Powerline technicians construct, maintain and repair overhead and underground electrical power transmission and distribution systems.
In general, powerline technicians erect and maintain steel, wood or concrete poles, towers and guy wires; Install, maintain and repair overhead and underground power lines and cables, insulators, conductors, lightning arrestors, switches, transformers, street lighting and other associated equipment; Work with various types of heavy equipment including ariel booms, diggers (RDB), backhoes, trackhoes, nodwells, tension stringing equipment, and skid steers, and splice, solder and insulate conductors and related wiring to connect power distribution and transmission networks. |