Journeyman Telecom Lineman

Job Title: Journeyman Telecom Lineman

Location: Statewide, Alaska (field-based, with remote and road-system travel)

Position Type: Full Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Line Foreman / Project Manager

Company: Alaska Directional LLC

Position Overview

The Journeyman Telecom Lineman performs outside plant aerial and underground telecommunications line construction across Alaska Directional projects statewide. The work covers pole framing and erection, guying and anchoring, aerial strand and cable placement, and underground duct and cable installation by trenching and plowing, and requires the ability to work independently in remote or challenging environments, aloft and from aerial lifts, in variable Alaska field conditions.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Pole and Aerial Construction

• Frame and erect telecommunication poles and structures, including installing cross arms, hardware, and fixtures.
• Make, install, and pull guys, and set anchors for pole support.
• Dig pole and anchor holes and set, drop, and tamp poles by hand or with mechanical diggers under line foreman supervision.
• Climb poles and work aloft, and operate aerial lifts to perform elevated line work.
• String and install messenger strand, and place and lash aerial telecommunications cable, both copper and fiber.
• Place figure-eight (self-supporting) and internal-messenger aerial cable.
• Ground poles, towers, and structures, and install suspended communication equipment.
• Erect telecommunication towers and steel structures as part of a constituted line crew.

Underground and Cable Placement

• Hand-dig trenches for duct and cable, and place duct and raceway.
• Excavate and trench cable and duct into easements and rights-of-way.
• Expose existing facilities in easements and rights-of-way while placing new facilities.
• Place fish wire and pull cables and wires through underground raceway.
• Blow (air-jet) fiber optic cable into duct with various placing equipment.
• Assist with cable placement and terminations at handholes and structures as assigned.
• Support cable splicing operations within capability under the OTA assignment-flexibility provisions.

Equipment, Field Operations, and HSE

• Operate line trucks, wire-stringing trucks, bucket trucks, and cable-pulling equipment as a qualified journeyman lineman or operator.
• Operate trenching and earth-boring machines, excavators, dozers, skid steers, cable plows and drop/service plows, Larson fiber-placing trailers, air compressors, and tractor/trailer for equipment transport.
• Perform traffic barricading and flagging as required.
• When assigned as foreman or senior foreman, complete and submit accurate daily field reports by the end of each shift.
• Perform repair, maintenance, and dismantling of lines, structures, cable, and equipment.
• Work in accordance with NESC clearances, OSHA 1910.268 telecommunications requirements, and AKD HSE policies and project safety plans.
• Support and maintain a zero-incident safety culture, and participate in incident investigations and corrective actions as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Journeyman lineman standing under an IBEW/NECA agreement, or documented equivalent experience.
• Aerial lift and pole-climbing certification.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30, and current First Aid/CPR.
• Prior remote Alaska OSP or FTTH construction experience.