Overhead Apprentice Lineman at AUI Power in Capitol Heights, MD

Overhead Apprentice Lineman

Location: Capitol Heights, Maryland

For more than 20 years, AUI Power has been a trusted leader in the utility industry, built on a foundation of safety, accountability, and teamwork. We foster a high-performance, team-first culture where employees are empowered to take ownership, collaborate, and innovate. Guided by our core values—Team First, Customer Focus, and Own It—you’ll have a leadership team that brings firsthand field experience and a strong commitment to operational excellence and safety while simultaneously investing in our people by supporting both personal and professional growth. Our employees are dependable, driven, and inspired, and together we build powerful partnerships that set a higher standard for our industry.

Essential Functions:

• Must safely install, troubleshoot, repair, and remove overhead and underground distribution power lines within the scope of their training
• Must safely operate various equipment, including bucket trucks, digger derricks, pickup trucks, excavation equipment, and track equipment
• Must know the tools used for line work and how to use, adjust, and calibrate them
• Perform the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of overhead electrical power lines and systems

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Follow safety rules and practices, including wearing PPE, setting up work zones, and using grounding techniques
• Possess the knowledge and competence required to perform hot-stick work
• Demonstrate an aptitude for learning the duties required of a lineman
• Know the proper methods for handling, storing, and transporting conduit, wire, pipe, and other materials
• Know the proper methods for safely splicing conduit and installing pipe and wire into enclosures
• Understand lockout/tagout procedures; be able to read and understand prints for the systems being worked on; and understand electrical safety and how electricity works
• Understand the operation of support equipment, including digging equipment, vacuum units, and reel trailers; know the tools used for line work and how to use, adjust, and calibrate them
• Understand transformer safety and transformer components; understand the different types of electrical equipment used in a system, including handholes, pedestals, pull-through cabinets, and switchgear
• Know proper cable-pulling procedures; understand and demonstrate proper methods for determining whether a line is energized; know the appropriate materials for making terminations and proper crimping standards; and understand and demonstrate proper methods and standards for making secondary terminations, building an elbow, installing secondary cables, and splicing primary cable

Qualifications:

• Able to drive support vehicles; a Class A CDL is preferred
• Able to work safely while performing new construction, maintenance, or repair work on de-energized conductors
• Demonstrate proficiency in all methods of cable pulling and installation and the ability to properly splice and terminate underground feeders using heat-shrink splices, primary and secondary conductor terminations, and similar terminations for underground facilities such as vaults, riser poles, and various types of switchgear
• Must be able to safely troubleshoot, locate, test, de-energize, ground, and repair underground cables and re-energize equipment after repairs are completed
• Must have knowledge of related construction specifications and applicable OSHA regulations, including those for trenching, excavation, and confined spaces
• Repair or replace pad-mounted equipment, including switch cabinets and single- and three-phase pad-mounted transformers
• Understand distribution voltages on a circuit and be able to read blueprints
• Be capable of performing basic manhole and bucket rescue and escape procedures; training will be provided
• Demonstrate proficiency with appropriate operating tools and equipment, such as a Dynatel fault finder, Von Thumper, and Von First Response Unit, and with vehicles such as a backhoe and digger derrick

Minimum Requirements:

• Able to obtain a commercial learner’s permit within 90 days of employment
• Able to travel long distances on short notice when required
• Able to work for extended periods in various locations when required
• Able to lift 80 lbs. or more
• Able to properly inspect rubber gloves and PPE
• Willing to work overtime when requested

What you'll get at AUI Inc:

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescriptions, employee assistance program, and more!
• Free dental and additional Health Incentive discounts available
• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k) with 4% company match that is 100% vested upon deposit
• Overtime Pay
• Family Focus & Balance: Paid vacation, paid sick time, paid bereavement leave (as applicable), and more!
• Employer Sponsored Education & Training: We can help you obtain a CDL!
• FR Clothing provided to you at no cost
• Real-world experience through our Hands-On Training Facility
• Wellness: On-site fitness center
• Other Incentives: Employee Referral Bonus, hotel & per diem pay (when applicable) and tool assistance

AUI Inc (Power) is an Equal Opportunity Employer