Field Survey Technician

**Broadband Maintenance Inc. is a leading Telecommunications Construction company servicing customers in the Ottawa and surrounding area. Our Engineering Department is currently seeking a full time Field Survey Technician (Telecommunications) for the Ottawa Valley region. This position allows for growth and advancement within the company. Salary will be commensurate with experience.**

You will conduct utility and right of way research; read and interpret utility plans, DOT records, property/easement data, civil design blueprints, survey documents, or sketches; proofing or comparing the information contained on CAD maps/drawings with information from different sources such as Google Earth, Geo Ottawa, including data and measurements collected from the field.

**You Will**:

- Travel to multiple job locations daily to review proposed fiber facilities, telecom infrastructure locations, and designs for field accuracy and propose adjustments when needed.
- Take field measurements and photos of utility poles, equipment, cables, proposed equipment cabinets/boxes and street dimensions.
- Collaborate with the associated permit team to review and submit encroachment permits to various state and municipal authorities, department of transportation, railroads, pipelines, etc.
- Walk and work outdoors daily, in most weather conditions.

**You'll Need**:

- a minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience with utility construction in an outside plant environment.
- Experience with telecom/utility poles, and MDU/Hicap/BAU field surveys _strongly _preferred.
- 1+ years of experience with existing and proposed telecom equipment locations.
- 1 to 2 years of experience reading and analyzing utility work prints.
- 1 to 2 years of experience with aerial, underground or buried telecom infrastructure.
- 1 to 2 years of experience with IKE data collection equipment and O'Calc, SPIDAcalc or other pole loading analysis software.
- A valid Ontario driver's license with a clean driving record and a current Uncertified Driver’s Abstract.

**Skills & Experience**:
Communication, Computer Applications, AutoCAD (not a requirement), Computer Literacy, English Communications, Internet Knowledge, Telecom, Utility Surveys, Work Ethics, Superior communication skills while interacting with Utility, governmental agencies (city, county, provincial, and federal), consultants, and engineering firms.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person