Key Responsibilities

• Read and understand Construction plans for both Aerial and Underground installation of fiber Optic cables.
• Read and understand construction specifications.
• Monitor aerial and Underground construction crews in the field to ensure compliance with construction drawings and the Specifications.
• Monitor aerial and underground construction crews in the field to ensure compliance with Permit requirements.
• Work with Work with City, County, DOT and Railroad personnel and inspectors to ensure compliance with permits.
• Understand construction techniques to resolve and propose solutions to construction challenges.
• Prepare written documents to resolve and document solutions to construction issues.
• Provide redline markups of construction drawings showing any deviation from the construction drawings or specifications.
• Operate and maintain GPS equipment in design of networks.
• Accurately interpret underground utility records, railroad validation and plat maps to avoid conflicts with other utilities and easement violations.
• Check contractor work and approve work for payment. Timely review and approval is an essential aspect of this position.
• Assist Construction Manager in performing detailed network designs, special studies, and preparing pricing estimates.
• Oversee field construction activities, including quality assurance.
• Ensure on-site jobsite safety.
• Interact with CADD Operators to resolve questions.
• Maintain day-to-day communication with the Construction Manager.
• Produce quality results in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Represent Loop Internet professionally to satisfy immediate customer needs and to foster return business.
• Respond clearly and effectively to spoken requests over the phone or in person, and to verbal or written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and the general public.
• Maintain regular, consistent, and professional attendance, punctuality, and personal appearance according to company policies.
• Adhere to company policies, regulations, procedures, and principles.
• Assist in other duties as needed and directed.

Education and/or Experience

• Two or more years of telecommunications outside plant construction experience or an acceptable equivalent required.
• Familiarity with GIS mapping is desired but not required.
• Familiarity with NESC and NEC standards.
• Familiarity with OSHA safety procedures relate to outside plant construction.

Computer Skills

• Good computer skills, with emphasis using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, a variety of mapping and/or CAD drafting programs and other mapping/GIS software programs.
• Ability to type emails, daily reports, and other reports as needed.

Other Skills

• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
• Ability to comprehend detailed instructions.
• Ability to effectively communicate using the English language orally and in writing.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to follow instructions.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, customers, co-workers, and public.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is regularly required to sit, use hands to touch or feel; reach with
• hands and arms, talk, and hear.
• The Associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The Associate is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.