Job Description:
Idaho Power Company (IPC) located in vibrant Boise, Idaho is looking for a Journeyman Lineworker to join our Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Construction crews. It's an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we're working hard to safely provide our customers with the reliable, affordable, clean energy they depend on.
What does a Journeyman Lineworker do for us?
As a member of the T&D Construction Project Team, they travel across Idaho Power's service territories to perform construction and maintenance work on overhead and underground distribution and transmission lines.
In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.
A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
Knowledge of:
- Line core process of new business operations, outage response, planned and unplanned maintenance
- Line construction methods, materials, standards, and equipment
- Chemical safety and IPC safety program
Skills in:
- Use of personal computers utilizing Microsoft products and time-entry software
Ability to:
- Work a hitch schedule - working on the road for 8 days, home for 6 days
- Perform basic arithmetic calculations
- Identify purposes of commonly encountered materials, parts, and equipment used in lines construction
- Maintain neat, accurate, and legible records
- Respond to outages outside of normal working hours and work overtime at the discretion of the supervisor
- read and understand construction drawings and diagrams, plat maps, feeder maps, and work order maps
- Work on-call rotation
- Establish positive working relationships with all team members and leadership
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- High school diploma or GED
Experience:
- Certificate of completion of an Apprentice Lineworker training program that is recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship (OA), including at least 4 years of relevant work experience
OR
- 6 years documented experience as a lineworker in distribution and/or transmission, 2 of which must be documented at a journeyman level
OR
- Any IPC employee currently or previously employed as a Journeyman Lineworker or previous work experience and training on a line crew with a certification that is recognized by the Bureau of Office of Apprenticeship (OA) - must provide documentation supporting OJT and OA certification with application
Licenses & Certifications:
- Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with acceptable driving record based on driving requirements for the position
- Valid Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Card or ability to obtain prior to hire
- Must obtain First Aid/CPR card within 90 days
Idaho Power
1221 W Idaho St
Boise
Idaho United States
www.idahopower.com
