Telecommunications Technician

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation's leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.Job TitleTelecommunications TechnicianEmployment TypeStarting Pay Range$42.56 - $57.08Posting Date4/23/2026Employment ClassificationDivisionClosing Date5/7/2026Power your Career by joining the team that keeps the lights on and the data flowing at Lincoln Electric System. We are seeking highly skilled and motivated utility telecommunication technicians to join our team, dedicated to ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our critical infrastructure. In this vital role, you will work closely alongside our engineering team to implement, and maintain advanced communications systems – including fiber optics, SONET, radio, cellular and ethernet networks that support our vital communication links between our power generation, substations, control centers, datacenters, and operation centers. If you are passionate about applying your technical expertise to strengthen communication networks within the utility sector, we encourage you to apply and help us deliver reliable energy and exceptional service to the communities we serve.JOB SUMMARYUnder direct supervision, responsible for the transmission of information from one location to another. The information can be voice, data or video and is used for LES' transmission and distribution operations, substation automation and control, teleprotection, SCADA, generation O&M, generation resource scheduling, corporate operations, customer interaction and regulatory compliance. Special emphasis is placed on ensuring a high level of uptime, dependability, security and confidentiality for all users, applications and circuits. The consequence of error can create a direct threat to human life, the reliability of the bulk electric system, or can result in significant financial loss or penalty. Perform emergency and scheduled overtime work as required. When "on-call", response time is expected to be 60 minutes or less, in fit for duty condition. Consistent and reliable attendance is required.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND COMPETENCIESAssists, under direct supervision, in the operations, administration, maintenance, performance and troubleshooting (OAMP&T) of the following: VHF, UHF and microwave radio systems for LMR, MAS, and capacitor bank control; antenna support structures and obstruction lighting, radio coverage measurements, optical transport systems including SONET multiplexers and Ethernet; other hardware and systems including SCADA master station front end processors, RTU communication protocols, Ethernet switches, media converters, IED communication, peripheral I/O devices, network synchronization, video monitoring, telephone systems, and teleprotection systems including audio tone, mirrored bits, line current differential, and power line carrier.Assists, under direct supervision, in providing technical expertise to other LES groups for electronic problems in the following and related areas: substation teleprotection; backup power systems; video security; IT LAN'S, MAN's, and WAN's; test equipment calibration; VOIP Phone systems; precision time; fiber splicing and testing.Under direct supervision, performs basic preventive maintenance on all communication equipment and systems.Under direct supervision, assists in analyzing failures to determine the cause and communicates findings.Under direct supervision, works with technicians of outside agencies to resolve telecommunication problems.Under direct supervision, assists in troubleshooting and repairing malfunctions to the component, circuit, or system level.Maintains thorough documents and records such as trouble reports, material used, and spare parts needed.Performs work in strict compliance with MRO, NERC, FCC and FAA regulations.AccountabilityThe successful candidate holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.Customer FocusPutting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.TeamworkThe ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.InitiativeSeeking a candidate takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.Job Technical SkillsBasic ability to analyze/troubleshoot tool and equipment malfunctions to determine corrective action needed for maintaining electronic, telecommunication, and network equipment.Basic ability to analyze and interpret procedures and regulations, and read/revise technical documentation.Basic knowledge of inventory maintenance and record keeping principles.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCETwo year technical college degree in electronics, andOne to eight years of experience, orAn equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.Training and experience should be specific to electronics, radio, telecommunications and computer networking.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSA valid lifetime FCC General Class Radiotelephone Operators License or a Certificate from a private sector organization, including but not limited to NABER, ISCET, or NARTE, is required within 6 months.LES BENEFITSPay range noted above are effective as of May 1, 2026 in alignment with the collective bargaining agreement.J-18808-Ljbffr