Outside Plant Journey Lineman

Job Posting Title:

Outside Plant Journey Lineman

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Hiring Department:

ITS Networking

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).

Information Technology Services is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.

We believe the best ideas are born from sharing viewpoints, opinions, and perceptions from colleagues with varied backgrounds and experiences.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working for our campus.
 

The University of Texas at Austin and Information Technology Services provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Purpose

This position will need to provide journeyman or mid-level skills for the fabrication, installation, operation, and routine or emergency maintenance and or repair of University fiber-optics, copper cable for data and telecommunications facilities.

Responsibilities

• Placing fiber and copper cabling in manholes.
• Placing fiber and copper cabling thru university tunnel system.
• Setting up work area protection/including Safety hazard warnings.
• Driving university owned vehicles to job sites will be required for this position.
• Work area cleanup of cabling and materials.
• Entering time to work orders.
• Assist in the construction, maintenance and fabrication of facilities and equipment.
• Lead and assist contract labor.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED.
• Five or more years of experience in the installation and/or repair of outside plant facilities.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions and in construction areas of new buildings or renovated areas of existing building.
• Ability to read and understand safety placards and follow OSHA rules and regulation.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of related technical courses.
• Knowledge of copper and fiber termination practices.
• Knowledge of cable pressure systems repair.
• Knowledge of transferring outside cabling to building plenum cabling.
• Knowledge to distinguish the difference between copper and fiber cables.
• Ability to build a telecom or data room from start to finish with equipment racks and cable ladder trays.
• Ability to operate generators and power equipment such as drills, saws and manhole pumps and blowers.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas residen