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About the Role

The Groundman position is your first step to a rewarding career in the construction and maintenance of our nation's Power Grid. You will assist your team in building, repairing, and maintaining overhead electrical distribution systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform new construction, maintain and repair overhead distribution systems while putting safety first.
• Install and repair overhead power lines, poles, insulators, conductors and related hardware.
• Maintain company vehicles, equipment and tools in good working order.
• Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
• Available to work outages, storms, emergencies including on call rotation.
• Follow all safety protocols including PPE use and a comprehensive understanding of insulated protective cover to isolate differences of potential.
• Inspect rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Understand when to wear personal protective equipment.
• Perform rigorous physical labor.

Requirements

• Valid Driver's License and able to obtain a CDL within 60 days.
• Willing to travel long distances on short notice.
• Lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work for extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments.
• Willing to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime.

Skills

• Communication using hand signals
• Use of hand tools
• Operating controls
• Reaching with hands and arms
• Working in extreme heat
• Working in extreme cold
• Working in rain
• Working in wind
• Working in inclement weather
• Working in fumes or airborne particles
• Working with moving mechanical parts
• Working with vibration
• Working in loud environments
• Working in wet conditions
• Working in storm conditions

Location

• Out-of-state

Work Type

• Full-time
• On call

Experience Level

• Entry Level

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• HSA
• Dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Medical flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Family and medical leave

About the Company

• Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects.
• Works with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and continuously expands offerings to supply customers with ideas, technology, experience, workforce and equipment to perform any job.
• Family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.

Equal Opportunity

• Pike Electric LLC, is an equal opportunity employer.