Telephone Systems OSP Cable Technician

Overview

SMS is looking for a Telephone Systems OSP Cable Technician on the Kirtland Air Force Base C4 Contract in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The Outside Plant Cable Technician is responsible to maintain and repair OSP copper and fiber cable systems and related infrastructure throughout the installation.

SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

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Responsibilities

• Performing routine cable locations for dig permit requests.

• Survey manholes and duct systems for government run projects

• Occasional quality assurance inspections

• Occasional OSP copper and fiber cable splicing for repair

• Maintaining and repairing existing manholes and in-frequent installation or repair of inside telephone and network wiring.

• Prospective candidate will be familiar with current copper and fiber installation and testing standards and perform installations according to current base, industry, and safety standards, and legal requirements.

• Work will be performed based on customer submitted work orders, dig permit requests, or emergency outage reports.

• Work requires coordination with customers, permitting office, and other work centers.

• All work is to be properly documented, labeled, and recorded to include entry into electronic records systems as required.

Qualifications

Experience/Skills

• Knowledge in telecommunications systems and practices.
• Familiarity with copper and fiber cable installation, repair, and cable locating.
• Knowledge of exterior communications infrastructure to include manholes, ducts, inner-ducts, and aerial lines.
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing existing manholes, which includes patching leaks, replacing damaged parts, and ensuring accessibility for maintenance and repairs.
• Customer service experience.
• Ability to meet physical requirements of the positions such as climbing ladders, standing, bending, and lifting for duration of the duty day. Must be capable of working in confined spaces.
• Coordinates with the customer on specific requirements, and where necessary and appropriate coordinates with other contractors.
• Must have the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, meet with the customer tactfully and courteously and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with customers and coworkers.
• Understanding of proper safety practices, procedures, and regulations applicable to work being performed in a telecommunication environment.
• Experience with the tools and test equipment required for the installation and maintenance of telephone and data network services.

Qualifications   

• Applicant must possess refined critical thinking skills, should be a self-starter, and possess the ability to direct the activities of other team members.
• Applicant must be diplomatic, multi-task capable, adaptive to a dynamic environment, dependable and reliable. 
• Previous experience with interior and/or exterior cable installation, maintenance, and testing. 
• Valid New Mexico driver’s license  and reliable transportation required.
• Telephone Journeyman License JS7 – New Mexico Preferred.
• BICSI Installer 1 or 2 preferred.
• Requires a DoD SECRET security clearance.

SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. 

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.