Outside Plant (OSP) Fiber Technician (IBEW 111)
About The Position
The Outside Plant (OSP) Fiber Technician will perform complete inspection and acceptance of both aerial and underground placement and associated construction activities for any assigned OSP project. This position will be covered by a collective bargaining agreement and is a union position. All candidates must be willing and able to sign on with the applicable union if hired. Company Overview Since 1912, Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc., a subsidiary of MYR Group, Inc, has provided comprehensive electrical construction services to clients throughout the western U.S. Sturgeon Electric has two divisions, offering both power line construction and commercial/industrial electrical construction, making it a full service electrical provider. Sturgeon Electric’s Commercial and Industrial (C&I) electrical construction division specializes in large-scale commercial electrical projects, telecommunications, traffic signalization, gas distribution, high voltage distribution service and maintenance to clients. Sturgeon Electric has experience performing projects under Integrated Lean Project Delivery methods, and also offers pre-construction services, in-house pre-fabrication capabilities, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) capabilities.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED is required
- Electrical construction experience preferred, both aerial and underground placement and associated construction activities
Nice To Haves
- Preferred knowledge of both CWDM and DWDM networking including CWDM filter splicing
- Preferred knowledge of both CWDM and DWDM networking including CWDM filter splicing
Responsibilities
- Responsible for reading prints and understanding the fiber optic color code to install and test fiber cable in a variety of environments (underground, aerial)
- Operate fiber fusion splicing machines and a variety of different OTDR and power meters
- Install both aerial and underground splice closures, along with a variety of other closures common to the splicing and termination of fiber optic cables
- Will perform fiber testing utilizing OTDRs, Power Meter/Light Sources and VFLs
- Accurately record and document testing results per customer specifications
- Additional responsibilities as directed by the Foreman/Construction Manager
Benefits
- This will be a union position.
- Healthcare for employees and immediate families will be paid by Sturgeon Electric
- An additional 15% of the wage scale is paid directly into your retirement account
- Five year vesting period on company-sponsored retirement account
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
