Communications Technician

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Posted: 2026-06-05

Location: Berkeley, California

Categories: Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 106744

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is hiring a Communications Technician in its Information Technology Division. This role supports the Lab's telecom, network, and communications infrastructure by installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting structured cabling; supporting telephony and network service moves, adds, changes, and deletions; and managing telecommunications spaces, including power distribution, equipment racks, environmental monitoring, and cable management across the campus.

At Level 1, you will:

• Install fiber and copper communications cable used inside buildings from the building backbone to individual station drops.
• Install and terminate fiber and copper outside plant communications cable used between buildings.
• Troubleshoot problems related to telephone devices and circuits.
• Diagnose and repair indoor and outdoor plant cable and splices.
• Construct, test and document fiber circuits.
• On a daily basis, complete Move / Add / Change requests for telephone and network devices installed on inside building communications wiring.
• Work with other individuals during cable installations ensuring that all parties assisting with the installation are working safely, efficiently, and effectively.
• Works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature but recognizes the need for occasional deviation from accepted practice.
• Normally receives little instruction on routine daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.

In addition to the above, at Level 2, you will:

• Handle moderately complex assignments, using judgment to resolve issues and make recommendations.

At Level 1, we are looking for:

• Combination of 1 to 2 years of relevant technical experience and/or education.
• A minimum of 1 year of work experience in the field of telephone, networking cable, and circuit installation.
• Demonstrated experience providing excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated experience in several areas including telecommunications plant and building wiring methods, inside building cable route planning, Categories 5 and 6 and TIA568B/C wiring standards, fiber optic cable installation and termination, and more.
• Ability to perform physical requirements including lifting up to 50 lbs, stooping, bending, climbing ladders.
• Must be available for occasional overtime work.

In addition to above, at Level 2, we are looking for:

• Combination of 2 to 4 years of relevant technical experience and/or education.
• A minimum of two years of work experience in the field of telephone, networking cable, and circuit installation.

Additional information:

• Appointment type: This is a full-time, 6 months, term appointment with the possibility of extension or conversion to Career appointment.
• Salary range: Level 1: $34.27 - $41.21 hourly; Level 2: $38.15 - $45.86 hourly.
• Work modality: Onsite at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA.