Underground Lineman: Safety First, Travel & Outages

Pike Corporation; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSA, dependent care and medical flex

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) with company match

Life insurance, and short-term and/or/

Job summary

Pike Corporation is seeking a Class C Lineman Underground to construct and repair underground distribution systems while prioritizing safety. You may travel to different job sites, including out-of-state locations, and report to the Foreman.

The role involves working with energized and de-energized lines, learning switching and tagging procedures, and operating excavation equipment. Outdoor work in varying conditions is common, with on-call rotations for outages and storms.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of underground line experience.
• Valid Class A CDL.
• Willing to travel long distances on short notice.
• Lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work for extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments.
• Willing to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Perform new construction, maintain and repair energized and de-energized underground distribution systems while putting safety first.
• Help install and repair underground facilities, underground conductors, including trouble shooting and fault locating on primary and secondary systems.
• Willing and able to learn switching and tagging procedures, grounding and induced voltage on energized and de-energized lines.
• Work in confined spaces and in proximity to energized equipment with direct supervision.
• Operate and maintain excavation equipment to include backhoes, trenchers, excavators, and pulling equipment.
• Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
• Available to work outages, storms, emergencies including on call rotation.
• Willing and able to learn live-line work using approved PPE and insulated sticks required for testing voltage and switching of energized lines under direct supervision.
• Follow all safety protocols including PPE use and possess a comprehensive understanding of insulated protective cover to isolate differences of potential.

Skills

Underground line experience

Education

Class A CDL

Job description

Pike Corporation is seeking a Class C Lineman Underground to construct and repair underground distribution systems while prioritizing safety. You may travel to different job sites, including out-of-state locations, and report to the Foreman.

The role involves working with energized and de-energized lines, learning switching and tagging procedures, and operating excavation equipment. Outdoor work in varying conditions is common, with on-call rotations for outages and storms.