Distribution Journeyman Lineman (Electric Utility)

Location: Westminster, California, United States; onsite utility field work

Salary: $76.75–$79.29 per hour

Company

hirify.global operates and modernizes California’s electric grid while providing electricity distribution and communication infrastructure services across Southern California.

What you will do

• Install, remove, maintain, and repair overhead and underground distribution and communication systems.
• Install and remove poles, cross arms, towers, enclosures, ducts, piping, transformers, switches, capacitors, and protective equipment.
• Install, splice, terminate, bond, and test conductors and cables.
• Connect, test, adjust, repair, and maintain electrical equipment and apparatus.
• Operate electrical test instruments, construction vehicles, and powered equipment.
• Collaborate with crews and instruct or direct apprentices and helpers while following strict energized-line safety procedures.

Requirements

• Certified Journeyman Lineman with a Journeyman Lineman card.
• Valid Class A motor vehicle operator’s license.
• Experience working with utility poles, including ascending and descending while climbing.
• Weight under 285 pounds due to safety-equipment restrictions.
• Ability to work overtime, including weekends and holidays, and pass required lineman physical-performance testing.
• This is a DOT-covered classification subject to random drug and alcohol screening.

Nice to have

• Distribution or transmission journeyman lineman experience.
• Knowledge of electrical utility construction methods, overhead and underground materials, tools, construction equipment, electricity, circuitry, rigging, and testing procedures.
• Experience with fall-restraint equipment and ANSI- or OSHA-approved climbing systems.
• Experience with California State General Orders 95 and 128.
• CPR certification from the Red Cross or American Heart Association.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety is treated as a core responsibility in field operations.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Work includes varied climates, elevated structures, and confined vault spaces.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Applicants who continue in the selection process are invited to complete testing by email.
• The process includes the Lineman Physical Performance assessment, Test 4016; candidates who previously passed may not need to retest in some cases.