Travel Telecom Lineman – Overhead & Underground

Cable Services Company Inc; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel accommodations

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Cable Services Company Inc. in Wheeling, United States, seeks a Lineman to join our traveling crew. The position requires installing, repairing, and maintaining overhead telecom lines across the Northeast, with extended periods away from home.

The role involves reading engineering prints, operating aerial and underground equipment, setting up traffic control, and completing required documentation. Weekly travel is required; hotel accommodations are provided.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent; minimum 1 year Lineman experience.
• Experience with truck-mounted aerial lifts.
• Experience reading engineering/construction prints and specs.

Responsibilities

• Dig holes, climb poles, set up poles and anchors, pull and string wire.
• Repair and maintain cable systems; replace aerial components.
• Read work orders and construction docs to determine tasks.
• Operate aerial and underground equipment.
• Set up traffic control and flag traffic as needed.
• Complete timesheets, truck reports, expense reports per standards.
• Adhere to safety policies and weather conditions.
• Travel weekly; hotel accommodations provided (shared room).

Skills

Blueprint reading

Attention to detail

Safety conscious

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

1 year Lineman experience

Tools

Truck-mounted aerial lifts

Coax and fiber construction (UG and Aerial)

Job description

Cable Services Company Inc. in Wheeling, United States, seeks a Lineman to join our traveling crew. The position requires installing, repairing, and maintaining overhead telecom lines across the Northeast, with extended periods away from home.

The role involves reading engineering prints, operating aerial and underground equipment, setting up traffic control, and completing required documentation. Weekly travel is required; hotel accommodations are provided.