Groundman-Overhead (Duke)

Pike Corporation•Lancaster, SC

11h

About The Position

The Groundman position is an entry point into a career in the construction and maintenance of the nation’s power grid. The role assists a team in building, repairing, and maintaining overhead electrical distribution systems and reports to the Foreman. The Groundman performs construction and maintenance work while prioritizing safety, including helping install and repair power lines, poles, insulators, conductors, and related hardware. The role also involves maintaining company vehicles, equipment, and tools; inspecting rubber goods and personal protective equipment (PPE); and following safety protocols, including appropriate PPE use and understanding insulated protective covers. Work is performed outdoors at construction sites in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions, and includes rigorous physical labor. The position may require travel, extended assignments, outage and emergency work, on-call availability, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license.
Ability to obtain a CDL within 60 days.
Willingness to travel long distances on short notice.
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Willingness to work for extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments.
Willingness to work outside normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, handling objects, operating tools or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.

Responsibilities

Perform new construction, maintenance, and repairs on overhead distribution systems while putting safety first.
Help install and repair overhead power lines, poles, insulators, conductors, and related hardware.
Maintain company vehicles, equipment, and tools in good working order.
Follow safety protocols, including PPE use and understanding insulated protective covers used to isolate 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.
Perform rigorous physical labor and handle materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.