Telecom Lineman — Outdoor Pole Technician (Travel)

Cable Services Company, Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 34,440 - 55,104; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Cable Services Company, Inc. is seeking a skilled Lineman in Burgettstown, PA to install, operate, repair, and maintain overhead telecommunications lines. The role requires climbing poles, digging, wiring, and converting aerial to underground systems.

Responsibilities include reading engineering prints, operating aerial and underground equipment, and ensuring safety and accurate documentation. Minimal travel weekly is required; a valid driver's license is essential, with an equal opportunity

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with a minimum of one year of experience as a Lineman.
• Experience operating and working in truck-mounted aerial lifts.
• Experience working from engineering/construction prints, plans and specifications.
• Two years' experience as a Lineman preferably in the telecommunications field.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets work orders, specifications and engineering / construction documents to determine the tasks to be performed.
• 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.
• Repairs and maintains major cable systems and structures such as broken lashing, replacing or re-sagging aerial strand, pole transfers, down‑guys, aerial to underground conversion, substructure repairs and cable replacements.
• Reads and interprets work orders, specifications and engineering / construction documents to determine the tasks to be performed.
• Operates aerial and underground equipment needed to perform work.
• Sets up traffic control signs and cones.
• Flags and/or directs traffic as needed.
• Accurately completes all required company documentation for each assignment according to established company standards and procedures (e.g., timesheet, truck report, expense report).
• Is proficient with office management methods and techniques.
• May assist with general accounting tasks.
• Adheres to all established company safety policies and performs work in a safe manner.
• Performs other tasks and assignments as assigned in order to help the team complete a project.
• Travel weekly; hotel expenses provided.

Skills

Read & interpret prints

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Climb safely

Deliver quality work

Work at heights

Physical stamina

Multi-tasking

Weather adaptability

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

One year lineman experience

Experience with prints/plans/specs

Two years lineman preferred

Tools

Truck-mounted aerial lifts

Coax & fiber construction (UG & Aerial)

Job description

Cable Services Company, Inc. is seeking a skilled Lineman in Burgettstown, PA to install, operate, repair, and maintain overhead telecommunications lines. The role requires climbing poles, digging, wiring, and converting aerial to underground systems.

Responsibilities include reading engineering prints, operating aerial and underground equipment, and ensuring safety and accurate documentation. Minimal travel weekly is required; a valid driver's license is essential, with an equal opportunity