Civil Foreman

Heights Tower Service, Inc.•Towanda, IL

About The Position

As a Civil Foreman for the HTS IL market, you will lead a small team in building and maintaining cell towers, small cells, and other wireless equipment and structures. The role includes installing, maintaining, and upgrading telecom cabinets and shelters. You will interact with customers and subcontractors, complete paperwork, and communicate work progress and known issues to the construction manager. You will review and approve crew work and provide training, guidance, and leadership to support safety, productivity, cost control, and quality. The position requires electrical experience with AC and DC systems, including wiring cabinets, panels, and meter bases, and installing batteries. You will also perform tower construction outdoors in all weather conditions and travel extensively within the market area. Overnight travel and some evening and weekend work should be expected. The work includes construction-site tasks, installation and testing of power and communications cabling, material and equipment management, and operating a truck and trailer. Heights Tower describes a dynamic work environment with opportunities for training, education, and guidance. Employees participate in required safety training, routine safety meetings, ongoing rescue practice, certification programs, and supervised monitoring. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and short- and long-term disability insurance; a 401(k) plan with company match; six paid holidays and paid time off (eligibility and waiting periods apply); referral bonuses; company outings; and weekly pay.

Requirements

Electrical experience with both AC and DC systems.
Comfort working with schematics and materials.
Experience wiring cabinets, panels, and meter bases, and performing battery installations.
Ability to perform tower construction duties outdoors in all weather conditions.
Ability to travel extensively within the market area; overnight travel and some evening and weekend work should be expected.
Basic computer skills and ability to complete and submit paperwork by required deadlines.
Ability to manage jobs within required timeframes and approved budgets and resolve issues in a dynamic environment.
Ability to read and understand drawings, piping diagrams, job specifications, mounting specifications, and testing procedures.
Ability to safely lift up to 75 pounds.
Ability to drive a truck and trailer and back it up competently.
Effective and respectful verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to pass required pre-employment processes, including a background check, DOT inspection, and drug screen.
Valid driver's license and ability to qualify as a company driver.
OSHA 30 certification.
First Aid/CPR training or certification.
Ability to obtain a DOT physical card.

Nice To Haves

A commercial driver's license (CDL).

Responsibilities

Lead a small crew in building and maintaining cell towers, small cells, wireless equipment, and structures.
Install, maintain, and upgrade telecom cabinets and telecom shelters.
Interact with customers and subcontractors, complete required paperwork, and communicate work progress and known issues to the construction manager.
Review and approve crew work, and provide training, guidance, and leadership to support safety, productivity, cost control, and quality.
Train crew members across positions and provide developmental training opportunities for those wishing to advance.
Manage jobs within required timeframes and approved budgets, and resolve issues in a dynamic environment.
Track and report primary and ancillary material use, manage and order inventory, and document equipment maintenance.
Install and test DC and AC power circuits, fiber jumpers, and ethernet cables.
Label or color-code equipment, power circuits, and fibers according to carrier requirements.
Perform grounding, terminations, fastening, bolting, antioxidant application, lead support, and cadwelding as required.
Assist on all jobs, including groundwork and tasks required to build and install sites to customer specifications.
Read and understand drawings, piping diagrams, job and mounting specifications, testing procedures, and similar documents.
Perform general tower-site construction, including site layouts, clearing, excavation, foundations and slabs, tower assembly, trenching and conduit installation, ice bridges, H-frames, fencing, aggregate roads and compounds, and cabinet placement and securing.
Work with and around heavy equipment.
Drive a truck and trailer and back it up competently.
Complete and submit paperwork by required deadlines.