Telecommunications Foreman

Job Description:

Responsible for first line supervision of technical employees. Responsible for the performance of preventive and corrective maintenance servicing of Telecommunications, Data, Fiber Optics and EMS (Energy Management System) equipment. Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance in all related Telecom Maintenance areas.

Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes:

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 50%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.

Telecommunications Foreman

Hiring Wage: $66.11

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical direction to Telecommunications Technicians.
• Supervise, motivate, and train Technicians on the performance of preventive and corrective maintenance servicing of telecommunications and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) equipment.
• Prepare, coordinate, and assign work schedules in accordance with the Tri-State telecomm maintenance program.
• Provide input for employee performance evaluations to the Superintendent. Completes evaluation forms and leads discussion with employee.
• Instruct Technicians on the proper procedures for maintenance of equipment.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance servicing of equipment as required to ensure compliance with all NERC/FERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation/Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) Regulations.
• Install and test new Telecommunications, Data, Fiber Optics and EMS equipment as required.
• Coordinate repair or replacement of failed equipment in order to minimize downtime. Assign team members to correction actions at all hours as required to restore services.
• Operate and maintain off-road and all-terrain vehicles.
• Record and enter maintenance data into the computerized maintenance system.
• Because Tri-State is an electric utility with continuous service obligations to its customers, regular, reliable, and predictable performance of the essential functions and responsibilities is an essential function of the job.
• Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.

OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications:

Education and Training:

• Eight (8) years of combined education and experience in electronic field. This would consist of: The equivalent of technical training received in an Associate Degree program in Electronics Engineering Technology with advance studies in radio communications (including microwave) and digital systems (including microprocessors, networking equipment and principals, peripheral equipment, and programming).

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Must be capable of satisfactorily interpreting and teaching electrical schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams and control logic.
• Knowledge of first aid and safety requirements peculiar to the electrical utility industry.
• Must be able to meet all Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements.

Other:

• Willingness to travel up to 75 percent of working time, including overnight travel.
• Willingness to work on antenna systems and tower structures in excess of 300 feet in height.
• Willingness to be on call on a 24-hour basis.
• Must reside within a one (1) hour radius of the base location.
• Must have a satisfactory work record.

Willingness

About Us:

Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 44 members, including 41 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West.

Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states.

Tri-State’s electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State’s transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.

Job Identification: 242

Job Category: Telecommunications

Posting Date: 2024-09-23T20:35:54+00:00

Job Schedule: Full time

Hiring Salary Range: $66.11

Locations: 4331 Fulcrum Way NE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124, US

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.