Line Technician Metro Centers

Position: Line Technician - (Various Metro Centers)
Summary:

This position functions at the journey level of job performance and is expected to perform the full range of assigned duties in an independent and safe manner. This position performs a variety of skilled and technical activities in the operation, maintenance, construction, and repair of OPPD electrical transmission and distribution facilities and equipment.  

Responsibilities:

+  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 and 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.

Qualifications

Required:

¿ 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

Note:

¿ 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

Closing Statement  

Salary:

$57.00

Local 763

At Omaha Public Power District , we
¿ re passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.

WE ARE:
Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.

WE
¿ RE COMMITTED TO:
Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We
¿ re dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

OUR JOB:
To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people
¿ s lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We
¿ re always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are
¿ wherever you are
¿ and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

Org Marketing Statement  

EOE:  Protected Veterans/Disability

How To Apply

Apply online at  on or before December 31, 2025.

Recruiter:
Andrew Ray -    #LI-RA

** PLEASE NOTE** - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition.  If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.