Telecommunications Engineer jobs in Idaho
Telecommunications Engineer designs, develops, implements, maintains, and enhances telecommunication networks, systems and equipment. Analyzes existing networks and equipment and identifies opportunities for improvement. Being a Telecommunications Engineer develops solutions that meet business requirements. May require a bachelor's degree in area of specialty. Additionally, Telecommunications Engineer typically reports to a supervisor or manager. To be a Telecommunications Engineer typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Outside Plant Construction Technician II
- TDS Telecommunications LLC
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Meridian, ID
FULL_TIME
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Overview
As the Outside Plant Construction Technician II in Meridian, ID, you will perform the installation of PON/fiber network communications facilities (both buried and aerial) in accordance with industry and TDS standards. You will operate construction equipment which includes, but is not limited to, trenchers, backhoes, end loaders, and plows in order to place fiber facilities. Installs, tests, troubleshoots, and repairs aerial and underground fiber facilities within TDS Telecom serving areas.
Training
As an Outside Plant Construction Technician II, you will have the opportunity to obtain a Class A CDL through our in-house training program. You will attend safety training at one of our new facilities where you will also be trained on Pole Climbing and Bucket Trucks. On-the-job training includes exposure to various construction equipment including Directional Drill Rigs, Mini Excavators, Trenchers, and Locators. Fiber optic training includes Fusion Splicing, Fault Detection, and exposure to OTDRs and other advanced testing equipment.
This position is eligible for a $1,000 sign-on bonus! (Payout terms apply)
The pay range listed for this position represents the low and high end of the base compensation range. The actual offer amount will carefully consider multiple factors, such as relevant skills, qualifications, work experience, location and/or competencies that align with the specified role. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses and equity awards.
TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Metrocom/TDS) is a leading provider of fiber internet service. With more than 50 years of experience, the growing communications company is building and deploying new, fiber optic networks in neighborhoods across the country to deliver up to 8 Gigabit internet speeds to homes and up to 10 Gigabit internet speeds to businesses. In addition, TDS provides innovative TV entertainment and advanced phone services. Visit tdsfiber.com to learn more.
TDS provides communications services to a mix of small to mid-sized urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the United States. The company employs more than 3,600 people nationwide and is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS Inc.), a Fortune 1000 ® company [NYSE: TDS]. Founded in 1969, Telephone and Data Systems provides wireless, broadband, video, and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its businesses: UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions. Visit tdsinc.com for more information.
Responsibilities- Performs general construction labor in various weather conditions while utilizing safety fundamentals.
- Operates construction and other excavating equipment to construct and maintain outside plant fiber facilities.
- Performs the placement of new aerial and buried fiber according to maps, staking sheets, and locate markings.
- Reviews and updates GIS, maps, addresses, as-builds.
- Sets peds, vaults, and handholes along with marking/labeling fiber optic and/or copper facilities.
- Proficiently operates all test equipment associated with outside plant facilities and construction duties.
- Installs, troubleshoots, tests, splices, repairs, and maintains fiber optic facilities.
- Identifies location of defective fiber using various test equipment and repairs buried, aerial, underground, and/or customer fiber.
- Locates cable and fiber in response to customer requests and/or construction needs.
- Performs cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed facilities.
- Ensures worksite and landscape is fully restored after project completion.
- Trains and mentors personnel as directed by supervisor or team lead.
- Services, cleans, maintains, and repairs equipment.
- Completes all related paperwork in a timely manner
- Provides assistance to field services technicians, as needed
Qualifications
Required Qualifications- 1 years of construction equipment operation utilizing various underground and aerial construction equipment such as directional drills, trencher/plow/rocksaw, backhoe, or bucket trucks -OR- current military service, or prior military service with honorable discharge.
- Must follow the TDS attendance guidelines in order to meet TDS’s business needs including but not limited to our obligations to our customers and to our customers’ needs.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and remain eligible for DOT requirements.
- Must have the ability to obtain a Class A CDL. A current CDL is preferred at hire, but TDS will train and certify eligible associates through its in-house CDL certification program after hire.
- Physical requirements may vary based on company needs: Ability to climb poles, ladders, towers, and other structures as needed. Ability to kneel, dig, lift, and pull.
- Upon hire, must successfully complete customer-specific requirements, which may include a background check administered by the customer.
- Preferred 1 years’ experience in the construction of fiber optic cable outside plant networks -OR- installation of any underground or overhead utilities will be considered.
- Understanding of telecommunication products and services.
- Proven organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- May require occasional travel.
- Must be willing to work overtime as needed. May be required to work various/swing shifts as business needs dictate.
- Must be able to operate vehicles with manual transmissions.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must also be able to climb poles, ladders, towers or other structures. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and may have to work in attics and crawl spaces, or high-risk areas such as high voltage electrical, trenches, and manholes. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and heavy equipment; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is at times loud.
Benefits
Associates scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week have access to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off benefits such as vacation (15 days accrued per year for full-time; pro-rated for part-time associates working between 20-39 hours), sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates), seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday, paid parental leave (2 weeks after 12 months of employment), among others. Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability coverage is also available for associates working 30 or more hours per week and Education Assistance is available to full-time associates. Associates scheduled to work under twenty hours per week or for a limited term (i.e. interns) are eligible for medical coverage, the 401(k) plan (if 18 or older), as well as sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates). For more detail on the benefits we offer click here .
At TDS, we embrace Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our differences and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by law. To learn about our diversity & inclusion philosophy and culture, click here!
Pay Range (Hr./Yr.)
$24.63/Hr. - $36.95/Hr. - 4 Days Ago
Consumer Specialist-Retail
- TDS Telecommunications LLC
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Caldwell, ID
FULL_TIME
- OverviewWork Location: 5210 Cleveland Blvd Ste. 102 Caldwell, ID 83607Type of Position: Full Time – 40 Hours per WeekHourly Rate: $19.88Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm with a rotating Saturday of 8:00am-5:00pm. ...
- 10 Days Ago
Outside Plant Construction Technician I
- TDS Telecommunications LLC
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Falls, ID
FULL_TIME
- OverviewAs an Outside Plant Construction Technician I in Post Falls, ID, you will perform the general labor associated with outside plant construction for PON/fiber optic networks. This includes, but ...
- 1 Day Ago
Consumer Specialist-Retail
- TDS Telecommunications LLC
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Coeur d'Alene, ID
FULL_TIME
- OverviewWork Location: 2834 N Ramsey Rd, Suite 109, Coeur d'Alene, ID Type of Position: Full Time – 40 Hours per WeekHourly Rate: $19.88Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm with a rotating Saturday of 8:00am-5:00pm. ...
- 12 Days Ago
Field Service Technician
- TDS Telecommunications LLC
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Coeur d'Alene, ID
FULL_TIME
- OverviewAs a Field Service Technician, you will assist with on-site installations, troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance of telecommunications products and equipment that TDS sells and leases. You...
- 12 Days Ago
Power Generator Project Manager
- Legacy Telecommunications, an Ontivity Company
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Nampa, ID
FULL_TIME
- SummaryThe Power Generator Project Manager will oversee customer relations and functional areas of the generator project including estimating, budgeting, site walks, and request for proposals for comm...
- 17 Days Ago
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- SPECTRUM
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- Illuminate Mission Solutions
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- Sky Communications, Inc.
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The Telecommunications Engineer/Analyst II
- Abacus Service Corporation
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Washington, DC
- Candidates Request Form 1 Job Title The Telecommunications Engineer/Analyst II 2 Client Company/Dept. Name The Merit Sys...
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Telecommunications Engineer
- Strategic Staffing Solutions
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Charlotte, NC
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- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Telecommunications Engineer - III
- Hiring Now!
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Bellevue, WA
- Important Skills- Knowledge and experience with Granite circuit database- IP knowledge and understanding of routing / as...
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Sr. Telecommunications Engineer
- 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.
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Jericho, NY
- We are open to candidates in the following areas: Jericho, NY Medford, OR Chicago, IL Columbus, OH Atlanta, GA For nearl...
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Telecommunications Engineering Technician
- Leidos
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Pittsburgh, PA
- Description The National Airspace Systems Integration Support (NISC) program at Leidos is seeking a Telecommunications E...
- 5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Idaho
Idaho (/ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ (listen)) is a state in the northwestern region of the United States. It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia. With a population of approximately 1.7 million and an area of 83,569 square miles (216,440 km2), Idaho is the 14th largest, the 12th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The state's capital and largest city is Boise.
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Income Estimation for Telecommunications Engineer jobs
$64,155 to $86,635
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What does a Telecommunications Engineer do?
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Telecommunications Engineer in New Brunswick, NJ
Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
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