Power Distribution Line Worker — Overhead & Underground

Jamestown BPU

Jamestown (NY)

On-site

USD 62,000 - 89,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Jamestown Board of Public Utilities in Jamestown, NY is accepting applications for a Line Worker (Scheduled) position. The role requires a high school diploma or GED and 4 years of full-time experience in power distribution, or 2 years as a line worker, with strong knowledge of overhead and underground systems.

The current pay is $54.73 per hour. The job involves setting poles, stringing lines, installing transformers, repairing streetlights, and performing service connections to customer

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required.
Four years of full-time paid experience in installation and maintenance of overhead and underground power distribution systems; or two years as line worker on power distribution systems; or equivalent training/experience.
Ability to climb poles, work at heights, and follow oral and written instructions.

Responsibilities

Set poles, install wires, transformers, guys, crossarms, anchors, and other equipment.
String electrical power lines on poles and pull underground cables.
Repair and replace street lighting fixtures.
Run service lines from poles to customers’ buildings.
Perform journeyman-level substation transmission and distribution work.
May contact customers regarding service interruptions caused by weather or construction.
May splice wires or cables and perform emergency repairs to customer service lines.

Skills

Pole climbing

Electrical safety

Manual labor

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The current pay is $54.73 per hour. The job involves setting poles, stringing lines, installing transformers, repairing streetlights, and performing service connections to customer

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