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WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest

High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) Journeyman

Pay: $59.81–$85.36/hr

Posted: 2 weeks ago

Location: Yuma, AZ (Onsite)

Last Updated: 4 days ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/1/2026

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A Utility Line Technician services and repairs underground electrical lines for construction projects or for homeowners, using maps and electronic equipment.

$104,960 / year median in Arizona

+12% projected growth

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High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) Journeyman Department of Energy Western Area Power Administrion RMR (J5000); UGP (B5000); DSW (G5200); SNR (N5800) - Maintenance Summary This position is part of the Western Area Power Administrion. As a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) Journeyman, you A High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) is a Journeyman Lineman performing maintenance and construction work in the erection and repair of high-voltage transmission power lines and reled equipment.

This is not a remote position. The selectee required to be physically present one of the duty locion(s) identified.
Learn more about this agency Summary This position is part of the Western Area Power Administrion. As a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) Journeyman, you A High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) is a Journeyman Lineman performing maintenance and construction work in the erection and repair of high-voltage transmission power lines and reled equipment.
This is not a remote position. The selectee required to be physically present one of the duty locion(s) identified.
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Many vacancies in the following locions: Yuma, AZ Elverta, CA Redding, CA Brush, CO Craig, CO Montrose, CO Hinton, IA Fort Peck, MT Glendive, MT Havre, MT Bismarck, ND Devils Lake, ND Jamestown, ND West Fargo, ND Boulder City, NV Armour, SD Pierre, SD Rapid City, SD Wertown, SD Cody, WY No mching locions found.

Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $59.81 - $85.36 per hour Salary determined based on duty locion. Pay scale & grade WB 00 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 75% or less - Travel of up to 75% annually is required; with overnight travel of 10-20 days per month on average. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2810 High Voltage Electrician Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-WJ-JR01111-13035410-DHA Control number 881514400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your applicion for considerion. Duties Help The positions will fall within: Upper Gre Plains Region (B5120); Rocky Mountain Region (J5000); Desert Southwest Region (G5200); Sierra Nevada Region (N5800). As a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman), some of your duties will include but are not limited to: Erects power lines consisting of supporting structures, conductors, insulors, and auxiliary equipment. Replaces or installs poles, cross arms, insulors, line hardware, guys and anchors, overhead ground wire, braces, dampers, lightning arrestors, transformers, bird wire, and other auxiliary substion equipment. Strings conductors from structure to structure, clamping or tying to insulors, with or without armor rod, in such a manner as to maintain proper sag. Splices wire or conductor when broken and reinstalls. Operes and/or uses and maintains all types of equipment and tools common to the utility trade including, but not limited to, multiple-drive vehicles, bull dozers, truck-mounted augers, compressors, winch trucks, truck/trailer combinions, bucket and/or crane or boom trucks, truck-opered winch, and digging tools. Works on energized lines (up to 161-kV) requiring the use of safety devices such as, but not limited to, hot line tools, rubber gloves, and ms. Performs other duties as required in the daily work, which may include such items as prolling lines; digging pole and anchor holes; back filling; banking poles; cutting brush, weeds, and trees; and repairing roads, bridges, fences, and ges along rights-of-way. Investiges, as requested, transmission line equipment failures/interruptions, diagnosing problems and determining possible remedies (troubleshooting). Contacts are with agency personnel, officials and employees of other Federal agencies, and external customers including landowners, contractors, linemen, and representive s of prive utilities and like organizions. The purpose of the contacts is to plan, coordine maintenance and construction work efforts, exchange informion, or to resolve opering problems. Contacts are usually working toward mutual goals and generally have cooperive titudes. Requirements Help Conditions of employment This is an open and continuous announcement. The announcement will run for 6 months. The first certifice issued to the hiring manager 2 weeks from 08/21/2026 and then every month thereafter. If you are not selected or referred to the hiring manager, you will need to reapply for further considerion. Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary/trial period. Employees serving on a probionary or trial period may be termined any time during the probionary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-reled reasons in the interest of Federal service. Position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. You must pass pre-employment medical examinion. Security clearance and associed requirements - Modere Risk. The incumbent is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The incumbent must wear Arc Red protective clothing when in proximity to exposed energized circuits. The incumbent of this position is subject to inclement weher conditions such as high temperures, rain, sleet, snow, and extreme cold. This position may require regular and recurring overtime. Overtime may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of reled mission requirements. This position requires the ability to opere a government vehicle. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain Defensive Drivers certificion and have a valid ste driver's license. Defensive Driver's Training completed upon employment. The incumbent must possess upon entry into the position and continue to maintain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) to opere vehicles of more than 26,000 pounds GVWR upon entry into the position. The license must NOT have the following restriction codes:

L, Z, E, O.

Qualificions Qualificions:

You must have journeyman-level ability in the duties of a High Voltage Electrician (Lineman). You must meet all the qualificion and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing de of the announcement. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume th directly reles to this position. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualificion System for Trades and Labor Occupions (X-118C). Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupions, you must show through experience and training th you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position the level for which you are applying. Qualificion requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. Your resume should demonstre th you possess these elements and screen out. Do not provide a separe narrive written stement. Rher, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstres th you possess the elements and screen out identified below. The screen-out element for this position is below. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible ring: Ability to do the work of a journeyman lineman constructing and maintaining transmission or distribution power lines (69KV or higher) and reled equipment independently without greer than normal supervision. If your knowledge and ability in the

SCREEN OUT

factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizions. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Effort:

The work requires physical exertion such as heavy lifting and carrying (up to 100 pounds) over rough terrain, i.e., one end of an assembled 34-foot cross arm or a string of suspension insulors. Frequent pulling and or pushing, often from awkward positions, i.e., dinging and un-dinging suspension insulors while in hooks, requiring the use of both legs; climbing wooden poles using climbers and steel towers with steps or step bolts while wearing gear weighing approximely 35 pounds, requiring the use of both legs; frequent use of hands and fingers requiring the use of both hands and all fingers; modere walking over rough terrain, stooping and kneeling, and standing for long periods.

Work Condition:

The work environment involves high risks, with exposure to potentially dangerous situions or unusual environmental stress, such as working with high-voltage electrical equipment (.001 volts to 161,000 volts as general criteria), in remote, outdoor field locions with rough terrain; and exposure to various weher conditions, wind, dust, brush, insects, and occasionally poisonous snakes; and emergency situions all hours of the day and any day. Position may require accredited nionally recognized certificion for fixed and swing boom cranes, aerial man-lifts, and/or merial handling equipment. If so, training provided government expense. The general public encountered, who may object to aspects of the projects. Travel to and lodging remote locions is frequently required. Travel is by motor vehicle, aircraft, or other means of transportion. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualificions. Educion For this position, educion cannot be substituted for experience. Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general informion on government-wide Telework polices : www.telework.gov The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocion incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs are not authorized. This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. Stus and Non-Stus applicants from outside DOE selected under this authority are required to serve a mandory one (1) year probionary period. A DOE career stus employee selected for this position may be required to serve a new one (1) year probionary period, pursuant to 5 CFR 315.802. This public notice is to gher applicions for current and future vacancies th may or may not result in a referral or selection. Vacancies may not exist in all duty locions during the open period of this vacancy announcement. Positions filled as needed. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. This position is announced under a government-wide Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) for High Voltage Electrician (Lineman) position in the 2810 series. Under the DHA, applicants who meet the Educion and Qualificion requirements listed in this announcement referred for considerion. Veteran's Preference, cegory ring, and traditional ring and ranking of applicants does not apply under the DHA process. Appointments made under the DHA are processed as "new" appointments. Current Federal employees may be required to serve a new probionary period (5 CFR 315.802(b). Successful candides will possess the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work) Ability to Use Electrical Drawings Knowledge of Electrical Equipment Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices Troubleshooting (Electrical)

Career Transition Assistance Programs:

If you are eligible for career transition assistance, such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the Educion and Qualificion requirements to be referred for considerion. You must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de (01/20/2027) of this announcement. To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13035410 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Transcripts, if specific educional requirements are indiced in this job announcement .Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the educional requirements. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. Applicions received by Sep 14 2026 , considered for the first referral. Applicions received on/after Sep 15, 2026 , but by Oct 14, 2026 , considered for the second referral. Applicions received on/after Oct 15, 2026 , buy by Nov 13, 2026 considered for the third referral. Applicions received on/after Nov 14, 2026 , but by Dec 13, 2026 , considered for the Fourth referral. Applicions received after Dec 14, 2026 , but by Jan 20, 2026 , considered for the final referral. You do need to resubmit your applicion between referral periods unless your contact informion, qualificions, or interest change. Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into

USAJOBS:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/ . To begin the applicion process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all required and supporting documention. You must click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing de. You may upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select

Upde Applicion:

https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) the

USAJOBS Help Center:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support. Agency contact informion PMA Careers PMACareers@wapa.gov Address WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. The stus of your applicion upded in USAJOBS as it is evalued. You can check the stus by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notificion Settings. You contacted directly if an interview is required. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Transcripts, if specific educional requirements are indiced in this job announcement .Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the educional requirements. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help This open and continuous announcement establishes a standing register of eligible applicants. Applicions received by Sep 14 2026 , considered for the first referral. Applicions received on/after Sep 15, 2026 , but by Oct 14, 2026 , considered for the second referral. Applicions received on/after Oct 15, 2026 , buy by Nov 13, 2026 considered for the third referral. Applicions received on/after Nov 14, 2026 , but by Dec 13, 2026 , considered for the Fourth referral. Applicions received after Dec 14, 2026 , but by Jan 20, 2026 , considered for the final referral. You do need to resubmit your applicion between referral periods unless your contact informion, qualificions, or interest change. Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into