A Lineman - Overhead (CPSE)

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 safety-first approach to all tasks. Responsibilities include leading crew members, conducting safety briefings, training apprentices and groundmen, installing and repairing overhead power lines, poles, insulators, conductors, and related hardware. Knowledge of switching and tagging procedures, grounding, and induced voltage handling is essential. The role also involves climbing different structures, working at heights, in confined spaces, and near energized equipment, operating bucket trucks, digger derricks, tensioners, pullers, and other overhead line equipment. Outdoor work in varying conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather, is common. Additionally, the position involves working outages, storms, emergencies, and on-call rotations, performing live-line work, and following safety protocols including PPE use and insulated protective gear.

Essential Functions

• Perform new construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead distribution systems while prioritizing safety.
• Lead crew members in the absence of the Employee in Charge and conduct 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 and apply switching and tagging procedures, grounding, and induced voltage handling on energized and de-energized lines.
• 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 PPE use and possess a comprehensive understanding of insulated protective gear to isolate differences of potential.

Minimum 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

• Stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle objects, operate tools or controls, reach with hands and arms.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.
• Exposure to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites.
• Exposure to loud noise levels in the work environment and job sites.
• Performance of job responsibilities in extreme heat, cold, wet, windy, and storm conditions.

Our 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 Us

Pike 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. 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

We work with utilities across the country to solve their energy infrastructure challenges, including designing new transmission and distribution systems, upgrading and managing smart meter technologies, and integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid.