Transmission Line Mechanic C-A

About the role

Under direct supervision of a qualified person, perform all types of work involved in the installation, maintenance, rearrangement, operation, removal and inspection of de-energized electrical transmission and distribution facilities. The selected candidate must live within 45 minutes of the John W. Vaughan Center (1281 North Electric Road Roanoke, VA 25022).

Responsibilities

• Perform duties in accordance with the Company's safety rules, regulations and practices and report unsafe conditions and practices
• Report irregularities and abnormal conditions
• Patrol transmission lines using maps and drawings
• Use proper hand signals for line work as required
• Perform all right-of-way control procedures in use of transmission lines
• Install, maintain and repair overhead lines
• Dig holes for poles, towers and anchors
• Set poles, tower below-ground components, and guy anchorages
• Replace or stub poles, dead or energized
• Make up and install guys
• Assemble tower components on the ground and in the air
• Frame pole structures on the ground and in the air
• Use proper methods to attach tools and materials to life ropes and cables, for installation or use in the air
• Test and support poles before climbing as required
• Operate miscellaneous transmission motor-driven tools
• Select and apply proper knots
• Perform rigging and tying off ropes
• Under direct supervision of a qualified person, assist in the use of live line tools, bare-hand techniques, rubber gloves and sleeves, and other accepted work methods to maintain transmission lines
• Perform climbing maintenance on all transmission structures, except on cross-arms carrying energized conductors
• Make up conductor and shield wire splices, dead-ends and terminals
• Identify conductor types and sizes
• Set up reels for conductor installation
• Install conductors and shield wires
• Maintain tools, equipment and work area in a clean and orderly fashion
• Assist employees of equal or higher classification
• Attend and participate in training as assigned and assist in the training of other employees
• Perform similar or less skilled work
• Maintain records and submit reports as required
• Properly prepare right-of-way items on field drawings
• Operate automotive equipment and its associated equipment as authorized and directed by supervision
• Operate truck-mounted lifting/pulling devices
• Load and unload poles, steel and other materials

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED
• Minimum of one year transmission electrical power line work experience, OR one year of related line experience defined as: successful completion of a one year electrical power line school certificate plus a minimum of 16 weeks internship or transmission electrical power line experience, or an Associate degree from an electrical power line school which includes a minimum of 16 weeks internship or transmission electrical power line experience
• Valid Class A CDL is required

Physical demands

• Amount of Weight Lifted from Floor/Ground to Waist Level – 75 lbs
• Amount of Weight to be Carried for 20 Feet – 60 lbs
• Amount of Weight Lifted to Chest Level – 50 lbs
• Amount of Weight Lifted to Eye Level – 30 lbs
• Distance to Walk Accumulated over the Course of an 8-Hour Shift – 2 Miles
• Distance in Feet to Climb and Work on a Ladder/Structure – 100 Feet and Higher
• Distance in Feet to Ascend to and Work in a Bucket/Lift – 150 Feet and Higher (Tested at 60')
• Ability to Discriminate between Colors – Yes (Not Tested)