Description
DUTIES:
Under semi-direct supervision in a field crew, to perform the work of an Overhead Electrician Starting, First Period and Overhead Electrician Starting, Second Period; to perform construction, repair and maintenance work on energized primary lines, up to 15 KV either from the pole or an approved aerial lift device with approved protective devices, work practices, and rubber gloves; or de-energized overhead and underground lines; to instruct and train others in this work; and to perform related work as assigned. Typical examples of the duties are:
- To install, remove or relocate line equipment such as transformers, capacitors, oil switches, potheads, arms stringers, pipe framework, wood platforms, primary, secondary, and service wiring.
- To install and maintain line equipment or underground cables, including those required for underground residential type distribution, involving such work as laying wires and cables in trenches, splicing wires and cables, attaching soldered or solderless lugs or connectors, insulating splices and connections, phasing-out conductors, installing copper buses and grounding devices, training and cutting lead-covered cables, wiping leaded joints (where it is presently being done) and connecting emergency transformer equipment.
- To work on the pole in making preparation for work operations such as installing safety equipment on conductors, hoisting, and installing blocks, risers, and booms, and installing temporary rigging and weather enclosures.
- On pole installation, replacement, and relocation work to perform such operations as lashing poles, temporarily guying poles, removing, and installing arms and braces, transferring line and service wires, transferring transformers providing temporary supports for cables, pipes, potheads, and conductors.
- As instructed, to drive a truck or truck-and-trailer; to operate power take-off or trailer-mounted equipment; to control the fall-line in the operation of the power-device used for hoisting and lowering large or heavy equipment on poles or structures; and to operate excavating equipment.
- To perform service restoration work such as cutting lines in the clear, removing foreign objects from lines, replacing fuses reinstalling and connecting primary, secondary and service wires, lashing, bracing or guying poles; under the direction of a man of higher grade, to perform switching operations.
- To perform work on transmission line towers such as installing temporary staging, pulling conductors to tension, attaching lines to insulators, washing insulators, operating live-line tools, installing pole-top switches, patrolling transmission lines and visually observing sources of trouble and performing grounding operations and, very infrequently, to perform work from suspension ladders or a boatswain's chair.
- Occasionally, to perform such work as installing multiconductor lead-covered cables overhead, using a trolley-chair, testing resistance of ground rods and thawing water pipes.
- Occasionally, to perform clean transformer vaults by dusting, sweeping, and removing accumulations of dirt.
- As assigned, to work with an Inspector, Overhead, and make inspections, as instructed, of poles, hardware, arms, conductors, pothead and transformer connections and other such equipment on overhead lines.
- Occasionally, to perform repair work on pothead equipment, such as replacing front entrance plates, and covers on four-conductor, air break potheads.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Two years' experience as an Overhead Electrician
- Completion of an Overhead Electrician apprenticeship
Contact
Exelon Corporation
10 S Dearborn St - 37th Fl
Chicago
Illinois United States
www.exeloncorp.com
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