Lead Cabling Technician

About the role

Summary Leads team responsible for installations, modifications, repairs, maintenance of voice, data and video cabling systems under direction and supervision of Department Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day planning, operation and problem-solving to ensure team meets required level of service.
• Supervises installation of Category 3, Category 5, Enhanced Category 5, Category 6 and Fiber Optic Structured Cable Distribution Systems.
• Leads efforts in installation of outlets, pulling cable, fire stopping and pre-termination including organizing, forming, dressing and labeling cables to industry standards.
• Provides updates on projects to assigned Project Manager and Department Manager.
• Performs site surveys, reads and uses blueprints and floor plans and conducts visual site inspections.
• Performs and supervises work in retrofit and new construction environments and implements cut-overs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of LAN/WAN topologies, cabling standards and components.
• Attends training and safety meetings.
• Works safely at all times utilizing necessary Personal Protection Equipment.
• Determines closet and equipment layouts and installs closet hardware including backboards, connecting blocks, racks, patch panels and fiber enclosures, and balance video equipment.
• Terminates, assembles and installs 8-pin modular connectors and coaxial connectors, lightcrimp connectors and optical fiber ST and/or SC ceramic connectors.
• Tests copper and fiber (multimode and singlemode) cables to required certification parameters utilizing appropriate test equipment as required.
• Diagnostics and corrects copper and optical fiber problems.
• Removes and demolishes abandoned cables.
• Maintains and references industry standards including ANSI, EIA/TIA, and local BICSI and National Electric Code.
• Installs grounding infrastructure and performs grounding tests.
• Performs cable splices for copper and optical fiber (mechanical and fusion).
• Identifies active circuits.
• Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of Logicalis through performing behaviors consistent with the organization's values.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations as well as policies and procedures of Logicalis in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behaviors.
• Supports and conducts self in a manner consistent with customer service expectations.
• Supervises limited supervisory responsibilities with respect to daily delivery activities of field technicians.

  Qualifications

  • Equivalent combination accepted. Education Associate’s Degree in related area.
  • 5 years cabling experience.
  • Proficient use of all Microsoft Office applications.
  • BICSI Technician or similar certification.

  Skills and Abilities

  • Possess high level of independent judgment within established procedures.
  • Ability to work extended hours including evening/weekend (overtime) as needed.
  • Ability to be regularly scheduled for on-call status if needed.
  • Must be able to work safely following company policy/procedures on safety.
  • Daily travel to work sites along with possible travel to out-of-town work sites.

  Physical Demands

  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is constantly required to sit, talk, see, hear, and use hands and arms.
  • The employee is frequently required to stand; move about, climb steps or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

  Other

  Hourly Compensation Range: $25/hr to $32/hr (Negotiable)