Description

Position Overview:

The Telecommunications Lineman Foreman serves as the on-site working supervisor for aerial lineman crews engaged in the installation, maintenance, and repair of overhead telecommunications plant. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep aerial line experience and the ability to manage crew safety, productivity, and quality on active job sites.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

Field Supervision & Crew Leadership

• Supervise and direct daily activities of aerial lineman crews on overhead telecom projects.
• Assign daily work tasks, monitor progress, and ensure projects are completed on schedule and within scope.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between field crews and project management.
• Mentor and develop apprentice and journeyman linemen.

Aerial Installation & Construction:

• Install, repair, and maintain aerial fiber optic, copper, and coax cable system.
• Perform pole setting, framing, guying, strand building, cable lashing, overlash, and aerial drop installations.
• Operate and oversee operation of climbers, bucket trucks, digger derricks, and other aerial equipment.
• Perform and supervise aerial fiber splicing and OTDR testing to verify signal integrity as required.

Safety & Compliance:

• Enforce all company, OSHA, NESC, and DOT safety standards on job sites.
• Conduct daily tailboard/safety briefings before work commences.
• Ensure all crew members use proper PPE and follow safe work procedures, including fall protection and traSic control.
• Ensure truck(s) are outfitted, maintained, compliant, and operational.
• Maintain compliance with 1910.268 telecommunications safety regulations.
• Perform job site hazard assessments and promptly address unsafe conditions.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate daily records including time sheets, material usage, DOT vehicle inspections, and job progress reports.
• Document fiber route details, slack locations, and splice locations.
• Communicate professionally with customers, utility representatives, and inspectors.
• Submit daily and weekly reports to Project Management.
• Submit daily and weekly reports to Accounts Receivable.

Requirements:

Experience & Certifications

• Minimum 5 years of field experience as a telecommunications lineman focused on aerial plant.
• Minimum 2 years in a crew lead or foreman capacity.
• Valid CDL (Class A or B) required.
• Bucket truck and aerial lift certification required.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• First Aid/CPR certification preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency with aerial fiber optic, copper, and coax installation and maintenance.
• Extensive experience with pole-line construction, make-ready work, overlash, and pole transfers.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, strand maps, splice maps, and as-built documentation.
• Familiarity with aerial fiber splicing, OTDR testing, and loss testing.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work at heights (climbing poles and operating aerial lifts).
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs and perform physically demanding work in outdoor environments.
• Comfortable working in varying weather conditions including heat, rain, and cold.
• Ability to work overtime, nights, and weekends when project demands require.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay based on experience.
• Per diem and travel pay for out-of-area aerial projects.
• Company-provided tools (some) and equipment.
• Opportunities for advancement into General Foreman and Project Superintendent roles.

Steady, long-term aerial project pipeline across the mid-west and southeast U.S.

Work Location

Our current headquarters is located in Holiday, Florida, with our operations running out of our Campbellsville, Kentucky Office/yard, with aerial project assignments throughout KY,

OH, WV, VA, and surrounding states. Travel and per diem provided for out-of-area work.