Hourly Rate: $45-55/hr (firm, dependent on experience)
Location: Abilene, TX (must be local or willing to travel to Abilene for 2 weeks at a time)

Smartlink is dedicated to empowering those who are competitive and aim for the win. The company’s core values— Creating Customer Fanatics, Innovate and Create, One Team, We Are All In, and Safety Leads to Success—serves as a guide to our teams and sets the expectations for every member.
These values are the cornerstone that brings us together, consistently reminding us of our mission and guiding all our efforts. We are unabashedly competitive and driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence. Every project, every challenge, and every opportunity is met with discipline, focus, and an uncompromising commitment to succeed.
Our path to excellence begins with it, commitment, and our team’s goal of achieving customer fanatics. At Smartlink, you are empowered to make the right decisions, do your job well and bring something to the table no matter your position. This involves autonomy, responsibility, contribution, support, and growth.
This approach ensures that every team member feels valued and motivated to contribute their best, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

We look forward to having you join our TEAM if this opportunity is a great fit for you!
 

Job Summary:

The Data Center Site Superintendent provides on-site leadership and oversight for all fiber-optic installation and low-voltage infrastructure activities within active data center environments. This role is responsible for coordinating daily field operations, managing crews, maintaining production schedules, and ensuring the safe, compliant, and high-quality execution of splicing, testing, cable installation, and equipment deployment.
The Data Center Superintendent acts as the primary on-site authority for technical installation activities and workforce management while enforcing data center-specific operational procedures, security protocols, and change management requirements.
 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Field Leadership & Supervision

• Lead and supervise fiber-optic leads, technicians, splicers, testers, and installation teams.
• Develop and coordinate daily work plans, manpower allocation, and task sequencing to support project milestones.
• Conduct daily briefings, safety meetings, and progress reviews to align teams and address issues proactively.
• Monitor productivity, workmanship quality, and compliance with installation standards and specifications.

Fiber Installation, Splicing & Testing Oversight

• Oversee installation of backbone and distribution fiber within trays, conduits, and structured cable management systems.
• Supervise high-fiber-count ribbon splicing activities, including tray preparation, enclosure setup, and fiber management.
• Ensure all Tier 1 and Tier 2 testing is completed, documented, and meets project loss budgets and client requirements.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts and implement corrective actions for failed fibers, anomalies, or test irregularities.

Racks, Cabinets & Infrastructure Coordination

• Coordinate installation of racks, cabinets, fiber housings, patch panels, and cable-management components.
• Verify grounding, bonding, labeling, rack alignment, and other critical physical infrastructure standards.
• Ensure proper cable routing, power separation, bend-radius protection, and adherence to data-center best practices.

• Planning, Scheduling & Production Control
• Execute field activities in alignment with project schedules and critical-path requirements.
• Identify risks, constraints, resource gaps, or schedule impacts and implement timely recovery or mitigation plans.
• Coordinate material delivery schedules, tool and equipment readiness, and site access needs.
• Support schedule acceleration, shift work, phased turnovers, and critical-window activities as required.

Quality Assurance & Documentation

• Enforce QA/QC protocols, inspection checkpoints, and test requirements throughout installation activities.
• Review splice documentation, test results, labeling data, and as-built records for accuracy and completeness.
• Manage punch-list items, corrective actions, and ensure readiness for client walk-downs and turnover.

Safety & Operational Compliance

• Enforce all site-specific safety rules, PPE requirements, and safe-work practices.
• Support execution of Methods of Procedure (MOPs), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and maintenance-window activities.
• Ensure strict adherence to data-center operational controls, security policies, and change-management processes.
• Report incidents, near-misses, unsafe conditions, and hazards promptly and accurately.

Client & Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as the primary on-site contact for project managers, client representatives, and facility stakeholders.
• Participate in coordination meetings, progress discussions, and resolution of technical or operational issues.
• Communicate schedule impacts, risks, resource needs, and recovery strategies clearly and in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required

• 5+ years of experience in fiber-optic installation, data center construction, or low-voltage infrastructure.
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with fiber splicing, OTDR/OLTS testing, cable routing, and rack/cabinet installation.
• Strong understanding of data center operations, including security protocols and formal change-management processes.
• Proven experience supervising field crews or subcontractors in a technical installation environment.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, one-line diagrams, rack elevations, and cable schedules.
• Excellent communication, documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to pass all required data-center background checks for site access.