Construction Tech-Line Worker

Uniti Group Inc.; Centerville (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans

401K Plan

Health & Flexible Savings Account

Educational Assistance Plan

Education Assistance

Job summary

A leading telecommunications provider seeks a Construction Technician-Line Worker. Responsibilities include installing and maintaining utility poles, running fiber optic and copper cables, and ensuring safety standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience and relevant safety certifications, alongside strong attention to detail. The job involves significant traveling. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in line work or related field.
• OSHA 10 Hour Safety Course and Buck Squeeze certifications.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, and maintain poles and cables.
• Use bucket trucks and ladders to access work areas.
• Perform routine maintenance and splicing of cables.

Skills

Proficient at operating various construction equipment

Ability to work in confined spaces

Exceptional time-management

Education

1 year of outside plant construction experience

Pole climbing certification

Tools

Heavy-duty equipment

Bucket Trucks

Test Equipment

Job description

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Kinetic provides high-speed broadband Internet, phone service, and Digital TV packages to residential customers as well as products and services for small, medium, and large businesses, and government agencies. www.GoKinetic.com

About The Role

The Construction Technician-Line Worker is responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining poles, cables and conduits; installing aerial and buried cables with associated hardware as required to build jobs; running fiber optic, copper and other necessary cable in the telecommunications space, both aerial and in underground infrastructure, such as manholes; maintaining the safety of the crew by providing direction regarding procedures, road safety, manhole safety, attending safety meetings as requested; maintaining material inventory, DOT vehicle inspection; operating heavy machinery; and other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to, splicing copper and fiber cable and any tasks associated with splicing cable. The job will include work on weekends, holidays, standby and unscheduled hours, and overtime. Travel is required and may be over 50% of the year depending on the business needs. This is a safety sensitive position.

• This position follows a union bidding process.

What You’ll Do

• Install, repair, and maintain poles.
• Install aerial cables (fiber and copper); set‑up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment as requested.
• Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
• Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
• Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
• String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension using jacks, hoist, and other equipment as necessary.
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches/manholes as requested and required.
• Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
• Use a variety of construction equipment such as digger derricks, bucket trucks, backhoes, trenchers, or cable plows to complete installations.
• Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
• Understand staking sheets and blueprints.
• Perform work in accordance with industry standards, familiar with RUS standards, read and follow design engineers’ instructions and specifications, maintain scope of work on the project, and adhere to safety procedures.
• Prepare engineering field notes; interpret buried underground and aerial telecom facilities in records, on maps and in the field with clarity and detail and make recommendations for changes in running line or construction methodologies.
• Participate in engineering, permit and construction processes as required.
• Perform routine maintenance; recognize and repair route issues, including hole cleanup, sign placement, and weed control as required.
• Fill and tamp holes using cement, earth, and tamping devices.
• Splice copper and fiber cables and associated tasks.
• Other work as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience.
• OSHA 10 Hour Safety Course and Buck Squeeze (Pole Climbing Certifications).
• Proficient at operating various construction equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1 year of outside plant construction experience including installation, repair and maintenance of poles and buried or aerial cable or related Trade School certification in lieu of one year of experience.
• Pole climbing certification.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions, year‑round.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Ability to work an on‑call schedule rotation as well as days/nights/overnights/weekends/holidays/overtime, as needed.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Minimum qualifications to obtain a CDL.
• Ability to pass DOT certification.
• Ability to Travel.
• Exceptional time‑management and attention to detail to complete all paperwork accurately and on‑time.

Physical Tasks

Standing Continuously: 67‑100%; Walking Continuously: 67‑100%; Sitting Occasionally: 0‑33%.

Driving

Car: Occasionally 0‑33%; Van Continuously 67‑100%; CMV Occasionally 0‑33%; Climbing Continuously 67‑100%; Bending Continuously 67‑100%; Crouching Continuously 67‑100%; Pushing‑Pulling Continuously 67‑100%; Carrying Continuously 67‑100%; Reaching Above Head Continuously 67‑100%; Lifting‑Lowering >1‑15 lbs Continuously 67‑100%; >15‑30 lbs Continuously 67‑100%; >30+ lbs Continuously 67‑100%.

Repetitive Hand Action

Medium Dexterity Continuously 67‑100%; Fine Manipulating Continuously 67‑100%; Operate Foot Control Continuously 67‑100%.

Audio Visual Needs

Hearing Continuously 67‑100%; Near Vision Continuously 67‑100%; Far Vision Continuously 67‑100%; Peripheral Vision Continuously 67‑100%; Depth Perception Occasionally 0‑33%; Color Discrimination Continuously 67‑100%.

Exposures to

Cold Frequently 34‑66%; Heat Frequently 34‑66%; Dampness Frequently 34‑66%; Heights Frequently 34‑66%; Vibration Frequently 34‑66%; Skin Irritants Frequently 34‑66%; Lung Irritants Dust Frequently 34‑66%; Fumes/Gases Frequently 34‑66%.

Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment

Test Equipment, Ladders, Climbing Hooks, Hand and Power Tools, Van, Buried power equipment, Digger Derrick and other applicable heavy‑duty equipment.

Types of Driver’s License Required

Driver’s License; ability to obtain CDL License.

Our Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
• 401K Plan
• Health & Flexible Savings Account
• Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
• Educational Assistance Plan

Uniti is an equal opportunity employer. At Uniti, we celebrate the authenticity and uniqueness of our people and their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law, and to give full consideration to qualified disabled individuals and protected veterans.

Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidate's primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.

Notice to Non‑U.S. Citizens: Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non‑U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non‑U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non‑U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti’s network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or email [e-mail] as soon as possible for information on Uniti’s foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants: Depending on the position and its job functions, offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of certain pre‑employment screenings, including but not limited to drug‑screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre‑employment screening. All such screenings will be conducted by an external third‑party with the Candidate’s written consent and in accordance with federal and state law. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required pre‑employment screening may disqualify the candidate from employment. Any misrepresentation during the application or interview process may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of offer, or termination.