Journey Level Lineman (III
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a wholesale electric power supplier owned by the 44 electric cooperatives that it serves. Tri-State generates and transmits electricity to its member systems throughout a 200,000 square-mile service territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Serving approximately 1.5 million consumers, Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., nearly 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State throughout its four-state service area.
Tri-State's power is generated through a combination of owned baseload and peaking power plants that use coal and natural gas as their primary fuels, supplemented by purchased power, federal hydroelectricity allocations and renewable resource technologies. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5000 miles of high voltage transmission lines.
Responsible for all construction and maintenance work assigned in accordance with RUS specifications or as indicated by the engineer, while training others as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
1. Associates degree in electric utility line work or related discipline, or acceptable Line School certificate of completion, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Four years of appropriate experience with Tri-State, including at least one year as Lineman IV or have acceptable equivalent experience.
3. Have good health and physical ability adequate for strenuous work.
4. Must be able to climb wooden and steel structures up to 300 feet.
5. Have thorough knowledge of the layout and characteristics of electrical transmission lines in the area.
6. Be capable of applying artificial respiration on or off ground and able to render practical first-aid.
7. Must be able to meet all Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) requirements. If not currently in possession of a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL), employee is required to obtain a CDL within six months of date of hire or date of selection for the position.
8. Be willing and able to work extra and irregular hours as the utility needs may require, and be willing to work under unusual or special working conditions; storms, extreme temperatures and winds, darkness, etc.
9. Possess a considerable degree of skill to perform work by following standard method of procedure.
10. Be able to exercise judgement in making decisions and, when assigned, to direct a group of workers.
11. Must reside within a 60 minute response time to the base location.
12. Overnight travel required.