Tower Climber / Antenna Rigger

US Citizenship required. No visa support or C2C.

About the role

Perform erection, installation, demolition, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and modification tasks on communication guyed towers and antenna systems and subsystems located around the world. Must have demonstrated experience with communication guyed towers, antennas, and similar structures.

Responsibilities

• Installs, erects, maintains, repairs, removes, or retrofits guyed towers and antenna systems sometimes under adverse conditions (e.g., inclement weather, remote sites, etc.) using safety equipment and hand, power, cranes and specialty tools.
• Read and understand construction drawings and tower assembly drawings.
• Maintain applicable work, safety and quality certifications required by industry.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Conditions

• Work indoors and outdoors in various environments.
• Travel expected; pack appropriate attire for weather conditions at job locations.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in guyed tower rigging and erection.
• Experience using digital theodolite transit to capture verticality of guyed towers.
• Experience using Dillon quick check and digital dynamometers to measure tensions on various sizes of guy wires supporting the guyed structure.
• Install connectors on coaxial cables and connect such cables to antennas.
• Install coaxial grounding kits on coax and properly source to tower ground bar.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction skills, rigging, safety and general industry knowledge.
• Demonstrate experience with OSHA and customer-specific safety procedures and guidelines (e.g., TIA-1019, TIA-222G, ASME B30.7, OSHA 29 CFR 1926.552, OSHA 29 CFR 1926.553).
• Ability to climb guyed towers up to 300ft, lift up to 75 lbs., and work up to 12 hours on occasion.
• Ability to travel 100% of the time to various locations around the world (roughly 2–6 months per location; durations may vary).
• Ability to obtain a passport.
• Ability to obtain a NACI-Tier 1 clearance and background check upon hire.