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Fiber Optic Technician Apprentice
Communication Construction & Engineering (CC&E)
Location: Denver, CO, with statewide and occasional out-of-state travel
CC&E is hiring a Fiber Optic Technician Apprentice for field splicing, testing, and fiber network construction. No experience required. All training is provided on the job alongside experienced technicians and construction crews. Work is statewide with out-of-state travel as needed. This position requires extended time away from home.
Role Overview
Support technicians with splicing, termination, testing, and troubleshooting on backbone, distribution, and FTTH fiber networks. Work takes place in handholes, manholes, cabinets, buildings, and customer locations. Apprentices also support cable placement and pulling operations with construction crews. Responsibilities increase as skills develop, with a clear path to advance to Fiber Optic Technician.
Responsibilities
- Assist with fusion splicing on underground and inside fiber systems
- Prep cable and set up splice sites in handholes, manholes, pedestals, cabinets, and buildings
- Assist with terminating fiber panels, ODFs, and equipment
- Assist with OTDR and power meter testing
- Read prints and splice diagrams
- Assist with troubleshooting and restorations
- Support crews during fiber placement and pulls
- Perform underground construction tasks as needed
- Maintain splicing vehicle, tools, and materials
Qualifications
- No experience required
- Reliable and able to follow direction
- Mechanical aptitude or hands-on work experience preferred
Requirements
- Must be 18 or older
- Valid driver’s license held for at least 1 year
- Clean MVR with no DUIs in the last 5 years
- Reliable transportation to meet assigned technician at job sites
- Must pass a drug test
- Background check may be required
- Able to lift 50 lbs
- Able to work indoors and outdoors in all weather and jobsite conditions
- Able to stand, sit, kneel, bend, and climb for extended periods
- Able to enter and work in handholes and manholes
- Able to travel and stay away from home for extended periods
- Able to work long hours, nights, weekends, and emergencies as needed
- Must participate in on-call rotation
Pay and Schedule
- $20 to $25 per hour
- On-call pay provided
- Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Nights, weekends, and emergency callouts as needed
- Overtime at 1.5x after 40 hours per week or 12 hours per day
- Hotels and per diem provided for travel
Growth and Training
- Path to advance to Fiber Optic Technician ($30 to $45 per hour)
- All required training provided, including safety and confined space training
- Paid on-the-job training
Benefits (eligible after 90 days)
- Medical (75% company paid), dental, and vision
- HSA
- 401(k) with 4% match
- Short and long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- Referral program
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Have you had a valid drivers license for more than 1 year with no DUIs in the last 5 years?
Language:
- English (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Denver, CO 80229 (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20 - $25