Senior Construction Technician

Frontier Communications is an S&P 500 company and is included in the Fortune 1000 list of America’s largest corporations. Frontier serves predominantly a mix of suburban, small/medium town and rural areas across the U.S.

Performs all types of cable repair, testing and technical analysis including acceptance testing, fiber optic construction and maintenance, transmission/noise isolation, operation of all types of heavy equipment, complex air pressurization problems and sealed plant repair.

* Interdepartmental - Frequent * Intradepartmental - Frequent * Customer - Frequent * Vendor - FrequentTRAVEL RELATED: Required for job site reporting as necessaryTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED: Backhoe, cable plow, megger, ohmmeter, pusher, 3M modular splicing unit, locator, DAVAR test equipment, line truck, semi-truck, trailers, CSU and/or aerial devices, various hand/power, splicing and testing tools, shovel and rake, transmission, noise and isolation equipment, attenuation test sets, OTDR, fusion splicing and mechanical fiber splicing tools.

* Physical Requirements: 1) Job requires distinguishing wire and cable colors; 2) Required handling 50 pounds frequently and 100 pounds occasionally; 3) Pushing, pulling, lifting, and bending; 4) Manual dexterity in the performance of tasks; 5) Working at heights; 6) Handling ladders; 7) Pole Climbing. * Driving: Driving required. * Strong leadership skills * Knowledge in all types of splicing activity, cable and safety test equipment and/or use of all types of cable construction equipment * Knowledge in first aid and CPR * Requires class 'A' CDL driver's license * Job requires climbing; 6) Knowledge in reading and understanding CAF (Customer Access Facility) work orders * Basic AC/DC Theory * Good safety record * Job requires reading and writing English * Job requires driving vehicle with manual gear shift * Working aloft and in close spaces * Strong work ethics, integrity and positive outlook. * Fiber Optic construction and maintenance, transmission/noise isolation, sealed plant repair and/or operation of all types of heavy equipment.May be required to perform additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.