NWSA Credentialed Tower Foreman w/ A&L & Rigger Specialty

Ontivity • Houston, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Ontivity is hiring a safety-focused NWSA Credentialed Tower Foreman to lead erection, construction, and maintenance work on wireless towers. The foreman directly supervises tower personnel and assists the Construction Manager and Project Manager. The role is responsible for ensuring work meets OSHA requirements, company procedures, customer specifications, and quality standards. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring NWSA certification with A&L and Rigger specialties.

The foreman leads tower-top work, tower assembly, antenna and transmission-line installation, cabling, rigging, grounding, and related site tasks. The role also supports jobsite safety and closeout documentation, mentors crew members, maintains tools and equipment, and helps coordinate site preparation and cleanup. Extensive travel is required, typically 80–100% of the time, including travel out of market or state for up to several months at a time. Work is outdoors in all types of weather and may involve long, unpredictable hours and overtime.

This is a full-time position with a Monday-through-Friday schedule, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with overtime requirements. The foreman directly supervises up to four tower personnel. A high school diploma or GED and three years of tower-climbing, stacking, and rigging experience are required. Related trade school education is preferred.

Requirements

• NWSA certification; the position title specifies A&L and Rigger specialties.
• Three years of experience climbing towers, stacking, and rigging.
• Ability to operate aerial lifts, man lifts, skid steers, and aerial platform equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and correct mechanical or low-voltage electrical connections.
• Completion of Industrial First Aid and rescue training.
• Exceptional knowledge of fall-protection practices and procedures and tower life-saving techniques.
• Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue Certification.
• Successful completion of safety-in-rigging coursework.
• Ability to communicate in person, by phone, and by radio with supervisors, foremen, and coworkers.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and carry out instructions.
• Ability to work with a team and independently as required, and to lead crew members in support of the foreman.
• Ability to climb and work at heights up to 500 feet for long periods and repeatedly.
• Good physical condition and ability to stoop, crawl, bend, squat, and lift 50 pounds, including body weight, equipment, tools, and boxes.
• Ability to repeatedly pull own body weight plus equipment weight up a vertical tower for long periods.
• Willingness to travel out of market or state for up to several months at a time; travel is typically 80–100%.
• Ability to pass pre-employment background and drug screening and participate in random drug testing.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive company vehicles.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must have NWSA Certification with A&L Specialty and Rigger Specialty.

Nice To Haves

• Related trade school education.
• Completion of safety LMS and OSHA 10 training.
• Competent rigger coursework.
• Commercial driver’s license (CDL).

Responsibilities

• Lead tower-top work and oversee safe, quality rigging, hoisting, landing, fastening, and load hopping.
• Install up-top equipment, including masts, supports, antennas, RRUs, and cabling; perform bolting, alignment, azimuth checks, torqueing, labeling, photography, documentation, and plumb and tilt readings.
• Assist with integrating and completing closeout requirements.
• Install coax, fiber, lines, and hybrid cable; install connectors; assist with sweep and testing; weatherproof and color-code installations; connect coax feedlines and jumpers according to piping diagrams; and provide adequate cable support and fastening.
• Perform grounding, terminations, fastening, bolting, antioxidant application, lead support, and cadwelding as required.
• Assist with all work required to build and install sites to customer specifications, maintain a safe work environment, complete daily Jobsite Safety Assessment forms, support crew work, and maintain vehicles and equipment.
• Uphold safety and quality-control requirements and mentor less experienced crew members in safety awareness.
• Photograph work tasks as needed for closeout packages and ensure safety regulations are followed.
• Assist in coordinating, preparing, and cleaning sites.
• Help lead assembly of monopole, self-support, guyed, and rooftop towers.
• Install microwave parabolic antennas from 1 to 15 feet, as well as VHF, UHF, cellular, and FM broadcast antennas.
• Lead transmission-line installation.
• Continue pursuing training and certifications for tower-related work.
• Read and understand drawings, piping diagrams, job specifications, mounting specifications, and testing procedures.
• Lead safety tool meetings as required.
• Maintain personal tool inventory and upkeep daily at the jobsite.
• Directly supervise up to four tower personnel and lead crew members in support of the foreman.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans for team members and their families.
• 401(k) program for financial planning.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off.
• In-house training.
• Employee referral bonus program with eligibility beginning on the first day of hire.
• Competitive pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED