Construction - Billboard Installer

About the role

Our Lamar office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is now hiring an Operations crew member to help bring outdoor advertising campaigns to life for brands in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas. This position is action-packed and provides all the training and equipment to start your career in the outdoor advertising industry. The purpose of this role is to install and maintain billboards, including installing advertisements, maintaining structures, and upkeeping billboard cosmetics. This position most often works as part of an installation crew.

Why Lamar?

As part of Lamar’s billboard construction and operations crew, you’ll experience the city from a bird’s-eye view while building and maintaining the structures that keep communities informed. Join a team that values safety, teamwork, and adventure every day. Lamar is a certified Great Place to Work, with 88% of employees in agreement, and has been named a “Best Company to Work For” in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking.

What you can expect from us

• Monday–Friday schedule from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Hourly rate of $17 per hour
• 120 hours of paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure
• 12 paid company holidays, including President’s Day and Juneteenth
• A comprehensive training program
• Career advancement opportunities and ongoing professional development
• Multiple medical plan options and a health savings account
• Hospital, Critical Illness, and Accident coverage
• Short- and long-term disability and paid parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and a 401k plan with company match
• Up to $1,200 value in employer-paid HSA contributions and cash rewards for engaging in our wellness program
• A people-first culture that invests in connection, community involvement, and transparency around employee feedback

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain all billboards
• Remove and hang flexes and vinyls; cut, prepare, and install copy on Tri-Visions
• Maintain structures: repairs include tightening bolts, painting steel structures, repairing trim and various parts of the sign face and structure, and changing light bulbs as needed
• Assemble structures and faces when required
• Build and install extensions; cut brush/weeds; conduct storm damage repairs; perform minor electrical repairs; sweep and clean workshop area
• Use power and manual tools while adhering to all safety regulations
• Attend safety meetings as required
• Maintain operation vehicles; maintain tools, equipment, and machinery
• Take completion photos for proof of performance

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The primary work environment is outdoors, requiring the ability to work in adverse weather conditions and climb to heights up to 200 feet. Physical demands include heavy lifting (up to 100 pounds), extensive bending, pushing, reaching, seeing (with a focus on reading, color distinction, acuity, depth perception, and peripheral vision), sitting less than 50% of the time, standing, stooping, talking, turning, walking, driving, and climbing. Nights spent away from home traveling are less than 10%. On-call shifts may be required.

Requirements

• Good communication skills
• Ability to speak and read English fluently
• Willingness to work and get along well with others
• Basic computer skills including Internet navigation and Microsoft Word & Excel
• Ability to comply with Lamar safety standards while performing work
• Ability to work from ladders and to carry a ladder and/or other tools to the worksite from a vehicle
• Working knowledge of electrical skills and techniques
• Working knowledge of fabrication skills and techniques
• Skill in reading technical documents, such as blueprints and diagrams
• General knowledge of Lamar, Department of Transportation (DOT), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety regulations
• Ability to safely use construction equipment in regards to the construction and maintenance of outdoor structures
• Ability to climb heights and work at heights above ground safely
• Ability to document installations through photographs and written logs
• Skill in the practical applications of mathematics in relation to construction and operations tasks
• Skill in setting priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required
• A valid driver’s license is required
• Ability to complete the OSHA 10-hour Construction course is required

Preferred Qualifications

• CDL/Non-CDL, Crane, Signal, Rigging, or LDD certifications, depending on location need
• Previous experience working at heights up to 200 feet above ground
• Or some equivalent combination of education and experience

Who we are

Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising Company is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world. With over 360,000 displays across the United States and Canada, Lamar helps both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day through billboards, interstate logos, hand-painted murals, transportation and airports, and the largest network of digital billboards in the United States. Lamar operates with honesty and integrity and is committed to sustainable and environmentally friendly business practices.