Power Line Foreman

City of Lubbock • 402 Municipal Drive Lubbock, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

If you're an experienced Journeyman Lineman ready to put your field expertise to work leading a crew, this is an opportunity to help shape the safety, reliability, and quality of LP&L's electric system. As a Power Line Foreman, you'll lead crews responsible for constructing, maintaining, inspecting, troubleshooting, restoring, and repairing LP&L's overhead and underground electric transmission and distribution facilities. In this field-based role, you’ll coordinate people, equipment, materials, work assignments, outages, switching requirements, and other resources to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and according to approved standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Journeyman Lineman, including at least 1 year of lead, supervisory, or foreman-level experience in electric utility construction, maintenance, or operations.
• Journeyman Lineman qualification or equivalent documented electric utility lineworker training and experience.
• Valid Texas CDL appropriate for assigned duties.
• Successful completion of required physical examination.
• Equivalent combinations of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Physical exam required
• Applies advanced knowledge of electric utility line construction, maintenance, troubleshooting, restoration, safety practices, and applicable standards.
• Identifies hazards, establishes controls, reinforces safe work practices, and uses stop-work authority when conditions require.
• Organizes people, equipment, materials, schedules, outages, switching, and other resources to execute work safely and efficiently.
• Directs, coaches, and holds crew members accountable for performance, productivity, workmanship, and compliance.
• Interprets technical information, communicates clearly with internal and external stakeholders, and resolves field issues within established standards and authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead line crews performing construction, maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, restoration, and repair of overhead and underground electric transmission and distribution facilities.
• Lead crew safety and jobsite execution by identifying hazards, establishing controls, conducting safety briefings, monitoring conditions, and exercising stop-work authority when necessary.
• Plan and coordinate work by organizing personnel, equipment, materials, vehicles, outages, switching, traffic control, schedules, and other resources needed to complete assignments.
• Interpret and apply technical information including engineering drawings, staking sheets, construction prints, specifications, maps, GIS, work orders, and scopes to ensure work meets approved designs and standards.
• Coordinate field projects and partnerships by monitoring progress, identifying constraints, communicating changes, and working with Engineering, Operations, contractors, inspectors, customers, and other stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Ensure quality, documentation, and employee performance by verifying completed work, maintaining accurate records and closeout information, and coaching employees on safety, productivity, workmanship, attendance, and compliance.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED