SENIOR ELECTRIC LINEMAN

The City of Fairburn is seeking a qualified, highly skilled Senior Electric Lineman that can lead a team and perform work in the installation, maintenance, alteration and repair of overhead electrical lines, underground cables, electrical substations, and related electrical equipment. Local government or electric utility experience is a plus. Reports to the Electric Superintendent. **Work Days/Hours: Monday – Friday; 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; may be required to work emergency power outages and in an on call rotation.** **JOB SUMMARY** The Senior Electric Lineman is responsible for leading a team and performing work in the installation, maintenance, alteration and repair of overhead electrical lines, underground cables, electrical substations, and related electrical equipment. Local government or electric utility experience is a plus. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS** - Serves as crew leader as required, completing the necessary paperwork (material forms, time sheets, etc.) and preparing, reading and/or interpreting construction prints and work requests. - Climbs power poles and steel towers, splicing and making repairs to energized lines. - Constructs new overhead lines, setting poles, installing cross arms and brackets, stringing wire, and placing equipment such as transformers, switches, cut-outs, lightning arrestors and insulators. - Performs switching operations as a member of a line crew. - Runs new service lines from pole or transformer to consumer’s premises. - Reconstructs existing lines and related fittings. - Phases out and cuts in new circuits; pulls slack out of primary and secondary wires; tests poles, lines and other facilities. - Trims trees to clear wires. - Installs, maintains and repairs electrical underground distribution equipment such as conduit duct systems, boxes, and vaults, switches, capacitors, transformers, street lights, concrete foundations. - Installs electrical cable in ducts or direct burial; installs cable risers; splices and terminates non-leaded high voltage cables - Drives trucks and operates associated equipment as assigned; assists in the instruction and training of other new crew members in techniques of the trade. - Responds to emergency calls during hurricanes, inclement weather, or other emergency situations. - Installs, removes or repairs the following equipment on energized or de-energized lines in all types of weather conditions; anchors, cross-arms, insulators, brackets, capacitors, regulators, poles, switches, lightning arrestors, grounds, transformers (overhead and underground primary, secondary and services) URD switchgear, LBC cabinets, manholes, splices boxes and fuses. - Switches, tags, tests and grounds overhead and underground electrical systems. - Writes switching orders, performs and directs sub-station and field switching operations. - Phases out and cuts in new circuits; pulls slack out of primary and secondary wires; tests poles, lines and other facilities. - Installs, maintains and repairs electrical underground distribution equipment such as conduit duct systems, boxes, and vaults, switches, capacitors, transformers, street lights, and concrete foundations. - Trims trees to clear wires. - Drives trucks and operates associated equipment as assigned; assists in the instruction and training of other new crew members in techniques of the trade. - Performs other related duties as assigned. **Education and Experience:** High school diploma or GED and three-year apprenticeship program; supplemented by five to seven (5 - 7) years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. **Licenses or Certifications:** Valid Class B CDL driver’s license required. Class A CDL license preferred or the ability to obtain a Class A license within one year of employment. Integrated Transmission System Operator Certificate Completion of a recognized three (3) year apprenticeship pro…