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Pearce Services, LLC

Field Collector New Springfield, IL

Pearce Services, LLC, Springfield, Illinois, us, 62777

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Overview Join the nation’s leading independent service provider for critical telecommunication and renewable energy infrastructure. We are the premier independent service provider for our nation’s critical infrastructure. With over 2,500 team members nationwide, Pearce delivers comprehensive engineering, maintenance, repair, and repowering solutions, ensuring the seamless operation of our nation’s wireless and wireline telecom, commercial and utility‑scale solar and wind projects, EV charging stations, as well as large‑scale power generation, critical power and energy storage assets.

Your Impact The

Field Collector

provides supportive engineering services through a highly detailed collection of telecommunications information from the job site. This position requires a working level of knowledge in all technical aspects of fiber networks. The successful candidate is responsible for in‑person validation of the existing field design and layout of the OSP telecommunications network to include aerial, buried, and underground fiber network design and layout, underground conduit, handhole, building entrance, and riser facilities.

Core Responsibilities

Identify, photograph, and document detailed information of required facilities, including cables, poles, terminals, pedestals, handholes, and other outside plant infrastructure.

Capture accurate measurements of attachment heights, span distances, utility structures, and distances from existing/proposed OSP facilities to centerlines, property lines, and curb lines.

Identify power and communication facilities and ownership on utility poles.

Record bonding, grounding, guying, and anchor information.

Deliver detailed field notes & photographs to the engineering team.

Identify relevant obstructions to fiber placement and provide a proposed mitigation strategy.

Understand OSP construction techniques.

Read and understand digital GIS maps, conduit records, and layout drawings.

Effectively utilize tools such as measuring wheels, height sticks, pull finder, GPS devices, MH/HH hooks, and laser rangefinder.

Use electronic devices such as iPad, iPhone, laptop, file sharing, email, etc.

Update completion dates and relevant information in Insite related to the job.

Operate independently with minimal supervision, exercising latitude to achieve daily objectives.

Work with the Engineering and Field Engineering team to complete all job tasks and resolve any client issues.

Maintain regular, punctual, and predictable attendance to support the needs of the team and the customer.

Core Experience

2+ years of experience in the fiber‑optic/telecommunications/telecom construction industry.

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Knowledge of outside plant activities (fiber cable design, pole line construction, conduit system design) and make‑ready issues.

Experience obtaining right of ways and easements where required, and ability to make appropriate notations in field notes.

Ability to read and understand as‑built prints, identify conflicts with existing outside plant facilities, select routing of lines and equipment for projects.

Familiar with GIS (Geographic Information Systems), ESRI, and shapefile functionality.

Identify different types of utilities, potential conflicts, and violations based on regulatory standards (RUS, NESC, GO95, NEC, etc.).

Experienced in Microsoft Office Suite.

Working knowledge of AutoCAD (a plus).

Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, acceptable driving record, and ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen and background check.

Good organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

Ability to learn new technical systems and tools.

Problem‑solving using standard practices and judgment within defined policies and guidelines.

Physical Demands

Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Extensive travel and ability to work on site for numerous projects in various states.

Work outdoors 95% of the time.

Travel up to 100% of the time by air or vehicle; may require overnight stays up to two weeks at a time.

Travel with short notice.

Follow OSHA/State/Local Safety Standards.

Walk up to 3 miles per day on terrain such as gravel, pavement, or grass.

Work safely in poor weather conditions such as heat, snow, rain, or wind.

Work safely, with or without supervision.

Benefits At Pearce, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location. In addition to wages, employees may also be eligible for performance and referral bonuses, production incentives, tool/equipment and fuel stipends, company vehicle, per diem or other applicable compensation. We also offer all full‑time employees a comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, 401k with employer match, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and professional development courses.

Base Pay Range: $19 - $26.50 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer At PEARCE, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment that empowers employees to excel and make a meaningful impact. We provide a dynamic space for field technicians, service specialists, and corporate professionals to flourish and propel their careers forward within our nationwide presence and expansive service offerings.

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