OSP Technician

Crystal Management | CMIT; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Crystal Management | CMIT seeks a Telephone Systems OSP Technician for the Kirtland AFB C4 Contract in Albuquerque, NM. You will install and maintain voice and data infrastructure across the installation, including LAN cabling and VoIP devices.

The role requires copper/fiber installation and testing experience, customer service, and adherence to safety standards. A NM Telephone Journeyman License (ES-7J) and BICSI certification are preferred, with a SECRET clearance required.

Qualifications

• Familiar with copper and fiber installation and testing standards.
• Experience with interior and/or exterior cable installation, maintenance, and testing.
• Knowledge of telecommunications systems and practices.
• Familiarity with copper and fiber installation, repair, and cable locating.
• Customer service experience.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and work with customers and coworkers.
• Understanding of safety practices and regulations in telecom environments.
• Experience with tools and test equipment for telephone and data networks.
• Must be a self-starter with refined critical thinking and leadership when directing others.
• Diplomatic, multi-task capable, adaptive to a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain voice and data infrastructure across the installation.
• Install, terminate, test, and activate LAN cabling and telecommunication end devices, including VoIP devices.
• Locate cables for dig permits; perform interior and exterior cable repairs.
• Occasionally splice copper and fiber; perform cable testing.
• Install other low voltage cables or low speed circuits.
• Follow base, industry, and safety standards and legal requirements.
• Complete work orders, dig permits, or outage reports.
• Coordinate with customers, permitting office, and other work centers.
• Document and label all work; enter records into electronic systems as required.
• Coordinate with customers and other contractors on specific requirements.

Skills

Copper & fiber installation

Cable testing

LAN/telecom installation

VoIP devices

Customer service

Safety compliance

Critical thinking

Self-starter

Education

Telephone Journeyman License ES-7J (NM)

BICSI Installer 1 or 2 (preferred)

Tools

Copper/fiber testing equipment

Cable locating tools

LAN testing equipment

Job description

Description

CMIT is looking for a Telephone Systems OSP Technician on the Kirtland Air F Force Base C4 Contract in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain voice and data infrastructure throughout the installation.
• Installation, termination, testing, and activation of LAN cabling and telecommunication end devices, to include VoIP devices
• Locating of cables for dig permits; interior and exterior cable repairs.
• Occasional copper and fiber cable splicing, and cable testing.
• Installation of other low voltage cables or low speed circuits.
• Perform installations according to current base, industry, and safety standards, and legal requirements.
• Complete work based on customer submitted work orders, dig permit requests, or emergency outage reports.
• Coordinate with customers, permitting office, and other work centers.
• Properly document, label, and record all work to include entry into electronic records systems as required.
• Coordinate with the customer on specific requirements, and where necessary and appropriate coordinates with other contractors.

Qualifications

Required

• Must be familiar with current copper and fiber installation and testing standards.
• Previous experience with interior and/or exterior cable installation, maintenance, and testing.
• Knowledge in telecommunications systems and practices.
• Familiarity with copper and fiber cable installation, repair, and cable locating.
• Customer service experience.
• Must have the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, meet with the customer tactfully and courteously and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with customers and coworkers.
• Understanding of proper safety practices, procedures, and regulations applicable to work being performed in a telecommunication environment.
• Experience with the tools and test equipment required for the installation and maintenance of telephone and data network services.
• Applicant must possess refined critical thinking skills, should be a self-starter, and possess the ability to direct the activities of other team members.
• Applicant must be diplomatic, multi-task capable, adaptive to a dynamic environment, dependable and reliable.

Physical Demands

• Ability to meet physical requirements of the positions such as climbing ladders, standing, bending, and lifting for duration of the duty day.
• Must be capable of working in confined spaces.

Education/Certification Required

• Valid New Mexico driver's license and reliable transportation required.
• Telephone Journeyman License ES-7J - New Mexico Preferred.
• BICSI Installer 1 or 2 preferred.

Clearance Required

• Requires a SECRET security clearance.