M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Telecommunications Technician 2

ElectricalPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeRichmond, VA, USA$27 - $28.50 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Have at least four years of prior commercial communications industry experience with a high school diploma or GED, or at least three years of experience with an Associate degree.
Have a valid driver's license to operate equipment after training.
Have prior communications work experience, including room build-out, Cat6 and Cat6A installation, fiber-optic termination, and interpreting and maintaining drawings and as-builts.
Be familiar with Bluebeam, Fluke Versiv, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
Know BICSI guidelines for proper installation and termination procedures.
Be able to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly while following proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
Be able to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
Be able to work at heights up to 60 feet and climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
Be able to routinely and repetitively walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and reach overhead.
Have corrected or uncorrected vision adequate for the work, including color vision, and be able to hear and communicate in English.
Be able to use a standard ladder without exceeding its weight limit while carrying tools.
Be able to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Be able to apply general rules to specific problems and combine information to form conclusions, including identifying relationships among seemingly unrelated events.
Be able to see details at close range and understand information presented through spoken words and sentences.
Provide personal hand tools and wear long pants, a shirt with at least a four-inch sleeve, and safety-toed boots on the job site.

Responsibilities

Plan, lay out, and complete new commercial and retrofit commercial communications equipment and system installations in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards.
Install video and data cable, including Cat 5E, Cat 6, and fiber cable.
Terminate and test horizontal copper cable, including Cat 5 and Cat 6; terminate fiber and riser cable; and label and test horizontal cable.
Install patch panels, backbone and riser cable, interior conduit, Panduit, Wiremold, plywood, racks, and cable trays in telecommunications closets, main distribution frames, and intermediate distribution frames.
Read and understand plans and specifications.
Mentor and train apprentices, and supervise them in a team environment while facilitating cabling and electronics installation.
Assist with outside-plant installations, site grounding, pulling low-voltage cable and telecom cables, and pulling cable of 100 pairs or smaller without assistance.
Install prefabricated assemblies without assistance.
Participate in job-site cleanup and maintain a clean work area.
Install sleeves, electrical nonmetallic tubing, and pull and junction boxes up to 24 by 24 inches.
Assist with setup and use of a tugger for large wire and long pulls, including pulley wheels, capstan wheels, and chains; operating a tugger requires certification.
Assist with calculating wire loads and conduit sizing layouts; exterior underground layouts; and interior overhead and underfloor raceway layouts for telecommunications.
Assist with installing grounding grids under slabs, exterior grounding rings, building grounding, and service-entry equipment grounding; bond metallic components and structural cold-water grounding.
Assist with splicing using crimp tools and installing mechanical lugs.
Perform an Operational Risk Management briefing for each task mastered to date.
Generate or contribute to an Activity Hazard Analysis for each task mastered.
Contribute to the Risk Register for each defined feature of work mastered.
Troubleshoot and repair Cat 5, Cat 5E, and Cat 6 cable problems.
Terminate copper termination blocks from various manufacturers and apply knowledge of fiber termination connectors and fiber-optic cable types.
Maintain a focus on safety, quality, production, and schedule; report to work on time, contribute to team goals, and maintain a safe work environment.
Wear the hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and safety vest provided by the employer on the job site.

Desired Qualifications

Hospital or airport installation experience is a plus.

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 recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

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.

The Telecommunications Technician 2 is responsible for planning, layout and complete installation of new commercial and retrofit commercial communications equipment and systems in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes and industry standards. The candidate must have extensive experience with the installation, termination and testing of Structured Cable Plant in commercial environments. Hospital or Airport installs will be a plus.

Responsibilities

Installation of video and data cable with Cat 5E, Cat 6 as well as fiber cable.
Terminating and testing of horizontal copper (Cat 5, Cat 6).
Termination of fiber.
Termination of riser cable.
Installation of patch panels.
Label and test horizontal cable.
Installation of backbone and riser cable (copper & fiber).
Installation of interior conduit, Panduit and Wiremold.
Read and understand plans and specifications.
Installation of plywood and racks.
Installation of cable trays in TC, MDF, IDF.
Mentor apprentices.
Assist in OSP (outside plant) installations.
Pulling cable 100 pair or smaller unassisted.
Installing prefab assembly unassisted.
Assisting in Site Grounding.
Assisting in Pulling Low Voltage Cable.
Assisting in pulling all size of Telecom Cables.
Participating in Job site cleanup.
Maintaining clean work area.
Installing Wiremold, Sleeves, Panduit and ENT.
Installing pull and junction boxes up to 24” x 24”.
Assisting with Tugger setup and use for large wire and long pulls (Pulley Wheels, Capstans wheel, Chains, etc. To operate a Tugger requires certification).
Assisting with calculating wire load and conduit sizing layout.
Assisting with Exterior underground layout.
Assisting with interior overhead and under floor raceways layouts for telecom.
Assisting with grounding grid under slab.
Assisting with grounding ring exterior.
Assisting with splicing crimp tools and installation of Mechanical Lugs.
Assisting with building grounding.
Assisting with grounding service entry equip.
Assisting with bonding all metallic portions.
Assisting with structural cold water grounding.
Performing an Operational Risk Management Briefing for any task mastered to date.
Generating or adding to an Activity Hazard Analysis for any task mastered.
Contributing to the Risk Register for any defined feature of work mastered.
Troubleshoot and fix Cat 5, 5E and 6 cable problems.
Terminate various manufacturers of copper termination blocks.
Knowledge of all fiber termination connectors.
Knowledge of all makes of fiber optics cable.
Employees must provide their own hand tools
This position requires that you be able to train and supervise apprentices in a team environment while facilitating the installation of cabling and electronics. A focus on safety, quality, production and schedule is fundamental to all work performed.
Employees are expected to be committed to excellence and generate a high quality of work. All employees are expected to consistently report to work on time, work well with other employees to accomplish a common goal, and maintain a safe work environment.
M.C. Dean will provide hard hat, safety glasses, gloves and safety vest which must be worn at all time while on the job site. Employee is required to provide and wear long pants, a shirt with at least a 4" sleeve and safety toed boots.

Qualifications

4+ years prior experience in commercial communications industry with a high school diploma or GED or 3+ years of experience with an Associate degree.
Must have a valid driver's license to be able to operate equipment (for which you will be trained).
Prior experience in communications work including room build-out, Cat6, Cat6A and fiber optic termination, interpret and maintain drawing and as-builts.
Familiarity with: BlueBeam Fluke Versiv MS Office Word and Excel
The candidate should have knowledge of BICSI guidelines for proper install and termination procedures.

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.

Pay Range

USD $27.00 - USD $28.50 /Hr.

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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