Lead Broadband & Microwave Technician / Tower Climber

About the Position: We are seeking an experienced Lead Broadband & Microwave Technician / Tower Climber to lead field installations, maintenance, and troubleshooting. This is a hands-on position for someone who is comfortable working at heights and who also enjoys broader networking and communications work. Tower and rooftop work are important parts of the role, but our technicians do not climb towers every day. The position includes microwave and wireless broadband installations along with structured cabling, fiber, switching and routing, IP video, VoIP, network cabinets, and related field infrastructure. As the lead person in the field, you will be responsible for planning and implementing each phase of the job, directing onsite work, maintaining safe work practices, communicating professionally with customers, and ensuring installations are completed neatly, correctly, and efficiently. LOCAL CHICAGO SOUTHLAND POSITION - NOT AN OVER-THE-ROAD TOWER CLIMBING JOBUrban Communications, Inc. is seeking candidates who want to grow with a local communications company and build expertise across microwave, fiber, broadband, and IP networking technologies

Training & Certifications: Candidates with strong technical, computer, mechanical, and field-installation skills may be considered even if they do not currently hold every preferred certification. Where appropriate, Urban Communications may provide or coordinate required tower-climbing and safety training. OSHA, First Aid, climbing, and rescue certifications must be maintained as required for the work performed. Work Location & Schedule· This is a permanent, full-time position based from our Oak Forest, Illinois office.· Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of Oak Forest and the Chicago South/Southwest suburbs.· This is not a traveling or over-the-road tower-climbing position; most work is performed throughout the surrounding Chicago-area service territory.· Overtime and occasional night/weekend work may be required. Occasional short-term out-of-town assignments may also occur.

Compensation & Benefits: CompensationCompetitive pay based on experience, qualifications, certifications, and demonstrated technical capability.

Medical: Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance. Retirement 401(k) plan.

Additional Benefits: Paid vacation and IRS Section 125 plan.

What Success Looks Like: The successful candidate is a self-motivated field professional who can take ownership of a job from planning through completion, keep a crew focused on safe and high-quality work, troubleshoot across RF and IP systems, communicate clearly with customers, and continue learning as our network and service offerings evolve.

What Success Looks Like: The successful candidate is a self-motivated field professional who can take ownership of a job from planning through completion, keep a crew focused on safe and high-quality work, troubleshoot across RF and IP systems, communicate clearly with customers, and continue learning as our network and service offerings evolve.

Company Description: Urban Communications, Inc. (Urbancom.net) is a broadband and communications provider serving businesses, government agencies, and residential customers throughout the Chicago Southland. We build, own, operate, and manage point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave networks and provide broadband Internet, VoIP, fiber, and related network services. Urban Communications also operates the Chicago Southland Fiber Network and manages portions of and provides services on the iFiber network.

Company Description: Urban Communications, Inc. (Urbancom.net) is a broadband and communications provider serving businesses, government agencies, and residential customers throughout the Chicago Southland. We build, own, operate, and manage point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave networks and provide broadband Internet, VoIP, fiber, and related network services. Urban Communications also operates the Chicago Southland Fiber Network and manages portions of and provides services on the iFiber network.