A Lineman - Overhead

Position Summary

The Class A Lineman is a safety-focused professional responsible for constructing and repairing electrical overhead distribution systems. This role involves working on energized and de-energized powerlines and may require travel to various job sites, including out-of-state locations.

About the Role

Reports to the Foreman, this position requires a combination of technical skills and leadership abilities. The Lineman is expected to lead crew members, train and mentor apprentices and groundmen, and perform a wide range of tasks including new construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead power lines.

Responsibilities

• Perform new construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead distribution systems while prioritizing safety.
• Lead crew members during pre-job and tailgate safety briefings.
• Train and mentor apprentices and groundmen.
• Install and repair overhead power lines, poles, insulators, conductors, and related hardware.
• Comprehensively understand switching and tagging procedures, grounding, and induced voltage on energized and de-energized lines using appropriate tools and test equipment.
• Climb different structures (wood, steel, concrete) using approved climbing methods and equipment.
• Work at heights, in confined spaces, and in proximity to energized equipment.
• Operate and maintain bucket trucks, digger derricks, tensioners, pullers, and other overhead line equipment.
• Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
• Available to work outages, storms, emergencies, including on-call rotation.
• Perform live-line work using approved gloving and hot-stick techniques on energized lines, including troubleshooting and fault locating.
• Follow all safety protocols including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use and possess a comprehensive understanding of insulated protective gear to isolate differences of potential.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of recent overhead line experience.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Willingness to travel long distances on short notice.
• Lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work for extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments.
• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime.

Physical Demands

While performing the responsibilities of this job, you will be required to talk, listen, and use hand signals to communicate. The job frequently requires you to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle objects, operate tools or controls, reach with hands and arms. Work Environment: Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. Occasional exposure to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. Noise levels in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Extreme heat, cold, wet, windy, and storm conditions are common. Work Environment: Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. Occasional exposure to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. Noise levels in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Extreme heat, cold, wet, windy, and storm conditions are common.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• HSA, dependent care and medical flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and family and medical leave.

About the Team

We work with utilities across the country to solve their energy infrastructure challenges. This includes designing new transmission and distribution systems, upgrading and managing the installation of smart meter technologies, and integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid. As a team, we aim to provide our customers with the best ideas, technology, experience, workforce, and equipment to perform any job. At Pike Electric, LLC, we believe that each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them. We are a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation, and exceptional customer service.

About Us

Pike Electric, LLC is a leading provider of construction, repair, and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies. We have a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects and work with hundreds of utility clients across the country. Founded in 1945, Pike is committed to providing innovative solutions to meet the nation's energy infrastructure challenges. We are an equal opportunity employer.