Street Light Technician
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Field/Service Technician, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
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About Us
Welcome to United Utility, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, headquartered in the vibrant city of New Orleans, LA. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our Core Values are clear and simple:
Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism. At United Utility, we craft power delivery solutions –
About Us
Welcome to United Utility, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, headquartered in the vibrant city of New Orleans, LA. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our Core Values are clear and simple:
Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism. At United Utility, we craft power delivery solutions – built safe, engineered smart, and driven by what customers demand – fueling communities with reliable energy. We are the best-in-class, trusted partner delivering customer-centric Power Delivery Construction and Engineering solutions.
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The Role
The Street Light Technician must safely install, troubleshoot, repair, and remove various types of lighting systems and electrical connections. This position must have knowledge of electrical theory and must be able to identify and work in close proximity to overhead power lines. The Service Technician position is a lone-worker position which is dispatched work via a vehicle-mounted laptop.
Key Responsibilities
- Follow all safety policies and procedures set forth by company safety manual
- Operate an aerial lift (bucket truck) and climb wooden poles to perform installation and maintenance activities of various types of lighting
- Troubleshoot and identify electrical connections and lighting fixtures to determine the appropriate course of repair
- Work on energized secondary voltage circuits up to 480 volts. Must be able to test for voltage, make connections, and isolate conductors
- Work in close proximity to energized medium-voltage primary lines and equipment. Must know how to identify various voltage classes and devices
- Operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) as a representative of the company. Must maintain the company's vehicle in a clean and orderly state and keep the truck stocked for the various types of repairs required of this position
- Utilize a truck-based laptop to receive work orders, read and interpret maps, fill in relevant work order and customer information, and close work orders
- Operate transformer disconnect fuses with a hot stick
- Identify, differentiate and use various sizes and classifications of material, conductors, lights and connectors required to make secondary and lighting connections
- Conduct inspections of equipment, document and initiate repairs or testing needs in a timely manner
- Use all hot line tools and personal protective equipment in accordance with safety procedures
- Organize equipment, tools, material, paperwork, and safety equipment, as necessary to accomplish task
- Possess own basic hand tools and climbing tools
- Must be able to read and understand technical information, manuals, policies, procedures, work orders, blueprints, spec books, system maps and diagrams
- Must be able to deal with emergency situations, hazardous conditions, multiple priorities, frequent interruptions, and time constraints
- Must be able to understand and use the English language, both oral and written, to communicate information, instructions, and ideas to other personnel.
- Must be able to properly fill out documents and lead Job Hazard Analysis pre-job and post job meetings
- Must be able to utilize a computer to accept work orders, close work orders, view maps, and send/receive emails
- Must possess time management…
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