Damage Prevention Technician

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Zayo is seeking Damage Prevention Technicians (Levels 1-3) to join our Damage Prevention team across multiple U.S. locations.

Location:

Our ideal candidates will reside within an hour commute of a major metro area in one of the states listed below:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing blueprints to determine where construction projects will take place.
• Documenting interactions, site information and utilities in organizational software.
• Communicating with clients, engineers and management.
• Using a variety of techniques (electrical, magnetic, GPS, blueprint analysis, and/or radar) to mark Zayo's facility.
• Proactively identifying potential problem areas in order to ensure the integrity of the network and company.
• Pinpointing the coordinates of lines using GPS or surveying equipment.
• Oversight of the asset management process and replenishment of on-site/truck materials.
• Maintaining tools, test sets, and all network equipment.
• Acting as subject matter expert on technology, process, and company infrastructure.
• Provide training to other employees, as needed.
• Participating in forums or cross-functional team settings to contribute to the development of process or policy.
• Maintaining network/site security, cleanliness, and follow all policies related to company property.
• Engaging, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of vendor/contractors completing work on behalf of the company.
• Operating in both individual and team environments, both within this team and interacting with other teams, working together to achieve common goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Damage Prevention Tech I: Must have a minimum of 6 mos locating experience.
• Damage Prevention Tech II: Must have a minimum of 2 yrs experience locating a mix of fiber and other underground utilities.
• Damage Prevention Tech III: Must have a minimum of 5 yrs experience locating a mix of fiber and other underground utilities, and operate with a greater degree of independence.
• High school diploma or equivalent, required. 
• Previous experience in site development, underground installations, utility locating, fiber optic cable builds, preferred. 
• Proficiency using computer, smart phones, test equipment, Microsoft Windows operating system, and Office applications. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Operate on-call 24/7/365 on a rotating schedule, including standby, call out, dispatch, and overtime, as required by the business, including some travel, as needed. 
• Must follow all personal safety policies and procedures. 
• Must be able to maintain eligibility to operate a company issued vehicle per our policy (no more than 2 moving violations within the past 3 years); this includes possession of a state-issued driver's license for the state in which you live.
• Must have a smart phone. 
• Regularly lift objects weighing up to 75 pounds and move them clear of the job site.

Estimated Base Pay Range:

Damage Prevention Tech I: $ $25.00 USD/hour.
Damage Prevention Tech II: $ $30.00 USD/hour.

Damage Prevention Tech III: $ $36.01 USD/hour.

** Pay ranges will vary across states within the U.S

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