What are the responsibilities and job description for the Journeyman Lineman position at NorthWestern Energy?
Qualifications Include
$58.01 per hour. Benefits include: 401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%; healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents; Health Savings Account (HSA); healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA); Employee Assistance Program (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents); Life Insurance (company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available); tuition reimbursement; competitive pay (scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities); paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities; paid training opportunities; paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays.
Open through April 5, 2026.
Apply online at: https://northwesternenergy.applicantpro.com/jobs/4031048
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Journeyman Lineman Certification Required
- Valid Commercial Drivers License and satisfactory driving record
- First Aid/CPR Certification
- Bucket truck and pole top rescue certification
- Commitment to safe working practices and knowledge of safety policies/procedures
- Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record
- Act as a leadsman or foreman as needed
- Adapt to technological changes as they are implemented
- Communicate verbally and understand audible signals in emergency/safety situations
- Troubleshoot electrical outages, power quality and complete installation and maintenance work related to all aspects of electric distribution systems
- Perform rubber gloving work for safely working with primary/high-voltage and low-voltage lines and equipment
- Install and retire overhead and underground electric lines
- Perform sustained work at heights including ladder work, climbing and working from poles, and bucket work
- Frame, install, or replace poles
- Maintain lines and support structures in substations; erect steel to replace or increase size of substation structures as needed
- Operate heavy equipment including diggers, trenchers, back hoes, and bucket trucks
- Remove tree limbs near electric lines
- Work overtime outside of scheduled hours, participating in either call out availability or an on-call rotation schedule, in response to acute and/ or planned service needs
- Complete documentation for project planning and completion
- Assume leadership role in response to emergency situations
- Interact with the public
- Act as a leadsman or foreman as needed
- PCB tests/clean up as required by OSHA
- You must agree to live within an area approved by the company that allows for adequate response to our customers in call out and emergency situations
- Individually lift and manipulate needed equipment weighing up to 75 pounds
- All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
- Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, and strategic business objectives
$58.01 per hour. Benefits include: 401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%; healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents; Health Savings Account (HSA); healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA); Employee Assistance Program (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents); Life Insurance (company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available); tuition reimbursement; competitive pay (scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities); paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities; paid training opportunities; paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays.
Open through April 5, 2026.
Apply online at: https://northwesternenergy.applicantpro.com/jobs/4031048
Salary : $58