Foreman Telecom Underground

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As a Foreman on our Telecom Underground team, you’ll lead crews in the installation and maintenance of underground telecommunication systems. You’ll ensure everyone follows safety protocols and project timelines. This position includes work direction, coordination, and oversight of specific crews ranging from 2–8 employees or subcontractors. Responsibilities include overall safety, materials, reporting, customer communication, leadership, crew communication, and productivity measures. You will manage operations such as Trench & Plow, Aerial, Drilling/Bore, Asphalt or Conduit and may include machine operation.

You must interface with customers and city inspectors, coordinate pre‑construction meetings, keep detailed safety and production records, complete as‑builds, and lead all crews. An ideal candidate will also be a skilled excavation operator, assist with permits, and ensure crew and site safety and calling locates.

• Lead crews to meet project timelines
• Shoveling, digging, handling and operating construction equipment
• Excavation operations including operating equipment and transportation of equipment if needed
• General oversight over work direction within a crew or a group of sub‑contractors
• Assisting in securing site; employees and safety
• General maintenance
• General utility installation/repair
• Assists with as‑builds and ensures attention to detail and high quality work
• May assist supervisor in administrative tasks relating to hiring and interviewing employees
• Help with training of crew members
• Read and understand blueprints
• Help ensure everyone is following company safety policies, OSHA, and DOT regulations
• Assist Supervisor with day‑to‑day activities
• Speak with property owners about work to be performed and resolve any issues
• Safely use heavy equipment and machinery
• Perform work in all weather conditions
• Other duties as assigned

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Authorization to work in the United States for this company
• A valid driver’s license
• Must be able to pass a background check and company drug screening
• Must be able to attend and pass all company required training as needed
• High School Diploma, GED equivalent, relevant work experience, or a combination of education and work experience preferred
• 6‑12 months of work‑related experience pertaining to utility construction, telecommunications or laborer related work
• Previous Foreman experience preferred
• Proven leadership experience to direct workflow and produce high quality results
• Any combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates ability to perform the designated job duties and responsibilities of the position
• Ability to make common sense understanding to carry out instructions that are provided in written, oral or drawing
• Ability to deal with and understand problems involving different variables in many varied situations involving employees, customers and vendors
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts (measurements in terms of distance, proportions, percentages and area)
• Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematics
• Ability to read, understand and interpret documents such as safety rules and requirements, machine manuals of operation and process procedures
• Ability to write information including reports and speak effectively to customers, coworkers, vendors and the public
• May be required to work over‑time, after hours, on weekends or be on‑call as work is needed to ensure work is completed
• May include working nights and holidays as needed
• May be required to travel in state or overnight as necessary to meet business needs
• Regular and timely attendance is an essential function of this position

• Duties require standing, crouching, sitting, bending, using hands and fingers to handle or feel, and reaching with hands and arms to spaces both high and low; may involve standing, walking, climbing, balancing, crawling, crouching, lifting, holding or stooping for moderate amounts of time while on shift
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate
• Employees are regularly exposed to outside…