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 different 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 Class A Lineman is expected to lead crew members, train and mentor apprentices and groundmen, and perform a range of tasks including new construction, maintenance, and repairs.

Responsibilities

• Perform new construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead distribution systems while prioritizing safety.
• Lead crew members during pre-job and tailgate safety briefings.
• Install and repair overhead power lines, poles, insulators, conductors, and related hardware.
• Train and mentor apprentices and groundmen.
• Operate and maintain bucket trucks, digger derricks, tensioners, pullers, and other overhead line equipment.
• Work at heights, in confined spaces, and near energized equipment.
• Work outdoors in various environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
• Available to work outages, storms, emergencies, and on-call rotations.
• Perform live-line work using approved glove techniques and hot-stick methods.
• Follow all safety protocols 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 are frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. You are occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. You will perform job responsibilities in extreme heat, cold, wet, windy, and storm conditions.

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 Company

Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair, and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country and continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, workforce, and equipment needed to perform any job. As a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation, and exceptional customer service, Pike Electric, LLC is committed to ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

About the Team

Electric is part of the Pike team, dedicated to solving our nation’s energy infrastructure challenges. We work with utilities across the country to design new transmission and distribution systems, upgrade and manage smart meter technologies, and integrate renewable energy sources onto the grid.