Field Outside Plant Technician – Network Infrastructure

Verizon; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking personnel for an onsite outside plant role, performing construction, wiring, and system preparation to ensure network readiness. You will read orders, move and install cables, and operate equipment while adhering to safety and schedule requirements.

Responsibilities include climbing, lifting up to 100 lbs, and working varied shifts, including evenings and weekends, at a defined Roanoke location, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and reliability.

Qualifications

• Valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
• Class A CDL or the ability to obtain a Class A CDL.
• An Associate Degree or 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Placing, rearranging and removing outside plant, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block and house cables, poles, and associated hardware/fixtures.
• Connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching/detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, building or poles.
• Reading and interpreting engineering work orders.
• Performing construction work using designated equipment (i.e. digging holes, placing poles, etc.).
• Operating Company motor vehicles of varying gross weights to transport equipment.
• Climbing ladders and poles, working aloft, perceiving differences in wire and cable colors, and moving/lifting items generally not exceeding 100 lbs.
• Working evenings, weekends, holidays and unscheduled shifts as determined by the needs of the business.

Skills

Driver's license

CDL

Education

Associate degree or 2+ years experience

Tools

Class A CDL

Job description

Verizon is seeking personnel for an onsite outside plant role, performing construction, wiring, and system preparation to ensure network readiness. You will read orders, move and install cables, and operate equipment while adhering to safety and schedule requirements.

Responsibilities include climbing, lifting up to 100 lbs, and working varied shifts, including evenings and weekends, at a defined Roanoke location, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and reliability.