Line Technician , Ii, Iii, Iv
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Electrician / Electrical Installation, Field/Service Technician -
Energy/Power Generation
Electrician / Electrical Installation, Field/Service Technician
Line Technician I
Performs installation, maintenance, and repair work on low and high-voltage lines; operates line trucks and bucket trucks, loads wire, transformers, poles, etc.
60%
Assists with a variety of emergency problems; may be required to work extended hours in emergency situations
10%
Replaces broken and burned-out street light bulbs; ability to climb poles
Performs installation, maintenance, and repair work on low and high-voltage lines; operates line trucks and bucket trucks, loads wire, transformers, poles, etc.
60%
Assists with a variety of emergency problems; may be required to work extended hours in emergency situations
10%
Replaces broken and burned-out street light bulbs; ability to climb poles
10%
Reads and resets various meters
10%
Cuts on and cuts off electric service at the pole; follows up broken meter seal reports; makes service connections to residences and business establishments 5%
Trim trees as necessary for the performance of other duties 5%
Line Technician II Performs installation, maintenance, and repair work on low and high voltage lines; operates a line truck; loads wire, transformers, climbs poles, etc.; installs transformers and wires up secondaries; installs, repairs, and replaces cross arms, leg supports, cables, insulators, and lightning arrestors; performs required line work on energized and de-energized circuits; installs, maintains, and removes meters; installs and repairs street and yard lights;
and replaces defective poles
55%
Makes new service connections to residences and business establishments by installing transformers and secondary wires from pole to point of service.
10%
Checks voltage and phase rotation; installs voltage and current transformers; and is responsible for maintaining various pieces of equipment used in power line work.
10%
Trims trees as necessary; responds to after-hour problems, acts as a service troubleshooter; acts as an electric service troubleshooter.
5%
Operates all underground mechanical digging machines, locators, and test equipment; maintains and installs underground services; assists with a variety of emergency problems; and responds to after-hours problems.
5%
Participates in the after-hours on-call roster as required, electric system priorities may require extended periods of overtime, including weekends, and holidays; participates in pre- and post-job "tail-gate" meetings, and attends monthly safety meetings as required 5%
Cuts on and cuts off electric service at pole 5%
Line Technician III, IV Climbs poles, operates bucket and line trucks, and various pieces of equipment as required; frames poles, installs hardware, fuses, transformers, and pulls wires; ties in conductors and changes insulators; performs electrical "hotline" work as required; is familiar with the proper uses of various hot line tools and equipment.
35%
Installs and removes cross arms, cutouts, lighting arresters, primary and secondary lines, span guys, breaker bars, etc; carry out the requisite groundwork in preparation for and after a job; maintains and repairs street and rental lights as required; maintains necessary paperwork and transformer card data as needed
30% responds to after-hour problems acts as an electric service troubleshooter, participates in the after-hours on-call roster as required, electric system priorities may require extended periods of overtime, including weekends, holidays; and maintains responsibility for verifying the condition of all vehicles, equipment, and tools provided for use in the performance of city work.
10%
Ability to take clearances and occasionally perform switching at unattended substations and line sectionalizing disconnect switches; performs switching and sectionalizing of circuits as required 5%
Installs single phase and multi-phase underground and overhead services; maintains and assists in repairs of various substation equipment as required 5%
Cuts on and cuts off services at the pole; checks voltage and rotation; installs voltage and current transformers; wires transformer rated meters; diagnoses problems in the field 5%
Responds with sound judgment to unusual and hazardous circumstances and determines action and restores service; maintains and installs underground services; operates all underground equipment 5%
Participates in pre- and post-job "tail-gate" meetings, attends monthly safety meetings as required 5%
Skills And Abilities
Line Technician I
Minimally qualified candidates…
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