Apex Systems, the nation’s second largest IT staffing firm, has an immediate opportunity for an Telecom Lead in Fort . Please find the details below.
If interested, please email your resume and best phone number to Kirsten Bridges at kbridges@apexsystems.com for consideration.
Job Title: Telecommunications Lead
Location: Fort Hunter Liggett, CA
Clearance: Interim Secret
Pay: 90-95k/year
Formal Job Description:
Onsite requirements: 100% on-site
Must have skills/experience/certs and/or technologies:
- Strong background in cable plant support services to include:
- Cable plant management
- Copper and fiber optic installation, maintenance, and splicing
- Manhole experience (OHSA confined space familiarization)
- Cable locating experience
- Experience in fault locating
- Minimum of 7 years experience in OSP cable maintenance
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a Lead Telecom position
- BICSI Installer 2 certification (company provided) within 6 months of hire
- Active or Interim U.S. government Secret Security Clearance
- Avaya (Nortel) Meridian CS1000 central office experience
Physical/Mental Requirements:
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Talk and hear
- Stand, walk, sit, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb
- Lift and move items over 50 lbs
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- Perform duties in all weather conditions
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Drive from work site to work site
Job Description:
- Lead a team of technicians in day-to-day telecommunications duties
- Repair and maintain OSP cable facilities including poles, underground services, and conduit
- Test and monitor confined space air quality per OSHA regulations
- Inspect, pump excess water, clean out debris, make minor repairs and maintain manholes
- Maintain and repair/replace cable related defects
- Perform Moves, Adds, and Changes on the base Nortel/Avaya CS1000 and Meridian Mail systems
- Lift and load equipment and material that may weigh more than 50 pounds
- Assure dependable and uninterrupted operation of telephone communications by proactively identifying problems
- Identify problems by using electronic testing equipment
- Telecom cable locating and marking
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits Offered:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- 401(k) / Matching
- Supplemental Medical (Aflac)
- Legal Assistance
- Paid Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Jury Duty, Military Duty
- Employee Assistance Program
Background Check: Offers are contingent upon successful completion of professional reference checks, employment history verification, and background screening.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
