DAS-Technician at MasTec Communications Group in Washington, DC

Summary: MasTec Communications Group builds telecommunications infrastructure and is seeking a DAS Technician to support utility and telecom construction projects. The role oversees construction activities, prepares installation specifications and equipment requirements, and maintains technical records and drawings for customer central offices.

Responsibilities:
- Determine floor plan layouts, power distribution, backup power supplies, and cabling of central office equipment
- Identify, and requisition parts necessary to establish low and high-level racking, transmission racking, power racking, aisle lighting, and provision for grounding
- Create comprehensive and accurate installation specifications and accurate equipment requirements to fulfill customer orders
- Create or correct location records, drawings, bill of materials (BOM), installation notes, and memos to reflect additions and modifications to customers' location (central office) because of installation or engineering activities
- Review installation specifications

Required Qualifications:
- Safety is a part of your day to day
- You have a track record of completing work with a high level of quality
- You have a knack for figuring out hard problems and enjoy a hands-on approach to your work
- You are looking for long-term projects
- You enjoy getting your hands dirty with your team
- You have entry-level or 1 year of technical experience
- You have a High School diploma or equivalent GED
- You respond promptly to customer needs; solicit customer feedback to improve partnership
- You are computer literate
- Must be trainable and coachable
- You have the ability to learn customer specifications and standards
- You have excellent communication skills; speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listen and get clarification; demonstrate group presentation skills
- You have the ability to learn time management while working on customer sites
- You possess dependability; follow instructions, respond to management direction; keep commitments
- Experience in handling power tools
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 10 lbs
- Must be willing and available to travel away from home for several weeks at a time (up to 75%)
- Candidate will be working primarily in a central office which is a structure used by telecommunications companies to house equipment needed to direct and process telephone calls and data traffic (Telephone Central Offices (CO's) are also known as telephone switching centers, wire centers or telephone exchanges)

Required Skills: Power Tools