OSP Line Maint & Construction II — Sign-On Bonus

TDS Telecom; Anson (ME); On-site; USD 72,007,152 - 107,996,952; Full time

Job summary

TDS Telecom in North Anson, Maine, is seeking an OSP Line Maintenance & Construction II to support outside plant infrastructure. The role involves operating trenchers, backhoes, and other construction equipment to install and repair aerial and underground fiber, copper, and coax facilities while adhering to safety and DOT requirements.

The position requires residing within 60 minutes of the North Anson warehouse.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of construction experience using equipment such as trenchers, plows, and backhoes – or current military service.
• 1+ years of telecommunications outside plant experience.
• Follow TDS attendance guidelines.
• Maintain a valid driver's license and meet DOT requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform general line maintenance in various weather conditions while following safety fundamentals.
• Complete fallen tree removals from aerial plant, including right of way tree trimming as needed.
• Complete DSA structure support repairs (wooden, metal decking).
• Replace broken, set new, and realign poles as needed – including reattaching all cables.
• Perform pole transfers per designated work order requests.
• Perform all necessary line repairs – strand, lashing wire, guy wires, anchor placement, proper slack placement, etc.
• Operate construction and other excavating equipment to construct, maintain, and repair outside plant cable facilities.
• Maintain, repair, and place new (copper, fiber, coax) aerial and buried cable according to maps, staking sheets, and locate markings.
• Review and update GIS, maps, addresses, as‑builds.
• Set peds, vaults, and handholes along with marking/labeling fiber optic, copper/coax facilities.
• Install, troubleshoot, test, splice, repair, and maintain fiber optic/copper/coax facilities.
• Identify location of defective cable using various test equipment and repair buried, aerial, underground, and/or customer cable.
• Locate cable and fiber in response to customer requests and/or construction needs.
• Perform cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed facilities.
• Ensure worksite and landscape is fully restored after project completion.
• Proficiency in operating all test equipment associated with outside plant facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Train and monitor personnel as directed by supervisor or team lead.

Skills

Construction experience

Telecom outside plant

Valid driver's license

DOT requirements

Job description

TDS Telecom in North Anson, Maine, is seeking an OSP Line Maintenance & Construction II to support outside plant infrastructure. The role involves operating trenchers, backhoes, and other construction equipment to install and repair aerial and underground fiber, copper, and coax facilities while adhering to safety and DOT requirements.

The position requires residing within 60 minutes of the North Anson warehouse.