Telecom Lineman: Aerial & Underground Wire Tech

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Beckley (WV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Congruex is seeking a Lineman to build and maintain telecommunications systems which can consist of aerial and underground facilities. This role requires working outdoors, often in inclement weather, handling poles, cables, and associated hardware, and coordinating with crews to restore service during outages.

You will read orders and drawings, operate power equipment, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while delivering high-quality network infrastructure at remote sites.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license and transportation.
• Extensive knowledge of approved practices, procedures, tools, and materials used in telecom line construction work.
• Pass a pre-employment drug test and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains major cable systems and structures such as broken lashing, replacing or re-sagging cable strand, pole transfers, down-guys, aerial to underground conversion, substructure repairs and wire/cable replacements related to system outages, maintenance, rebuilds and emergencies or hazards.
• Reads and interprets work orders, specifications, engineering drawings and/or cut sheets to determine work to be done in a sequence of the task.
• Performs construction work such as digging holes, climbing telephone poles, placing, and removing poles and anchors, pulling and stringing wire/cable from pole to pole, laying cable and conduit in the ground.
• Operates power equipment such as compressors, pumps, blowers, hydraulic diggers, and hydraulic aerial lifts mounted on trucks.
• Uses test equipment to check for gas in manholes; may be required to empty water and other debris from manholes.
• Dismantles, moves, and removes aerial, underground, or building wire, cable associated equipment, and hardware.
• Connects wires and cables to terminals and attaches/detaches various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles.
• Responds to and participates in emergency and outage situations that require heavy construction capabilities.
• Ensures that all work considers the safety of the customer and general public and compliance with all governmental orders.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Reliable transportation

Knowledge of telecom line construction

Pre-employment drug test & MVR

Job description

Congruex is seeking a Lineman to build and maintain telecommunications systems which can consist of aerial and underground facilities. This role requires working outdoors, often in inclement weather, handling poles, cables, and associated hardware, and coordinating with crews to restore service during outages.

You will read orders and drawings, operate power equipment, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while delivering high-quality network infrastructure at remote sites.