Senior Fiber Optic Technician (OSP)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •5-10 years of hands-on experience installing, splicing, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining outside plant (OSP) fiber optic networks
• •Previous experience working in industrial, mining, oil sands, or heavy industrial environments
• •Demonstrated experience preparing fiber for fusion splicing and completing high-quality fiber optic terminations
• •Proficient in the use of fusion splicers and EXFO fiber optic testing equipment, including OTDRs, Power Meters, IOLM, and FastReporter software
• •Strong ability to read and interpret telecommunications drawings, splice diagrams, and technical documentation
• •Legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application
• •Full, valid, and current driver's license
• •Clean 5-year driver's abstract
• •Clear Criminal Background Check
• •Successful completion of a Pre-Access Drug & Alcohol test, with ongoing random testing as required by clients
• •Must be able to safely lift, carry, and maneuver equipment and materials weighing up to 50 lbs
• •Must be able to perform physically demanding field work, including prolonged periods of standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, and working in awkward positions
• •Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• •Must be able to safely perform work in industrial environments
• •Must be able to work in a variety of industrial, oil sands, and outside plant (OSP) environments, including both indoor and outdoor work locations
• •Must be able to work around active equipment, construction activities, and other potential workplace hazards while following all company and client safety procedures
• •Must be able to work flexible schedules based on project requirements
• •Must be able to travel to various project locations
• •Must be able to work Wednesday - Sunday / 10 hours per day
• •Must reside in Fort McMurray or be willing to relocate
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to build strong working relationships with team members and clients
• •Must be able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy, quality, and safety standards
• •Must be able to ensure clear and respectful communication with customers, project stakeholders, and internal teams
• •Must be able to deliver high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to take initiative
• •Must be able to manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced field environment
• •Must be able to maintain a professional working relationship with clients and project stakeholders
• •Must be able to adhere to all company and client safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices
• •Must be able to complete detailed fiber optic preparation, splicing, and testing tasks requiring strong hand dexterity and attention to detail
• •Must be able to operate hand and power tools
• •Must be able to complete testing documentation and maintain accurate project records
• •Must be able to mentor apprentices and junior technicians
• •Must be able to maintain accurate project records
• •Must be able to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client specifications and industry best practices
• •Must be able to diagnose and repair faults within fiber optic communication systems
• •Must be able to perform system testing and certification
• •Must be able to complete end-to-end fiber optic builds, including cable preparation, splicing, testing, documentation, and final system verification
• •Must be able to repair or replace damaged fiber optic cable and related infrastructure as required
• •Must be able to verify completed installations meet client specifications and industry standards
• •Must be able to install, prepare, splice, terminate, and maintain single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cable
• •Must be able to perform fusion splicing for new installations, repairs, maintenance, and system upgrades
• •Must be able to perform fiber optic testing, certification, and troubleshooting using EXFO OTDRs, Power Meters, IOLM, FastReporter, and other industry-standard testing equipment
• •Must be able to read, interpret, and maintain telecommunications drawings, splice diagrams, cable schedules, and project specifications
• •Must be able to complete end-to-end fiber optic installations
• •Must be able to perform other duties as assigned
• •Must be able to work independently
• •Must be able to be highly proactive and self-motivated
• •Must be able to be a collaborative team player with a positive, solutions-focused attitude
• •Must be able to have strong verbal and written English communication abilities
• •Must be able to have strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and attention to detail skills
• •Must be able to have a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have a commitment to a Safety First mindset
• •Must be able to ensure compliance with company and client safety requirements in all work environments
• •Must be able to have strong organizational skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to manage multiple priorities
• •Must be able to have the ability to maintain accuracy, quality, and safety standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to build strong working relationships with team members and clients
• •Must be able to have the ability to manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced field environment
• •Must be able to have the ability to take initiative
• •Must be able to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to ensure clear and respectful communication with customers, project stakeholders, and internal teams
• •Must be able to have the ability to maintain a professional working relationship with clients and project stakeholders
• •Must be able to have the ability to adhere to all company and client safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices
• •Must be able to have the ability to complete detailed fiber optic preparation, splicing, and testing tasks requiring strong hand dexterity and attention to detail
• •Must be able to have the ability to operate hand and power tools
• •Must be able to have the ability to complete testing documentation and maintain accurate project records
• •Must be able to have the ability to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client specifications and industry best practices
• •Must be able to have the ability to diagnose and repair faults within fiber optic communication systems
• •Must be able to have the ability to perform system testing and certification
• •Must be able to have the ability to complete end-to-end fiber optic builds, including cable preparation, splicing, testing, documentation, and final system verification
• •Must be able to have the ability to repair or replace damaged fiber optic cable and related infrastructure as required
• •Must be able to have the ability to verify completed installations meet client specifications and industry standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to install, prepare, splice, terminate, and maintain single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cable
• •Must be able to have the ability to perform fusion splicing for new installations, repairs, maintenance, and system upgrades
• •Must be able to have the ability to perform fiber optic testing, certification, and troubleshooting using EXFO OTDRs, Power Meters, IOLM, FastReporter, and other industry-standard testing equipment
• •Must be able to have the ability to read, interpret, and maintain telecommunications drawings, splice diagrams, cable schedules, and project specifications
• •Must be able to have the ability to complete end-to-end fiber optic installations
• •Must be able to have the ability to perform other duties as assigned
• •Must be able to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to be highly proactive and self-motivated
• •Must be able to have the ability to be a collaborative team player with a positive, solutions-focused attitude
• •Must be able to have the ability to have strong verbal and written English communication abilities
• •Must be able to have the ability to have strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and attention to detail skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to have a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to have a commitment to a Safety First mindset
• •Must be able to have the ability to ensure compliance with company and client safety requirements in all work environments
• •Must be able to have the ability to have strong organizational skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to manage multiple priorities
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to maintain accuracy, quality, and safety standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to build strong working relationships with team members and clients
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced field environment
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to take initiative
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to ensure clear and respectful communication with customers, project stakeholders, and internal teams
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to maintain a professional working relationship with clients and project stakeholders
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to adhere to all company and client safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to complete detailed fiber optic preparation, splicing, and testing tasks requiring strong hand dexterity and attention to detail
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to operate hand and power tools
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to complete testing documentation and maintain accurate project records
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client specifications and industry best practices
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to diagnose and repair faults within fiber optic communication systems
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to perform system testing and certification
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to complete end-to-end fiber optic builds, including cable preparation, splicing, testing, documentation, and final system verification
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to repair or replace damaged fiber optic cable and related infrastructure as required
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to verify completed installations meet client specifications and industry standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to install, prepare, splice, terminate, and maintain single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cable
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to perform fusion splicing for new installations, repairs, maintenance, and system upgrades
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to perform fiber optic testing, certification, and troubleshooting using EXFO OTDRs, Power Meters, IOLM, FastReporter, and other industry-standard testing equipment
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to read, interpret, and maintain telecommunications drawings, splice diagrams, cable schedules, and project specifications
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to complete end-to-end fiber optic installations
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to perform other duties as assigned
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to be highly proactive and self-motivated
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to be a collaborative team player with a positive, solutions-focused attitude
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have strong verbal and written English communication abilities
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and attention to detail skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have a commitment to a Safety First mindset
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to ensure compliance with company and client safety requirements in all work environments
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have strong organizational skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to manage multiple priorities
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to maintain accuracy, quality, and safety standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to build strong working relationships with team members and clients
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced field environment
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to take initiative
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to ensure clear and respectful communication with customers, project stakeholders, and internal teams
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to maintain a professional working relationship with clients and project stakeholders
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to adhere to all company and client safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to complete detailed fiber optic preparation, splicing, and testing tasks requiring strong hand dexterity and attention to detail
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to operate hand and power tools
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to complete testing documentation and maintain accurate project records
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client specifications and industry best practices
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to diagnose and repair faults within fiber optic communication systems
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to perform system testing and certification
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to complete end-to-end fiber optic builds, including cable preparation, splicing, testing, documentation, and final system verification
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to repair or replace damaged fiber optic cable and related infrastructure as required
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to verify completed installations meet client specifications and industry standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to install, prepare, splice, terminate, and maintain single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cable
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to perform fusion splicing for new installations, repairs, maintenance, and system upgrades
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to perform fiber optic testing, certification, and troubleshooting using EXFO OTDRs, Power Meters, IOLM, FastReporter, and other industry-standard testing equipment
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to read, interpret, and maintain telecommunications drawings, splice diagrams, cable schedules, and project specifications
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to complete end-to-end fiber optic installations
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to perform other duties as assigned
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to be highly proactive and self-motivated
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to be a collaborative team player with a positive, solutions-focused attitude
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have strong verbal and written English communication abilities
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and attention to detail skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have a commitment to a Safety First mindset
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to ensure compliance with company and client safety requirements in all work environments
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have strong organizational skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to manage multiple priorities
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to maintain accuracy, quality, and safety standards
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to build strong working relationships with team members and clients
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced field environment
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to take initiative
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to work independently
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to ensure clear and respectful communication with customers, project stakeholders, and internal teams
• •Must be able to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to have the ability to maintain a professional working relationship with clients and project stakeholders