driver license and insurance.
• Sit, stand, stoop, stretch, lift and drive.
• Ability to travel between job sites daily is a must; frequent overnight travel or longer is also a must.
• Ability to lift 60 lbs. required.
• Ability to hear, understand and respond appropriately to verbal requests made in person and over the telephone in English.
• Must be willing to work days/nights/weekends depending on project demands.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
• Exposure to indoor and outdoor conditions.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.