Journeyman Lineman

Location: Rawlins, WY 82301 • Full-time, 100% onsite

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair all transmission and distribution electrical systems and associated equipment, both overhead and underground, using line trucks, aerial boom lifts, and wire-pulling equipment.
• Maintain lines and services by pole climbing, hot sticking, and working from truck-mounted bucket lifts to construct, repair, or maintain line equipment or string, splice, and sag wire on live or dead circuits.
• Operate switches, cutouts, and use grounding devices to work on de-energized lines and equipment.
• Train and direct the work of a trainee or apprentice in the trade.
• Complete rubber gloving training; upon qualification, receive an increase to the Qualified Journeyman Lineman rate of pay.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education.
• Journeyman Lineman certification and/or testing through UWUA 127.
• Completion of a formal apprenticeship training program.
• Must meet examining board review of skills and experience.
• Formal hot stick training and experience.
• Must own, or be able to obtain, a Class A Commercial Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

• Lifting in excess of 75 lbs from floor to waist and waist to overhead.
• Carrying in excess of 75 lbs with both hands, and pushing and pulling in excess of 100 lbs of exertion force.
• Sustained, awkward positions/postures including bending and twisting at the waist and neck; reaching forward, to the side, across the body, and overhead.
• Forceful grip and pinch; manipulation of small objects; balancing on one or both legs during dynamic activities; manipulation of large objects during activities requiring balance and sustained awkward postures.
• Post-offer, pre-placement physical capacity screening conducted by a licensed physical therapist to assess the identified physical demands of the job.

Preferences

• 2+ years of experience as a Journeyman Lineman.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with match fixed contributions, including Roth and savings options (matching contributions vary by union; for nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of eligible pay and matches 100% of the first 6% contributed).
• Life insurance.
• Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Mass transit pass for employees in Portland and Salt Lake City offices.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) varying by employee type (union or non-union).
• Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing.

Pay

$58.07 per hour