Sr Fiber Splicer

Crown Castle Inc•Downers Grove, IL

71d•$35 - $48•Remote

About The Position

The Sr. Fiber Splicer position will splice fiber optic cables in the air, underground, and indoors. The position will need to have attention to detail regarding setting up splice locations, termination points, and general fiber optic construction. The work is typically performed outdoors, but indoor work may also be required. This position will be subject to on-call duties. Weekends and holiday work may also be required.

Requirements

or equivalent H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
5+ years of experience in the Telecom industry in the splicing, installation, maintenance and repair of network and/or Outside Plant Experience Required
Minimum of five (5) years of field experience or military experience in the wireless telephony, SMR, paging or broadcast industries Required
DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Upon Hire Required

Nice To Haves

Associate's Degree (AA) Preferred
Prefer prior work experience with base station equipment, NMS, equipment installation and maintenance, low-power broadcast equipment and experience in both the construction, installation and maintenance phases Required
Prefer prior use of Volt/Ohm meter, RF power meter, frequency sweep equipment, spectrum analyzer, fault locating equipment and battery conductance meters Required

Responsibilities

Install, turn-up, Test and Provision SONET, WDM and Ethernet equipment in an optical fiber network adhering to engineered design.
Splicing on new construction and restoration for a variety of cable types (Loose Tube, Ribbon, Micro, OPGW, etc). Active splicing activity in cables with both dark fiber and lit services.
Conduct and validate all testing of network equipment to ensure adherence to all Crown Castle Fiber procedures and equipment manufacturer's specifications.
Work with the Network Operations Center for final acceptance and testing of all newly installed equipment and rings. Tests to include validation of all provisioning, all alarm monitoring to the NMS (Network Management System), network switch protection, etc.
Work with Fiber Optic, SONET, Ethernet and SDH related test equipment including OTDR, PMD, Optical Spectrum Analyzer, BER Test Sets, Sniffers.
Perform site survey of remote locations to ensure quality installation of all racks, equipment power plants, fiber cable, etc. Report all defects to the Operations Manager and /or OSP Project Engineer.
Label and tag all equipment and cabling according to Network Engineering Diagrams.
Perform advanced analysis and troubleshooting of problems / issues while assisting the NOC/customer.
Participate in on-call rotation schedule for nights and weekends.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required and assigned.
Perform both hardware and software updates and/or changes to remote site equipment as necessary.
Complete and maintain hard copy and/or electronic records of work completed on various assignments. Including, but not limited to, splice diagrams, patch panels, and test results.
Interface with customers and carriers in support of service delivery and assurance.
Work independently for extended periods of time.
Respond to Customer Troubles on 24-hour basis.
Work closely with the NOC, Sales, Engineering, and customers.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents).
Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions).
New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave.
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees.
Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns.
Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate.
Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service).
10 company holidays plus 2 floating holiday.
All offices provide free beverages and snacks.

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