District Lineman

General Purpose

A District Lineman is a qualified Journeyman Lineman who performs all the functions of a Journeyman and is in charge of and resides in an assigned service area apart from a local or district headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Constructing and maintaining distribution and transmission lines, servicing street lights, transformers and related equipment.
• Installing, removing and reading all types of meters and metering devices.
• Investigating and resolving customer service complaints, including radio interference.
• Collecting delinquent accounts.
• Providing directions to other team members; serving as Working Foreman when an additional Journeyman Lineman assists, and as District Line Foreman when a crew of three or more assists, while also assisting as a Lineman on the crew.
• Operating from a home‑based headquarters and reporting to the Operations Manager responsible for the assigned service area.

Requirements

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education.
• Journeyman Lineman certification or testing through UWUA 127.
• Completion of a formal training program for a Journeyman Lineman.
• Must meet examining board review of skills and experience.
• Must have formal hot‑stick training and experience.
• Must own, or be able to obtain, a Class A Commercial Driver's License.
• Must have the ability to represent the company in customer‑relation activities within the local service area.

Contact: PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Portland, Oregon, United States. www.pacificorp.com