Groundman - Overhead (Union Power)

Job Description

Overview : The Groundman position is your first step to a rewarding career in the construction and maintenance of our nation’s Power Grid. You will assist your team in building, repairing, and maintaining overhead electrical distribution systems.

Job Duties

• As a Groundman you will support your team by :
• Securing the safety of yourself and others.
• Assisting fellow line‑workers in meeting project objectives.
• Readily joining storm restoration efforts in times of need.
• Operating vehicles and equipment in a professional manner.
• Continuing training to improve technical and leadership skills.

Competencies

Physical Aspects

The physical demands described here are typical of those that must be met by a team‑member to successfully perform the essential functions of their job in powerline construction. While performing the duties of this job, team‑members are regularly required to talk or hear. The team‑member is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms. The team‑member is frequently required to perform rigorous physical labor; sit; climb different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.); or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Team‑members frequently lift or move up to or in‑excess of 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, team‑members may frequently be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. Team‑members are occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Powerline construction work is performed outside and is subject to diverse weather conditions.

General Expectations

Functions To Be Expected In Overhead Powerline Construction

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabled

VA Approved Apprenticeship Program – GI Bill Benefits Available to Eligible Veterans

Pike Electric, LLC is a Non‑union Company

NOTE

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team‑members may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

About Us

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.

“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.

About The Team

We work with utilities across the country to solve our nation’s energy infrastructure challenges, from designing new transmission and distribution systems, upgrading and managing installation of the latest smart meter technologies, and integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Construction

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