Senior Lineman

Senior Lineman

Under directive supervision and occasionally under general directive supervision, in addition to performing all the duties of a Lineman, engages in any of the work on construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead distribution and sub-transmission areas which may be energized up to and including 15,000 volts. Carries through assignments.

Typical tasks include:

• Building and maintaining overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines up to and including 15 KV using "hot" line tools according to industry standards.
• Clearing hazards and restoring service as assigned.
• Repairing and maintaining constant current regulators, fuse and line disconnects, air brake switches, and reclosures in the field.
• Performing various operations such as transferring circuit loads by making cuts and ties, isolating and installing bypass facilities for underground services, switching overhead and underground transmission and distribution on circuits, and switching customers' vault service.
• Changing distribution transformers under emergency conditions.
• Changing voltage taps.
• Phsing out and banking multi-phase transformers.
• Making proper connections.
• Phsing out feeders.
• Repairing and maintaining transmission switches and lighting protective equipment in the field, up to 15,000 volts.
• Directing and training employees assigned to him/her.
• Performing other similar and less skilled work.
• Performing the duties of a Lineman.

A High School Diploma or GED is required. Must have completed an Electrical Lineman program or a four-year Apprenticeship Program. Two years of full time paid experience as a High Tension Lineman or equivalent is required. A valid State of Ohio Class "A" Commercial Driver's License with Air Brake Endorsement is required. May be required to work overtime during emergencies and for emergency call outs.

Must be able to lift and carry 75 pounds.

The City's guiding principles are as follows:
Placing Clevelanders at the Center, Empowering Employees to Do Purposeful Work, Defining Clear and Pragmatic Objectives, Leading with Trust and Transparency, Striving for Equity in All We Do, and Embracing Change. All City employees are responsible for embracing and carrying out these principles in all that they do.