Telecommunications/Fiber Technician

About the Position

The Telecommunications/Fiber Technician is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of the District’s fiber optic network system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned.

Construction

• Installing, splicing, and terminating fiber optic cable.
• Mounting equipment in cabinets, on poles and structures.
• Assist other departments in installing, testing, and implementing new fiber systems for the District.
• Ability to use the tools and equipment of the trade and be knowledgeable of the materials used in installation, maintenance, and repair of fiber and wireless communications network equipment.

Operations and Maintenance

• Analyze and troubleshoot fiber optic cable system.
• Testing of fiber strands with optical power meter and optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR).
• Audit existing and new fiber to ensure strand management data is accurate.
• Identify and document problems in fiber system and pass information to appropriate department.

Other

• Recognize potential and actual safety problems involving District facilities and equipment. Report these to proper authority promptly.
• Conduct visual inspection of assigned vehicle prior to daily operation. Report all required maintenance to proper department.
• Ability to work after-hours in scheduled and unscheduled conditions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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Come join our Dynamic team! For a complete listing of qualifications and how to apply please visit our website located at www.lcpud.org.

We are one of the top-rated employers in the area, with a highly competitive wage and benefits package.

The utility industry requires a diverse set of skills and talents. We pride ourselves on hiring professionals in a variety of fields such as, electrical crafts, engineering, information technology, customer and administrative support services to name a few. We strive to provide a work environment that allows employees the ability to be creative and innovative as well as encourage teamwork.