Line Technician - Blair Service Center

Opportunity Profile

OPPD is seeking a committed and highly skilled Line Technician to continue growing their career within our Energy Delivery organization. This journey level role is ideal for internal candidates who are ready to apply their advanced technical expertise and deep understanding of OPPD's standards to support safe, reliable operation of our transmission and distribution systems. As a Line Technician, you will independently perform a wide range of skilled construction, maintenance, and repair activities essential to powering our community.

In this position, you'll construct, maintain, and operate both overhead and underground facilities, including poles, lines, transformers, switches, streetlights, cable, and other system components. You'll operate heavy construction equipment, support the development of apprentices through on-the-job training, and may serve as Acting Crew Leader when needed. You will also work directly with customers during outages or service-related interactions, reflecting OPPD's commitment to safety, professionalism, and superior customer service.

This role is essential to system reliability and requires strong communication skills, strict adherence to safety practices, and the physical capability to perform demanding fieldwork in all weather conditions. As an internal candidate, you bring valuable institutional knowledge and a strong foundation in OPPD's culture, making you well positioned to excel in this critical operational role while contributing to a collaborative, results driven team environment.

• Construct, maintain, and operate District transmission and distribution system equipment and facilities in a manner that ensures a high level of customer service, system reliability and employee safety.
• Performs installation and connection of poles, lines, transformers, switches, streetlights, cable, fuses etc. for overhead and/or underground service.
• Operate heavy construction equipment including digger derrick trucks, reach trucks, hydraulic and pneumatic tools as well as various hand tools and other equipment.
• Participate in on-the-job training of apprentice line technicians.
• Works with the Crew Leader in customer contacts regarding temporary outages, property damage, etc.
• May be required to serve as Acting Crew Leader.

• Completion of the District's four-year line apprenticeship program or must have completed another certified line apprenticeship program with journeyman lineman certificate

OR

Five (5) years
¿ experience at an electric utility as a Line Technician with a fairly major metropolitan area or major electric utility contractor with exposure to high voltage.

OR

At least six (6) years at a Rural Electric Coop (REC) experience as a Journey Line Technician, and the ability to pass the District
¿ s written and oral Line Technician exams (REC line technicians only).

• Must have good communication and customer service skills.
• Must possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver License.
• Must live within a 35-mile radius of Center/Area Office

• A two-year Utility Line Construction Associates Degree may be used for one year of experience
• Rural line technicians require two-years `journeyman experience due to on-call responsibilities

IBEW Local 763

$59.28 Hourly

At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people. Our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.

We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what is right because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.

We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact on families, the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.

If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you are in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too, which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.

Apply By:
August 19, 2026

EOE:
Protected Veterans/Disability