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GRAND HAVEN BOARD OF LIGHT AND POWER
Journeyman Electrical Lineworker
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What they do
A Utility Line Technician services and repairs underground electrical lines for construction projects or for homeowners, using maps and electronic equipment.
$76,865 / year median in Michigan
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary We are seeking a skilled Journeyman Electrical Lineworker to join our team. In this vital role, you will perform complex electrical work on overhead and underground power line systems, ensuring safety, efficiency, and adherence to industry standards. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work outdoors on challenging power line construction projects, utilizing your technical skills and safety knowledge to make a tangible impact every day. Duties Install, repair, and replace high voltage power lines between generating stations and consumers, working at heights and often with energized lines. Climb poles or ride in bucket to remove broken or defective wires. Secure new wires and splice wire to complete circuits. Install poles and pole hardware; install and repair underground service. Answer emergency calls under varying weather conditions. Locate source of power line disturbances or failures. Test power lines on auxiliary equipment to identify defective voltage regulators, transformers, switches, and related accessories. Services equipment and vehicles and cleans buildings. Requirements Certified completion of an accredited lineworker training program, including three and one-half years of experience as a crew member or apprentice in the installation and maintenance of electric power lines; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. High School graduate or equivalent. Possession and retention of a valid automobile driver's license and Commercial Driver's License with a Group A designation. This position will require the employee to take part in the department's Standby Program which will require the employee to work outside of a normally scheduled workday and have a response time of 45 minutes or less. Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items of light to moderate weight. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and peripheral vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an outdoor field work setting and will require the employee to work in adverse weather conditions. The employee must be able to climb and be comfortable working at heights. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.