Title: Journey Lineworker with class A
Sacramento, CA, US, 95827-3824
Minimum Pay Rate: $79.70 per hour
Maximum Pay Rate: $79.70 per hour
Apply by Date: 03/12/2025
Posting Type: Open
The intent of this posting is to establish an eligibility list that may be used to fill current and future, regular full-time and limited-term job vacancies for the next 24 months.
Every day at SMUD, we deliver power to more than 1.4 million customers throughout the Sacramento area. As a community-owned, not-for-profit electric service, we have been providing low-cost, reliable electricity for over 70 years. We are a recognized industry leader and award winner for our innovative energy efficiency programs, renewable power technologies, and for our sustainable solutions for a healthier environment. Through the efforts of the 2,200 people that power us, we work 24/7 to keep the lights on and provide our customers with innovative energy solutions. We’re one of the region’s largest employers, with a reputation for attracting, developing and retaining some of the most talented employees around.
Position Benefits:
- Strong safety culture
- Stability of crews
- Highly customized line trucks
- Service territory doesn't require out of town travel
- Opportunities for advancement
Employee Benefits:
- Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- Retirement through Public Employees Retirement System
- 457 and 401(k) plans available
- Flexible Savings Account Short and Long Term Disability
- Employee and Spouse Life Insurance
THIS IS A JOURNEY-LEVEL EXPERIENCE POSITION. YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETED A FORMAL LINEMAN/LINEWOMAN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS CAREER OPPORTUNITY PLEASE ATTACH DOCUMENTATION OF THE FORMAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM YOU COMPLETED.
Note:
- You will have the opportunity to attach your documentation during the application process. If you fail to provide proof of your completion of a formal LINEWORKER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, you will be considered not qualified for this position.
- Qualified candidates from this process may be invited to a performance exam which will be held to determine levels of skill and ability. Performance exam is tentatively scheduled to be held the weekend of April 12th, 2025.
Purpose
Performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, repair and inspection of SMUD's transmission and distribution systems. This work can involve operating backhoes, derricks and hole diggers; etc. and perform related duties as assigned.
Nature and Scope
Duties and Responsibilities
- Apprentice Lineman/Woman and Lineman/Woman: At the Apprentice level, incumbent is in a learning capacity and assists in the duties specified below for a lineman/woman. Lineman/woman will perform these duties as a fully qualified and experienced journey level:
- Perform complex rigging techniques; cable locating
- Frames, sets, removes, poles and associated anchors and guys
- Performs work on lines energized @ 120V through 230 KV; tests on high voltage circuits; environmental clean-up and transports hazardous material
- Constructs/removes/maintains transmission towers/lines and distribution lines
- Climbs poles, structures or ladders
- Installs/removes crossarms and various pole top apparatus; types of cable; streetlight equipment; work site protection devices; residential and commercial meters; various excavations; overhead and underground residential and commercial services
- Connects transformers
- Assists electricians in wiring electric substations
- Assists cable splicers in network underground systems.
- Operates various types of equipment and vehicles may require class A license; mobile data terminals
- Installs/repairs cubicle/transformer wells, transformers, capacitors and related line apparatus, sprinkler systems, landscaping
- Inspects trench, pull box and vault installation; customer service facilities
- Instructs and directs sub-ordinates
Required Education
- High School diploma or equivalent
Required Experience Qualifications
- Must possess the same knowledge, skills, experience, etc. as an Apprentice Lineman/Woman as well as completion of an approved Lineman/Woman Apprentice program including three years climbing experience in overhead electrical distribution work;
- Possess and maintain a valid California Driver's License and satisfactory driving record;
- Obtain a Class A Driver's License with tanker endorsement after completion of the required driver training class;
- Reside in a location close enough to their reporting headquarters to allow a reasonable response time from residence under normal driving conditions within posted speed limits;
- Work overtime and emergencies; Be "On Call" and respond immediately to emergency call-outs; Work special schedules as required.
Knowledge Of
Basic safety rules, standards and procedures, use of hand and power tools; Cal/OSHA laws relative to line construction; State and Federal safety rules and regulations; Hazard identification; Basic math; Line construction methods, techniques and standards (G.O. 95 and 128); Rigging practices/principles/procedures; Material and tool nomenclature; Electrical theory/knowledge relative to line construction/phasing/grounding/line voltage/transformers; circuit labeling; Materials/methods/equipment used in high/low voltage line construction/maintenance and repair; Mobile data terminals; residential meters, street and dusk to dawn lights and their application.
Skills To
Physical Requirements
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - Who We Are
As the nation's sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider, we're proud of our reputation as one of the best places to work in Sacramento. Our employees tell us in our engagement surveys they're "Happy, satisfied and engaged" which helps create a workplace that best serves our customers. Sacramento was named as the 2nd happiest place to work in America by Forbes Magazine. Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and the world-renowned Napa Valley are within easy driving distance of our locations.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
SMUD celebrates diversity, and inspires an inclusive culture based on trust and respect to create belonging and connection among our employees, customers, and communities. By working together, we are powering positive, equitable opportunities for all. We aspire to be a workplace where you can be yourself, achieve your best, and thrive together.
An example of our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is when SMUD signed the California Equal Pay Pledge in 2020. This requires equal pay for employees who perform “substantially similar work,” when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility at the time those employees started within that classification. As such, initial hiring salary range is not subject to negotiation and salaries will vary over time based on performance.
SMUD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit, and business needs and interests.
Why Sacramento, California?
The capitol of California, Sacramento is the state's sixth-largest city, and the 35th largest in the U.S. Local universities include California State University, University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, and the University of California, Davis and several competitive community colleges. The UC Davis Medical Center, a world-renowned research hospital, is one of more than a dozen hospitals and shared services centers in the Sacramento region. Part of the agriculturally-rich Central Valley, Sacramento is at the forefront of the farm-to-fork food movement. Northern California is home to some of the country's top technology companies, including Google and LinkedIn, and a multitude of startups in many industries. Sacramento is home to the NBA Kings, the River Cats (AAA baseball), the Republic FC (soccer) and the San Francisco Giants, NBA Warriors and NFL 49er's aren't far away. Sacramento offers an affluent liberal arts community with Broadway, Mondavi Center, Crocker Museum and summer musical theater to name a few.
On-site Work
This role will be an on-site role that will require being in person at one of SMUD's campuses daily to complete work tasks.