Tower - Foreman

Ontivity•Manchester, TN

About The Position

The Tower Foreman leads the erection, construction, and maintenance of wireless towers and directly supervises tower personnel, supporting the Foreman/Construction Manager and Project Manager. This is a safety-sensitive position responsible for ensuring compliance with OSHA requirements, company procedures, and customer specifications while maintaining safe, high-quality work. The role directly supervises up to four tower personnel and requires extensive travel, typically 80–100% of the time, including travel out of market or state for periods of up to several months. The position leads and performs tower-top work, including rigging, hoisting, landing, fastening, load hopping, equipment installation, and transmission-line installation. Work also includes installing antennas and related equipment, coax, fiber, lines and hybrid cables; connecting and supporting feedlines and jumpers; grounding and terminations; testing assistance; weatherproofing; labeling; documentation; and preparing closeout materials. The Tower Foreman helps assemble monopole, self-supporting and guyed towers, and rooftop installations, and assists with site coordination, preparation, and cleanup. The role includes leading safety meetings, completing jobsite safety assessments, maintaining tools, vehicles, and equipment, mentoring less experienced crew members, and helping ensure safety and quality-control requirements are met. Work is outdoors in all types of weather, at heights up to 500 feet, and may involve long, unpredictable hours and overtime. A valid driver’s license is required to drive company vehicles; a commercial driver’s license is a plus.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of experience climbing towers, stacking, rigging, or related work.
Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue Certification.
Successful completion of safety in rigging coursework.
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.
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 both as part of a team and independently as required, and to lead a crew in support of the foreman.
Ability to climb and work at heights up to 500 feet for extended periods and multiple times.
Good physical condition and ability to stoop, crawl, bend, squat, lift 50 pounds, and repeatedly pull personal body weight plus equipment up a vertical tower for extended periods.
Willingness to travel out of market or state for up to several months at a time; extensive travel of approximately 80–100% is required.
Ability to pass pre-employment background and drug screening and participate in random drug testing.
Willingness to work long and unpredictable hours and overtime as required.
Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather.
Valid driver’s license and ability to drive company vehicles.

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 work on tower tops and oversee safe, quality installation activities, including rigging, hoisting, landing, fastening, and load hopping.
Install tower-top equipment such as masts, clamps, bracing, supports, antennas, RRUs, and cabling; complete alignment, azimuth, torqueing, labeling, photography, documentation, and plumb and tilt readings.
Assist with integration of closeout requirements and prepare photographs and documentation for closeout packages.
Install coax, fiber, lines, and hybrid cables; install connectors; assist with sweeping and testing; weatherproof and color-code cables; and connect and adequately support coax feedlines and jumpers according to piping diagrams.
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, and complete daily Jobsite Safety Assessment forms.
Help maintain vehicles and equipment and coordinate, prepare, and clean sites.
Uphold safety and quality-control requirements and mentor less experienced crew members in safety awareness.
Help lead assembly of monopole, self-supporting, and guyed towers, as well as rooftop installations.
Assist with installation of microwave parabolic antennas from 1 to 15 feet, VHF, UHF, cellular, and FM broadcast antennas.
Lead transmission-line installation.
Continue working toward training and certifications related to tower 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 at the jobsite.
Communicate with supervisors, foremen, and coworkers in person, by phone, and by radio; lead crew members in support of the foreman.
Perform other duties as assigned.