Line Technician

As a Line Technician at LES, you play a vital role in delivering safe and reliable electric service to our customers and community. This hands‑on position is responsible for constructing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing overhead and underground electrical distribution systems. Line Technicians work both independently and as part of a skilled team to respond to outages, perform scheduled maintenance, and support system improvements in a variety of weather conditions.

If you are committed to safety, enjoy solving complex challenges, enjoy working outdoors, and take pride in work that powers homes, businesses, and essential services, we encourage you to explore a career with us!

To construct, operate, and maintain electrical line facilities and operate substations in accordance with LES design standards and established policies, safety rules, procedures, and practices to provide a reliable electrical service for LES customers. Work is subject to direct supervision during progress and upon completion by a supervisor for compliance with instructions. Performs emergency and overtime work as necessary. Consistent and reliable attendance is required.

• Under direct supervision, performs all phases of construction, operation, and maintenance of energized and de‑energized facilities, while ensuring the safety of themselves, fellow workers, and the general public, in accordance with LES procedures, policies, practices, and safety rules.
• Follows directions to modify maintenance or construction procedures, methods, or materials within guidelines to solve maintenance or construction problems. Secures approval from the Crew Leader or Field Supervisor on other problems or concerns outside of these guidelines.
• Assists in the process to procure, direct, and perform switching and clearance orders.
• Under direct supervision, operates and maintains tools, equipment, and safety devices necessary for the construction and maintenance of streetlight, transmission, and distribution lines and operation of substations.
• Complies with the LES Job Safety and Loss Control Policy, LES safety rules and procedures.
• Participates in Safety and/or Training sessions provided by LES and assigned by the Supervisor.

Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.

Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.

Keeps their technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with their job; shares technical expertise with others.

Respects and complies with safety procedures/standards necessary to ensure a safe and healthy work environment; scans the environment for things that may pose a safety risk; and encourages others to utilize safe and healthy work practices.

The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.

Read and/or interpret technical drawings, blueprints, construction methods, and technical documents.

Knowledge of the National and Local Electrical Code as well as the National Electrical Safety Code.

Knowledge of pole top resuscitation, artificial respiration, CPR, First Aid and AEDs.

Completion of a recognized program at a vocational school/college for power line technicians, and

Construction work experience involving line technician work with 6 months of progressively responsible experience in area of assignment, or

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Valid commercial driver's license

Mobile Crane Operator Certification specializing in Service Truck Cranes or the ability to obtain within 18 months