Telecom Technician I: Fiber & Network Maintenance

Allied Universal; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Job summary

Allied Universal's Adesta unit in Rochester is seeking a Telecommunications Technician I to support building inspections, maintenance, and fiber infrastructure projects. You'll identify underground utilities, oversee construction, and report on outcomes as part of a fast-paced engineering team.

The role requires a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, 2+ years in telecom, and the ability to read engineering drawings and communicate clearly in English.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Valid driver's license, if driving a company or customer-owned vehicle.
• Minimum of two (2) years of work experience with telecommunications systems.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering and construction drawings and specifications, common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and other documents.
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written English technical language, both in interpreting requirements and providing reports.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for building inspections and maintenance of systems including but not limited to; 48VDC, UPS, HVAC and GenSet
• Utilize working knowledge of installation standards and procedures for fiber optic distribution panels
• General maintenance includes housekeeping, weed-whacking, snow removal, etc.
• Observe active construction work and protect existing facilities through routine cable route surveillance
• Coordinate meetings with ROW owners to assess actual and/or potential conflicts with the company's fiber infrastructure; work with other team members to design a modified route, if necessary
• Perform routine inspections
• May be required to be on-call (24X7) on a rotating schedule for network emergencies

Skills

Telecom systems

Reading drawings

English communication

Problem solving

Field notes

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Allied Universal's Adesta unit in Rochester is seeking a Telecommunications Technician I to support building inspections, maintenance, and fiber infrastructure projects. You'll identify underground utilities, oversee construction, and report on outcomes as part of a fast-paced engineering team.

The role requires a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, 2+ years in telecom, and the ability to read engineering drawings and communicate clearly in English.