PSE's Vice President of Operations team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Troubleman I position!
Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.
Safety is the number one priority for Puget Sound Energy. This position requires participation in safety and tailgate meetings, performing safety inspections, identification and reporting of safety incidents and unsafe conditions, obtaining and maintaining required licenses and certifications and participation in emergency response drills.
Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.
Job Responsibilities
- Safely respond to emergency incidents, isolate and secure all electrical hazards
- Safely install and repair services, secondaries and primaries
- Install, remove and read meters
- Refuse and troubleshoot transformers and replace line and transformer fuses
- Patrol lines; operate line sectionalizing switches and unattended substations
- Take load and voltage readings on transformers, circuits, and respond to "out of service" calls, and restore service
- Locate, switch, and safely clear all electrical hazards in distribution systems and report conditions requiring work of line crews
- Take switching orders for line clearances
- Patrol and switch on transmission systems in planned and trouble events
- Participate in meetings and problem solving groups with coworkers and management
- Achieve and maintain proficiency in current and new technologies
- Direct duties of others as assigned
- Train others in department specific to safety, operations, maintenance, and repair procedures
- Perform incidental duties as required
Minimum Qualifications
- Applicant must be a qualified journeyman lineman from an accredited union or college apprenticeship program with five (5) or more years' experience as a Journeyman Lineman.
- Applicant should have experience/background working electrical emergency response as a journeyman lineman.
- Must reside within service territory as defined by headquarters bid or within thirty (30) minutes of the headquarters.
- Must know the fundamentals of electricity required in metering, service, line construction, maintenance work and have the ability to use tools necessary to do the job, including computer skills and equipment of the trade.
- Must know materials used in line and service construction, maintenance, metering work.
- Must possess a valid driver's license, as well as have and maintain a current Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A.
- Must be knowledgeable and comply with all Company standards, policies, practices and procedures as well as State and Federal safety regulations as they pertain to the job.
- Must have or obtain and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR card.
- Must have the ability to interact and communicate effectively with co-workers, as well as Service Providers, Contractors, other utilities, State and Federal agencies and the public.
- Must be readily available to respond to outages and emergencies.
Puget Sound Energy
10885 NE 4th St
Bellevue
Washington United States
www.pse.com
