Apprentice Lineman/Electric Journeyman Lineman

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Safely and efficiently provides electrical line service to the city's utility clients. Assemble & disassemble hardware for overhead & underground installations in a de-energized environment with instruction from Journeyman Lineman. Provide ground support for lineman operating in aerial bucket, on pole, trenches or underground facility environment. Operate heavy machinery involved with digging, setting and tamping poles, pulling overhead and underground conductors, digging and backfilling trenches or other excavations and hurt man rescue by operating platform controls of aerial bucket.

Applicants are encouraged to submit a resume.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Electric Apprentice Lineman:

• Safely and efficiently provides electrical line service to the City's utility clients.
• Assembles & disassembles hardware for overhead & underground installations in a de-energized environment with instruction from Journeyman Lineman.
• Provides ground support for lineman operating in aerial bucket, on pole, trenches or underground facility environments. Cuts and clears brush at ground level.
• Operates heavy machinery involved with digging, setting and tamping poles, pulling overhead and underground conductors, digging and backfilling trenches or other excavations and hurt-man rescue by operating platform controls of aerial bucket.
• Participates in the Apprentice Lineman Training Program including after-hours studies.
• Available to perform other line work as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Electric Journeyman Lineman:

• Safely and efficiently provides electrical line service to the City's utility clients.
• Assembles & disassembles hardware for overhead & underground installations in an energized environment without requiring direct supervision from the Crew Leader.
• Operates heavy machinery involved with digging, setting and tamping poles, pulling overhead and underground conductors, digging and backfilling trenches or other excavations and hurt-man rescue by operating platform controls of aerial bucket.
• Performs daily line construction activities for both overhead and underground installations from aerial bucket and by pole. Including the assembly of transformers, switches, pad-mounted facilities, metering, street lighting, capacitors and circuit switching & protection installations.
• Participates as a mentor for Apprentices in the Apprentice Lineman Training Program.
• Cut and clear brush at ground level and along aerial lines.
• Troubleshoots during power outages, and participates in Safety meetings, and external and internal training sessions.
• Uses various electrician hand tools, i.e. snips, screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, etc.
• Available to perform other line work at required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Incumbents may enter as an apprentice to perform job tasks under direct supervision and training. Must be willing to participate in a lineman program that will guide you from an apprentice level all the way through to a Journeyman level in approximately four (4) to five (5) years of work-study and on-the-job training to reach step levels up to the Journeyman status.  Pay increments are directly tied to the step levels as you progress through the program.

Contingent offer requires successful pre-employment screening to include drug screening, driver's license check, background, and physical exam.

Certification(s) Licenses required:

Valid Class "A" Texas driver's license.
 
Certificate of Skills from the Cities Apprentice Line Technician program or accredited approved alternate.  Documentation and demonstration of abilities must be presented and demonstrated to the program training administrator within six (6) month evaluation period.

Physical Demands:

Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, crouching, bending, vision, hearing, talking, use of foot controls.
Temperature extremes from weather and engines; loud noise from engine and blown fuses; creosote burns; live electric lines; occasional dogs and insects; uneven terrains; exposure to poison oak, ivy and sumac; entry into confined spaces.

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