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Form of workJob Summary:
Tower Foreman will lead all aspects of tower installations, including all antennas and transmission lines. Tower Foreman performs construction duties on a daily basis ensuring quality construction from the foundation to erection of lattice towers, monopoles, and guyed towers.
Essential Function:
- Direct and supervise the installation, removal, and maintenance of telecommunications equipment.
- Provide positive supervision and leadership to the crew from the beginning of a project through completion, ensuring safety and quality standards, budget, and timelines.
- Treat each site/project like your own business to achieve and set the standard for safety, quality, and productivity
- Trouble shoots Alarms / RSSI issues at sites using supplied sweep gear.
- Perform electrical down tilts and mechanical down tilts to a variety of antennas using supplied antenna controller units.
- Run jumpers as needed to complete ongoing scopes of work.
- May devise jumper connections with knowledge from connector training.
- Complete required equipment and supply paperwork.
- Climbing communications structures, to include guyed; self-supporting; monopoles; building/rooftops; grain silos; etc.
- Performing audits: safety; defect and quality.
- Ability to follow daily instructions.
- Ability to run jumpers as needed to complete ongoing scopes of work.
- Fill out required paperwork and printouts.
- Coordinate material drop-off and pick-up.
- Schedule site access with landlords.
- Collect and submit all closeout documentation per the deliverable timelines.
- Identify areas of improvement for crew and make training recommendations to management as required.
- Maintain tool inventory and upkeep daily on job site.
- Ability to read site plans and tower drawings.
- Utilize hand and power tools, and other resources to perform general construction work at cellular sites.
Recommended Minimum Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Typically requires 4-8 years of related experience
Recommended Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Requires working knowledge of Microwave equipment
- Troubleshoot and fix on connectors and Antenna system.
- Ability to Install coaxial cable on towers, rooftop - any structure
- UMTS
- Experience in completing full grounding installations, tower demolition, tower stripping and painting (erect and horizontal)
- Knowledge of standard knots
- Ability to lead lower-level employees
- Ability to work closely with others
- Team Player
- Must be able to safely climb while carrying tools and equipment of up to 60 pounds and work on a cell site tower using safety gear that is rated for a maximum working load of 310lbs, including the climber, tools and equipment.
- Familiarity of using PIM gear and PIM troubleshooting.
- TMO experience preferred.
- Trained in use of aerial lifts.
- Past Verizon experience or RTWP experience a plus.
- Computer and Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to motivate, lead, teach, and train on proper work and safety procedures.
- (BYOD) Bring Your Own Device. The company will reimburse eligible employees $30 per pay period/$780 annually for use of personally owned cell phones for business use. The employee understands they will abide by the BYOD policy and this is a requirement to be able to carry out their duties.
Certificates, Licenses, Registration and Requirements:
- MUST be a Certified Tower Climber - can be via Gravitec Systems, Inc. or ComTrain
- Rescue certification
- OSHA 30
- Must be able to travel away from home up to 75% of the time, including weekends and extended travel.
- Anritsu certification a plus
Physical Requirements:
- Lift up to and including 60 pounds
- Required to talk, listen, sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, crawl.
- Climb and crawl in ladder racking if necessary
- Work may be required in confined spaces
- Endure harsh weather including but not limited to hot, cold, rain and snow.
- Ability to see full color spectrum in order to identify cable color code.
- Work Environment:
