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Fiber Inspector I

Job Type: Skilled Trades & Craft

Pay Range $39.30 to $41.26

Location Colorado Springs, CO

Date First Posted 9/16/24

Applications are being accepted through: 9/23/24

*If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis; however, this job posting may close at any time after a minimum of 5 days of being posted.

Fiber Inspector I

Colorado Springs Utilities' Network Transport Services team is hiring a Fiber Optic Inspector I to perform final inspections to ensure the satisfactory restoration of construction site and easements. This job will oversee and inspect fiber network infrastructure installation, repair, replacement, and splicing performed by internal and external crews to ensure work meets system design, standards, regulations, and code. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of fiber network professionals through installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing components of our fiber-optic network.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Monitors projects and construction progress and conducts on-site inspections

• Inspects and reviews installed fiber infrastructure to ensure compliance with standard specifications, regulations, safety, and appropriate construction practices

• Implements changes authorized by Fiber Inspector II and documents appropriate changes to designs or construction

• Prepares and maintains project / construction reports, activity reports, and logs; prepares system condition assessments and schematics

• Reviews technical documents and designs for accuracy

• Coordinates with internal and external entities to facilitate construction activities

• Documents and redlines as-builts / record drawings, plat cards, field measurements, work orders

• Pulls, manages, and closes permits

• Assists in developing and maintaining construction and design standards

• Ensures construction materials meet specifications

• Participates in pre-construction and construction progress meetings

• Coordinates with Pikes Peak Regional Building Department to ensure inspections are conducted and approved

• Maintains inspection equipment

• Communicates and organizes work to accommodate multiple work groups

• Builds and fosters relationships with contractors and Utility customers

• Creates, writes, edits, reviews, and approves documents and reports

• Please note that working conditions and essential functions of performing this job include:

This position requires possession of a valid, unrestricted driver's license

• Heavy lifting and moving of materials and equipment up to 80 pounds

• Climbing utility power poles using industry-standard climbing gear

• Climbing and standing on extension ladders up to 28 feet for long periods of time

• Performing work in confined spaces (e.g., bucket trucks) and in trenches

• Exposure to inclement weather conditions

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Who You Are:

• Experience with fiber infrastructure, and a working knowledge of fiber optic networks

• Experience in troubleshooting and configuring FTTx/GPON networks is valued

• Experience working with fiber enclosures, handling cables within enclosures, pre/post OTDR testing, and Light Source and Power Meter testing on Multimode and Single Mode fiber

• Knowledge of approved practices, procedures, tools, codes, and materials used when handling fiber

• Outside plant fiber optic cable blowing/placement and procedures

Ability to acquire one of the following within six months of hire:

• BICSI - Installer 2 and Optical Fiber Certifications

• Fiber Optic Association – CFOT, CFOS/O, CFOS/T, CFOS/S, and CFOS/T Certifications

• ETA International – FOI and FOT-OSP Certifications

ATTENTION :

• All positions will be posted for a minimum of 5 calendar days.

• Starting pay will be determined within the posted pay range based on the experience, education, and training of the successful candidate; if there is a single pay rate posted, the job starts at that rate.

• Colorado Springs Utilities does not sponsor work visas of any kind (including but not limited to F-1, H-1B, or TN visas with a STEM OPT extension). Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Colorado Springs Utilities is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Our differences make us richer. Learning and growing from one another makes us more than what we were. We want our workforce to be as diverse as our business and recognize the limitless benefits of this commitment. Our desire is to have the organization reflect the diversity of the Pikes Peak Region. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, it is our commitment that no person shall be unlawfully discriminated against because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, religious convictions, veteran status, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Affirmative Action is Colorado Springs Utilities’ effort to ensure positive steps are taken to have a representative workforce reflective of the relevant available labor force.

For more information regarding applicant rights, visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

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Job Type: Skilled Trades & Craft