Job Title: Lead Data Center Technician

Job Description

This role leads large-scale cabling installation projects in active data center environments while remaining hands-on with complex fiber and structured cabling work. You will supervise field crews, manage production, and solve technical challenges related to installing, organizing, and maintaining thousands of fiber connections and low-voltage systems. The position combines leadership, planning, and detailed field execution to ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient delivery of data center cabling projects.

Responsibilities

- Lead and supervise fiber technicians and installation crews on large-scale data center cabling projects.
- Assist in setting installation priorities and coordinate daily activities such as cable pulls, routing, splicing, and meeting production targets.
- Oversee large fiber installations involving thousands of cables and connections within active data centers.
- Manage the pulling of large bundled fiber cables through cable trays, pathways, and congested infrastructure.
- Oversee the decoupling and separation of large fiber bundles into smaller, manageable fiber groups.
- Ensure smaller fiber bundles are properly organized, dressed, routed, and installed into trays, racks, cabinets, and panels.
- Coordinate fiber termination and splicing activities to meet project specifications and quality standards.
- Manage challenging cable pulls where large bundles may snag, cross, or become tangled within crowded cable trays, and implement practical solutions.
- Develop and implement field-based solutions for cable routing, organization, separation, and overall cable management.
- Interpret and work from cable maps, drawings, routing plans,



rack elevations, and fiber schedules to guide installation work.
- Ensure all cables are properly labeled, routed, protected, and installed according to project requirements and best practices.
- Coordinate closely with project management, other trades, and site leadership to maintain installation schedules and milestones.
- Track crew productivity, project progress, manpower needs, and outstanding work to keep stakeholders informed.
- Ensure quality standards are maintained throughout installation, splicing, testing, and turnover phases.
- Assist in troubleshooting installation issues and failed fiber connections to restore service and maintain reliability.
- Maintain a strong focus on site safety, quality, and production throughout all project activities.
- Perform hands-on low-voltage work including pulling wire, installing data cable, and working with copper and fiber optic systems as needed.
- Use appropriate hand tools and follow construction practices to support both new construction and refurbishment projects.

Essential Skills

- 45+ years of experience working in data center environments, preferably on large-scale cabling projects.
- Experience as a Level 3 or Level 4 technician with progression into a Lead, General Foreman, Site Supervisor, or similar field leadership role.




- Strong background in fiber splicing, including coordination of splicing, termination, testing, troubleshooting, and turnover.
- Demonstrated experience managing crews on large-scale structured cabling or fiber projects.
- Strong understanding of fiber connections, cable routing, cable maps, cable management, and cable decoupling.
- Proven experience pulling and managing very large fiber bundles through congested cable tray systems.
- In-depth knowledge of routing individual fiber groups into trays, racks, cabinets, and patch panels.
- Ability to identify and solve cable-management challenges in the field with practical, scalable solutions.
- Hands-on experience with low voltage systems, data cabling, copper, and fiber optic installations.
- Experience in troubleshooting and resolving issues related to fiber connections and cabling installations.
- Proficiency with reading and interpreting cable maps, drawings, routing plans, rack elevations, and fiber schedules.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to direct and motivate crews in fast-paced environments.
- Effective communication skills to coordinate with project management, site leadership, and other trades.
- Comfort working with construction practices, hand tools, and data center infrastructure.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- CSTS certification or equivalent safety training is a plus.
- Experience with power, cooling, racks, and cabling within data centers is beneficial.
- background in facilities maintenance or related technical fields is advantageous.
- Experience with current construction and refurbishment projects in technical facilities.<

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