OSP Compliance Tech I

Job Title: OSP Compliance Tech I

Work Location: Phoenix, AZ 85027

Duration: 12 Months

Work Type: Contract

Job Type: Hybrid

Pay Rate: $35.98-35.98/ Hourly/ W2

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is the largest private broadband company in America, providing advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and home security and automation services over its own nationwide IP network. The client is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through technology. The largest private broadband company in America, we proudly serve six and a half million homes and businesses across 18 states. They are dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that make each one unique.

Job Description:

• Constructs, builds, repairs, and inspects Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) networks to provide voice, video, and data to residential and commercial customers.
• Coordinates with other utilities for permits, joint trench, pole applications, and service issues.
• Construction Crewmember I, II & III
• Constructs new and rebuilds aerial hardware including strand placement, tensioning, grounding, bonding, guy and anchor installation.
• Assures grounds are at or below maximum allowable resistance for proper network protection.
• Responsible for maintaining proper spacing from energized conductors as well as height requirements as prescribed in the GO05, GO198, NESC, NEC, utility and Client construction specifications.
• Lays conduit and install joint trenches for underground cable while coordinating with other utilities.
• Repairs and maintains overhead and underground lines. Responds to and determines proper course of action in emergency call-in situations to repair damaged cable lines. Replaces or reroutes cables and splices electronic equipment.
• Participates in the construction and /or repair of fiber, coax, and copper plant for networks. May coordinate and inspect work done by contract labor.
• Performs routine work to locate and mark underground cable lines in order to perform digs and other construction work to minimize cable damages.
• Inspects for location of placement of facilities, work of contract labor, depth trenches and follows underground construction standards. Marks placement of cable plant.
• Coordinates contract labor for construction projects and inspects final work.
• Uses computerized tools and programs (Oracle) to coordinate bill of materials, purchase materials, maintain inventory levels, reconciles invoices, street release forms, zone changes, as well as computerized mapping systems.
• May splice, repair, and activate fiber optic circuits and implement corrective and preventive action. May assist with the maintenance of fiber transport system, nodes and reverse laser transmitters and receivers.
• Ensures that work performed in a timely and professional manner and meets all regulations, specifications and standards set forth by the company and government agencies.
• May enter data into computerized databases to track homes passed, maintain serviceability information, or node splits.
• May obtain construction permits, utility permits and pole applications including make-ready, right-of-way, railroad, road bore and crossing permits. Create and file traffics plans for construction projects.

Role Summary:

• OSP Compliance Technicians inspect, evaluate, and analyze aerial and underground facilities for compliance with applicable internal and external safety and regulatory standards.
• This role provides occasional repair guidance and suggestions, contribute to the entry and maintenance of an asset compliance management database systems and work with others to ensure compliance.
• OSP Compliance Technicians understand and apply Client construction standards, as well as applicable asset owner, state, and federal standards.
• They monitor and maintain inspections schedules and provide quality assurance of the Locate vendor performance on compliance repairs as directed.
• Compliance employees ensure that the Client network is built in a safe manner throughout the system and when working on correcting infractions that safety and cost reduction are key.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Inspects Outside Plant based on applicable schedules
• Understands applicable Client, State, NESC standards and regulations
• Understands high-risk geographic regions and driving factors
• Assigns infractions with relevant level of severity
• Enters information into the database
• May review make ready work with contractors
• May issue work to construction contractors
• May issue work to Locate vendors
• May coordinate the Client Service Drop conversions – getting off jump poles (if so desired) or other poles where clearances cannot be met to remove a violation
• May participate in ordering materials for various vendors and/or forecasting material needs
• Inspects and QC’s Contractor work
• Completes as-built mapping
• May assist in Locating and QCing (quality control) of Client facilities

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum:

• HS diploma, GED or relevant work experience
• 1 or more year of experience preferred in related field (e.g. OSP Construction; Field Ops)
• Valid driver’s license meeting Client standards
• Must be able to walk in un-level areas and for long distances.
• May be on your feet for several hours while performing duties for extended periods.
• Ability to read and understand printed and digital telecommunication utility maps.
• Ability to operate computer with Microsoft applications as well as other as needed software related to construction services.

Preferred:

• 2- 3 years general knowledge of aerial and underground telecommunications facilities construction.
• Basic HFC/fiber design knowledge is helpful.
• Basic knowledge of construction standards and applicable codes for the area.
• Knowledge of Telecommunications aerial and underground construction practices.
• Understanding of NESC and or local codes that pertain to utility construction.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.