Outside Plant Technician I
Vectrus
- Kuwait
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Pull telecommunications cabling through a wide variety of building architectures (both permanent and temporary, including tactical) through buried conduit (outside plant) routed between buildings, ceilings, raised floors and cable troths.
- Operate trenching equipment and/or other heavy equipment as outlined in the performance work statement to complete mission requirements.
- Terminate Category 5 UTP, coaxial, and fiber optic cables at designated work stations and in telecommunication closets and distribution frames.
- Prepare telecommunications rooms/closets in buildings to function as central and secondary distribution nodes for telecommunications cabling networks.
- Install hardware/systems such as cable trays, ladder racks, J-Hooks, and/or D-rings to support telecommunications cable pulls.
- Test and certify Category 5 UTP cabling, fiber optic and main feeder cable with ohm meters, toners and Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDR).
- Splice copper and fiber optic cabling.
- Troubleshoot and correct both copper and fiber optic cable problems for lack of continuity, noise, signal loss and degradation, improper termination, excessive loss and intermittent problems.
- Establish and maintain cable records, use database software such as Remedy to track and control job orders, interpret drawings to troubleshoot, install and make recommendations for new facilities and upgrades.
- Working environment will be 60% indoor, 35% outside, and 5% in manholes and handholds.
- Required to climb ladders, enter confined spaces and drive over rough terrain.
- Some maintenance will expose you to insulation, extreme heat, water, and heights.
- Personnel will also be required to stand for long periods of time.
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Qualifications:
- Education / Certifications: One-year related experience may be substituted for one year of education if degree is required.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Training provided by contract)
- BICSI: Cabling Installation Installer: Installer 2, Optical Fiber (INSTF) preferred.
- Experience:
- Requires 5 – 7 years’ experience in the cable, telephone, and Local Area Network
- Installation and repair.