M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Telecommunications Foreman

ElectricalConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCharleston, SC, USA$40 - $42.50 /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of prior experience in the commercial communications industry.
A high school diploma or GED is required.
Possess BICSI Technician qualification.
Possess a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
Successfully pass a background check and drug test, including an additional customer drug screening and background check.
Have reliable transportation to and from the jobsite.
Provide the basic tools on the provided tool list before the first day of employment.
Obtain a U.S. Secret Clearance.
Lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly while following proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
Relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
Work at heights up to 60 feet and climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
Perform routine and repetitive walking, climbing, lifting, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and overhead reaching.
Possess good vision, which may be corrected, be able to see color, and be able to hear and communicate in English.
Use a standard ladder without exceeding its weight limit while carrying tools.
Recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce sensible answers.
Combine information to form general rules or conclusions, including identifying relationships among seemingly unrelated events.
See details at close range within a few feet.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Responsibilities

Install communications cabling and equipment in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and standards.
Use hand tools and power tools safely, wear required personal protective equipment, follow safety policies and procedures, and participate in daily safety and work briefings.
Install various types of low-voltage cable.
Manage projects with five or more people at one or more locations.
Confer with senior management and supervisory personnel to resolve work-procedure, complaint, and construction issues.
Schedule project steps to budget sufficient time and meet deadlines.
Interpret plans and specifications and explain them to field workers.
Follow BICSI and TIA/EIA standards for installation and termination procedures.
Terminate, test, and troubleshoot low-voltage cabling, including fiber-optic, Cat 5, and Cat 6 cabling.
Install pathways, cable trays, telecommunications devices, prefabricated components and assemblies, and telecommunications grounding systems.
Train and supervise technicians and apprentices installing telecommunications systems according to drawings and specifications.
Perform quality-assurance checks of the team's work to ensure cable installation meets applicable requirements.
Maintain a clean work area and participate in jobsite cleanup.
Secure company tools and materials daily.
Identify and support each crew's tool and equipment needs, assign gang boxes, inspect tools, and track tools using sign-in/sign-out sheets.
Ensure each crew activity has an information package containing contract drawings, shop drawings, panel schedules, cut sheets, and related materials.
Submit daily hour and unit reports for each assigned crew member using the established standard timesheet.

Desired Qualifications

Willingness to obtain BICSI Technician certification.
Manufacturer certifications and/or fiber certification.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications.

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values, agility, expertise, and trust, we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Job Overview

A Telecom Foreman is responsible for the installation of communications cabling and equipment in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes, and standards. As a Foreman you should have the work experience installing equipment which involves using hand tools and power tools, an understanding of Telecom Systems, blueprints and knowledge of codes and standards. Telecom Foreman are full time employees with company benefits.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities included, but not limited to:

Knowledge and Safe Use of hand tools and various power tools
Wearing of required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Following Safety Policies and Procedures
Actively Participating in Daily Safety and Work briefings.
Installation various types of Low Voltage Cable
Managing small to large sized projects of 5 or more persons at one or more locations.
Conferring with senior management, supervisory personnel to resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.
Scheduling the project in logical steps to budget enough time required to meet deadlines.
Interpreting and explaining plans/specifications to field workers.
Foreman should have knowledge of BICSI and TIA/EIA standards for proper install and termination procedures.
Terminating, testing, troubleshooting of Low Voltage Cabling (Fiber Optics, Cat 5, Cat 6).
Installation of various pathways and cable tray
Installation of various Telecommunications Devices
Installation of Prefabricated Components and Assemblies.
Installation of Telecommunications Grounding Systems
Foreman needs to be able to train and supervise technicians/apprentices in a team environment to facilitate installing telecommunication systems while following drawings and specifications.
Foreman needs to be able to perform Quality Assurance checks of their team’s work ensuring cable install is performed within all applicable requirements.
Maintain a clean work area and participate in job site clean up
Foreman must have full tool set based on the ITS Telecom tool list.
Securing company tools and materials daily
Tools & Equipment - Identify all tools and equipment required to support each crew (Gang box Assignments, tool inspection and keep track of tools by signing sheet in-out).
Information Packages – Each crew activity must have information packages (contract drawings, shop drawings, panel schedules, cut sheets, etc.).
Daily hour/unit reports for their crews – Submit hours/units daily for each employee assigned to Foreman on established form (Standard Time Sheet).

Qualifications

Qualifications / Skills Sets / Expectations:

8+ years prior experience in commercial communications industry
- High School diploma or GED is required
BICSI Technician
Possesses a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
- Successfully pass a background check and drug test
- Have reliable transportation to and from the jobsite
- Consistently report to work on time, work well with other to accomplish a common goal and maintain a safe work environment
- Wear long pants and a shirt that covers the shoulders by six (6) inches. These are not provided by the Company.
- Provide basic tools from provided tool list prior to 1^stday of employment.
This position is subject to an additional customer drug screening and background check.
Ability to obtain a US Secret Clearance.

Abilities:

The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Desired Skills:

BICSI Technician certification is desirable. Desired candidate will need to be willing to obtain the BICSI Technician Certification.
Manufacture Certifications and/or Fiber Certification.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications

Pay Range

USD $40.00 - USD $42.50 /Yr.

About the Company

M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains integrated cyber-physical systems for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, and large enterprises. Its work spans electrical power, security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual, and IT systems, all coordinated through management platforms that support long-term operation and sustainability. The company works end-to-end: it engineers solutions, installs them, and then runs and maintains them to ensure continuous, secure, and resilient performance. What sets it apart is its ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey technology and infrastructure services for critical environments—combining physical systems with digital management to create secure, automated facilities. The goal is to deliver automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems and the platforms needed to manage them over the long term.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tysons, VA
Founded: 1949

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