Transmission Foreman at Southern Electric Corp (this is for application collection)

Description

• Tests conductors to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections, according to electrical diagrams and specifications.
• Uses rubber gloves, hot sticks, or the live line “bare hand” method to work on and/or repair energized lines to avoid interruption of service.
• Installs and maintains line hardware and erect wooden and/or steel poles and light or heavy-duty transmission towers.
• Supervise conductor stringing operation.
• Ensure that all grounds are in place on stringing equip. grounding blocks etc.
• Opens/closes switches to isolate or energize line sections.
• String wire conductors and cable between erected poles and adjust slack, using winch, hoist, or other means.
• Installs and repairs structures, conductors or equipment used in electrical power or distribution systems.
• Covers conductors with insulating material.
• Replaces and straightens poles and attaches cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to wood poles preparatory to erection.
• Ensure that guards and covers are in place for lines, highway, and other obstructions on ROW.
• Secure one shots, hold tags, R-switches, hot line holds etc. on lines working near or over.
• Cleans, trims, and splices corresponding conductors by splicing together or by joining ends with compression connections.
• Required to hang travelers from poles or towers.
• May work in storm restoration operations to rebuild and/or repair damaged power systems.
• May be required to read and interpret blueprints.
• Utilize aerial lift equipment and/or climb poles and removes and installs hardware, wires, and other equipment.
• May attend training classes or seminars to gather knowledge of new processes, safety regulations and/or refresher training.
• Install watt-hour meters and connects service drops between power line and consumer.
• Drives and operates conveyance machinery equipped with tools and materials to and from job site.
• Splices cables together for overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines.
• Test lines and equipment for potential and, installs grounding devices to de-energize circuits and equipment to perform repairs, adjustments or to remove electrical hazards.
• Interpret charts and calculate sag for conductors, using owners required method.
• Watch over, direct, and train Apprentice linemen working under or with them.
• Adheres to all Company Safety and Health Policies
• Direct and ensure that Underground utilities are located.

Requirements

• Required to set guard poles, string lead line, string cond., sag, clip, and dead-end cond.
• Capable of working from hanging ladders, walk boards, or baskets on booms for clipping, dead ending cond., etc.
• Need to have certification for light cranes, boom trucks, etc.
• May be required to hold a valid class “B” commercial driver’s license.
• Capable of calculating set up locations for stringing operations.
• Capable of hanging and operating carts for spacing bundle conductors.
• Capable of operating all const. equipment if needed.
• Capable of using plumb bob, pulling guy wires, and ensuring that poles are plumb before dead ending cond.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance