Colorado Springs Utilities

Journey Line Troubleshooter

Colorado Springs Utilities  •  Colorado Springs, CO (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Journey Line Troubleshooter

Relocation assistance will be provided to the successful candidate.

Colorado Springs Utilities is hiring a Journey Line Troubleshooter to support operational needs and maintenance on our electric distribution system. You will leverage your expertise to perform electric distribution and transmission switching during scheduled and emergency repairs and clearances. You will also be responsible for responding quickly to emergency outages and calls for service while following established field-switching procedures. The work that you do ensures the ongoing reliability and safety of our distribution system serving more than 500,000 customers.

What Else Will You be Doing?

  • Assisting in the maintenance of underground and overhead power lines and equipment
  • Responding to underground outages to assist in service restoration
  • Setting up clearances and hotline holds for emergency power restoration
  • Performing distribution and transmission switching to accommodate repairs and clearances
  • Performing clean-up and safe handling of hazardous waste from system equipment
  • Testing equipment and components for damage, reliability, and safety
  • Scheduling outages with residential and commercial customers and electricians for both scheduled and emergency repairs

Please note that this position requires working on-call, overtime, weekends, holidays, etc. as business needs dictate. Additionally, this position requires the successful candidate to live within 40 minutes of our System Energy Control Center facility (213 Nichols Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907) to ensure a timely response per emergency events.

Who You Are

  • Demonstrated experience (i.e., two or more years) in a journey-level line position
  • Completion of a Line Technician Apprenticeship program
  • Possession of a valid CDL Class A license

We are also interested in your knowledge and proficiency with any of the following:

  • Knowledge of electrical system principles, voltage requirements, equipment, installation, and maintenance
  • Knowledge of metering principles and practices
  • Skill in installing and maintaining electrical distribution and transmission systems
  • Ability to interpret specifications, schematics, and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Exerts in excess of 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work. Positions in this class typically require reaching, standing, walking, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

For information regarding benefits associated with this position, visit https://csutilities.sharepoint.com/sites/Benefits/SitePages/Benefits_Home.aspx

Colorado Springs Utilities

About Colorado Springs Utilities

Colorado Springs Utilities is the largest community-owned, not-for-profit, four-service utility in the nation. For 100 years, we have provided safe, reliable and competitively priced electric, natural gas, water and wastewater services. We care about our community's well-being, support local business and have an interest in all things that help make Colorado Springs a great place to live, work and play.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, CO
Year Founded
1922
Website
csu.org
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