Job Description
Job Description
Telecom Construction Specialist
Job at a Glance
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Title: Telecom Construction Specialist
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Location: Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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Contract: W2 only, 8-month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full-time
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Pay: $40 /hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match
Overview
This role involves field-based construction quality audits and inspections for coax and fiber network infrastructure. The technician will perform a variety of construction and maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and supporting project coordination.
Key Responsibilities
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Ensures the execution of overhead/underground construction duties such as: placing hard-line Connectivity & Platforms, framing and strand poles, transferring facilities between poles, placing Connectivity & Platforms in joint trench, and safe operation of construction vehicles and Connectivity & Platforms trailers.
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Investigates and monitors accurate record keeping concerning project start, milestone dates, production logs, material costs, and labor expenditures.
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Instructs work site safety standards; conducts work site visits to ensure compliance with safety standards and participates in regular safety meetings with the crew.
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Supports Specialists and leadership team with coordination of projects.
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Generates logs and reports on construction, projects, materials, and expenditures.
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Reviews, resolves, follows-up customer requests and complaints.
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Monitors performance of construction crew to established goals and objectives.
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Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; ability to work nights and weekends, variable schedules, and overtime as necessary.
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Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of business support, technical, or production staff who perform tasks in the same function.
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Sets priorities for the team; assigns tasks and checks work at regular intervals.
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Ensures all work performed on the project meets or exceeds Comcast, Local, State, or Federal standards and regulations.
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Updating the JT or Polaris entry (job docs/maps) QC for path verification.
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Primary contractor interface in the field and acts as the NGAN liaison with the Regional network Technicians.
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Ensures new or upgraded power supply is in place and operational prior to cut date.
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Overall responsibility for the quality of the NGAN product, from contractor building to handoff to operations.
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Expected to spend 90% of time in the field.
Required Skills
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Coax and fiber construction experience
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Basic computer skills to use Microsoft, Smartsheets, Teams, P2
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Network Maintenance Technician experience a plus
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Ability to read design prints
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Willingness to travel as needed
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Reliable transportation
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Ability to complete construction quality audits in the field (80%) and perform related office work (20%)
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Experience inspecting nodes, amplifiers, power supplies, fiber taps, enclosures, etc.
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Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
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Strong documentation and review skills
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Ability to verify and review audit rework repairs and tasks in a timely manner
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Availability from M-F 8a-5p via phone for troubleshooting and job clearance
Preferred Skills
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Experience with coax and fiber network infrastructure
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Ability to perform inspections on various network components
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Willingness to stay overnight for remote jobs
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Strong communication skills for direct contact with BPs and team members
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Experience with construction quality audits and documentation
Why Should I Apply?
This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, field-based environment with a focus on network infrastructure quality. Candidates with coax and fiber experience will find this role particularly engaging and essential to network performance.
About CEI:
As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management, our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.
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