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Brightpath Associates LLC · 1 day ago

Journeyman Lineman

Oregon, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking a Journeyman Lineman to perform construction and maintenance on electric transmission and distribution systems. The role involves working with overhead and underground circuits, installing equipment, and responding to service calls related to power outages.

Human ResourcesRecruitingStaffing Agency

Hiring Manager

Saiyed Rashid Rizvi

Responsibilities

Construct and maintain overhead and underground distribution circuits, transmission circuits and substations

Climbs/sets poles, towers and work at various heights above the ground installing and replacing electrical lines and associated hardware and equipment

May perform “hot” energized work using rubber gloves or hot‐sticks

Install and connect equipment to electrical lines such as transformers, switches, cutouts, capacitors, lightning arresters, streetlights, etc

Install poles, anchors, crossarms, insulators, and strings wire

Install, repair and maintain overhead and underground electric plant; including poles, anchors, crossarms, insulators, vaults, transformers, capacitors, reclosers, switches, wire, etc

Regularly operate presses, gas monitoring and ventilating equipment

Terminate cable systems on poles, transformers, switching equipment and in vaults

Install substation equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, disconnects, buswork, etc

Install services from poles, service boxes or transformers in customer facilities

Perform a variety of skilled tasks associated with the construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical distribution/transmission lines including digging holes, setting poles, installing pole cross arms and fixtures, stringing wire, installing transformers and meter equipment and installing and terminating underground cables and associated hardware

Respond to service calls concerning power outages and electrical programs; investigate complaints, arrange for planned outages and identify locations of underground facilities

Perform a variety of skilled tasks associated with the construction, maintenance, and repair of streetlights

Connect and disconnect services

Troubleshoot and test individual customer services

Reconstruct existing overhead and underground distribution lines

Perform testing, phasing and energizes of new and reconstructed circuits

Perform maintenance functions such as inspections, pole testing, cleaning of vaults and enclosures and necessary repairs and corrections

Trim trees to maintain clearance around wires

Diagnose, locate and clear trouble on primary and secondary overhead and underground lines and street lighting systems

Maintain good housekeeping on the job, around the yard and on the vehicles

Perform traffic control functions

Participate in switching operations of the electric system and obtain loading data for system studies

Perform many of the above functions on energized lines, utilizing appropriate hot line tools

Maintain tools and equipment in clean and workable condition and assure that all tools are returned to the proper place after each use

May supervise and train Apprentice Electrical Lineworkers

May be trained to obtain certification and perform Underground Service Alert functions

Qualification

Journeyman Electric LinemanHot line tools proficiencyElectrical distribution systemsCalifornia Class A licenseRubber-Glove certificationHAZWOPER certificationMicrosoft SuiteFirst aid trainingTraffic controlCommunication skills

Required

Possession of a valid California Driver's License Class A or B

A Department of Motor Vehicles 'Driver Record Information' print‐out will be required at time of hire and throughout employment

Must be enrolled in District's DMV pull‐notice program

Recognized status as a Journey level Electrical Lineworker

Possession of a valid California Class A driver's license

Rubber‐Glove certification

Pole‐Top and Bucket rescue training

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation of high school

Possession of recognized journey level Electric Lineworker status, typically obtained as follows: Three and one‐half (3‐1/2) years training/experience in line work and successful completion of the journey level Electric Lineman examination administered by the I.B.E.W. or equivalent

Minimum of five (5) years' experience in line work and successful petitioning for journey level Electric Lineman status with I.B.E.W

Certification from California‐Nevada Joint Apprenticeship Committee that applicant has passed the apprenticeship and examination for journey level Electric Lineman

Possession of journey level Electric Lineman status granted by the I.B.E.W. or equivalent

Successful completion of the following training: Certification of Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 29 CFR 1910.120 (40 hours)

Forklift certification

Eight (8) hours Department of Transportation manifesting and labeling training

Control of Hazardous Energy

Eight (8) hours of annual HAZWOPER refresher training in compliance with mandated regulations

Annual cardiac pulmonary resuscitation and first aid training and certification