Linemen

Constructs, operates, and maintains energized high voltage lines and equipment associated with the transmission, distribution, and services of the electric utility system. Essential duties include:

• Installs poles, anchors, guys, wood arms, fiberglass arms and insulators.
• Strings conductors, taps wires, and installs transformers, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, re-closers, capacitors, fault indicators, service drops and metering equipment.
• Troubleshoots problems; locates short circuits, grounds and other sources of power failure; makes repairs.
• Drives and operates a bucket and digger derrick truck to install transformers, poles, and guy rods.
• Operates trenchers, jack hammers, air compressors, hand tools, grounding cables, climbing gear, blocks, ropes, metering devices, capacitors, breakers and re-closers.
• Reads and interprets electrical schematics of systems and diagrams, maps and blueprints.
• Excavates and installs underground conductors and conduits, transformers, switchgears, switching cabinets, concrete vaults and fault indicators; terminates underground conductors; utilizes equipment to locate underground faults and utilities.
• Installs and maintains street lights, security lights, traffic lights and recreational lights.
• Assists in constructing and wiring electrical high-voltage substations.
• Trims trees around energized electrical power lines.
• Performs related duties.