Telecommunication Tower Technician/Top Hand

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Perform tower construction activities including assembling/erecting towers, installing antennas, mounting hardware, installing coax and connectors, grounding, testing, positioning, and optimizing antennas and lines.

- Read Plans, Site Plans and Tower Drawings.

- Install, connect and test underground and above ground grounding systems.

- Complete work in a timely and efficient manner by planning, prioritizing, and mobilizing staff, materials to meet schedule.

- Ensure Foreman is apprised of construction progress, concerns, and deviations from plans or established schedule.

- Identify all materials and other resources needed to complete project.

- Identify construction "punch list" of items to be remedied and ensure they are completed prior to customers inspection.

- Maintain and enforce all CTT and OSHA safety practices, perform daily job-site safety inspections on equipment prior to operation.

- Work with Construction Supervisor and Foreman to analyze job requirements such as labor and materials.

- Have technical and practical understanding of rigging methods, procedures and safety.

- Must be able to work overtime to include Saturdays, Sundays and evening hours.

- Other projects and duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

- Supervise authorized climbers while on a tower to ensure they are following all CTT and OSHA safe practices.

- Manage all tasks to be completed at the top of the tower in accordance with the SOW and MOP.

- Ensure all work is completed to standards at the top of the tower.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience:

- Two years of wireless tower construction and climbing experience as a certified Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue Climber through an approved provider.

- Two years of experience in rigging using capstan hoist, cable winch, and/or other rigging methods.

- Able to read blueprints, details and specifications.

- Cad-weld or other thermo-weld training helpful.

- Knowledge of and ability to operate Test Equipment a plus (i.e. RF sweep gear, PIM and Fiber Testing).Certifications in each a plus.

- Knowledge of standard knots.

Language Skills:

- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills:

- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

- Ability to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

- Valid Drivers License with no major violations for the past 5 years or more than two minor violations for the past three years.

- Ability to operate Commercial Motor Vehicles a plus.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Ability to hear, understand and respond appropriately to verbal requests made in person and over the telephone.

- Visual ability correctable to 20/20.

- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

- Standing 90% of the day.

- Ability to stoop and bend.

- Ability to reach and stretch.

- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.

- Ability to walk, stand, bend and climb.

- Ability to work on job site in remote location for extended periods of time.

Work Environment

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