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Troubleman - Overhead Electrician Special

www.exeloncorp.com

Job Description
Ovhd Elect Spec (Outside) Overhead Electrician, Special Starting pay is $37.54/hr.

The Only Form of Energy We're Missing is Yours. At ComEd, an Exelon Company, we know that of all the energy resources available to us in the 21st century, there's one that's more powerful than any other - human passion. By finding some of the most talented and passionate individuals, we've managed to create something remarkable: A power company that never forgets its 48,000 megawatts of electricity are only as powerful as the people who are responsible for the transmission and distribution of it. We are currently seeking journeyman linemen as Overhead Electrician, Special.

In this position you will restore service, perform maintenance and construction work, and perform switching operations on the transmission and distribution systems; instruct and train an Overhead Electrician when assigned to assist; assign and coordinate work so as to properly safeguard employees, the public, and the property of customers and the Company; and perform related work as assigned. Typical examples of the duties are:

1. Restoring service or eliminating trouble on the transmission and distribution systems, including customers equipment, involving determining the equipment at fault and making permanent or temporary repairs by performing such work as cutting conductors in the clear, replacing or repairing poles and attachments, conductors, transformers, and other devices and equipment, transferring loads to other circuits, and connecting emergency transformers and generators.

2. Performing routine maintenance work on the transmission and distribution system, involving such duties as replacing or repairing poles and attachments, transformers, and other devices and equipment, including temporary grounding, pulling slack, trimming trees, washing insulators, maintaining equipment in designated vaults and electric service stations, and assisting in identifying, testing, and phasing underground lines.

3. Performing overhead or underground residential type distribution work and such light construction work as installing or removing services and single-phase meters, installing and removing conductors, poles and attachments, transformers, street lighting fixtures, and other devices and equipment.

4. Performing switching operations, under the direction of a dispatcher, on the transmission and distribution system, including street light circuits, and at distribution centers, electric service stations, designated network centers and unattended substations, involving operating such equipment as switches, love line clamps, voltage regulators, circuit breakers, fuses, and other electrical devices.

5. Inspecting lines and equipment, distribution centers, electric service stations, and designated network centers, recording instrument readings, and reporting maintenance and repair work needed.

6. Instructing and training an Overhead Electrician assigned to assist; and preparing various reports such as hours worked, material and equipment required, work performed, and field repairs needed. Qualifications Journeyman level experience as an Overhead Lineman, resulting in a thorough knowledge of operating and construction standards.

Position Location Chicago, Illinois Starting Pay Starting pay is $37.54/hr.

Union IBEW Local 15