Groundman - Underground (PE)

Pike Corporation•Montgomery, AL

24d

About The Position

The Groundman assists a team in building, repairing, and maintaining underground electrical distribution systems. This role performs new construction and maintenance and repair work on underground distribution systems, with safety as a priority. The Groundman helps install and repair underground facilities, conductors, and related hardware, and maintains excavation and pulling equipment. The position reports to the Foreman and involves outdoor work in varied and sometimes extreme weather, rigorous physical labor, and assignments that may include outages, storms, emergencies, and on-call rotation.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
Ability to obtain a CDL within 60 days.
Willingness to travel long distances on short notice and work extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments.
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Willingness to work outside normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime.
Ability to perform rigorous physical labor and meet the physical demands of the role.

Responsibilities

Perform new construction, maintenance, and repair of underground distribution systems while prioritizing safety.
Help install and repair underground facilities, conductors, and related hardware.
Maintain backhoes, trenchers, excavators, and pulling equipment.
Follow safety protocols, including proper PPE use and understanding insulated protective cover for isolating differences of potential.
Inspect rubber goods and personal protective equipment (PPE), and understand when PPE must be worn.
Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
Be available for outages, storms, emergencies, and on-call rotation.
Communicate by talking, listening, and using hand signals.