Master Electrician - Birmingham, United States - Utilities Service Co Inc

Description

Job Title: Master Electrician

**Job Type** : Full-Time +, Non-Exempt

**Pay** : Competitive, Hourly

**Benefits** :

+ Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

+ Short/Long Term Disability

+ Matching 401(k) Plan

+ Paid Holidays and Vacation

+ Employee Payroll Deduction Program

**Make a difference. Join us.**

In states from DE to TX, ULCS needs people with a variety of skills and capabilities to help us build smarter more resilient energy grids and futures for our customers and communities. Its important work that communities increasingly depend on for their quality of life and we are making a difference for the customers and communities and growing as more customers discover the ULCS difference. Its rewarding work and a career that can support you on your lifes journey. If youd like to make a difference too, then own your career.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

+ Performs all aspects of electrical work constructing and maintaining roadway lighting, traffic signal electrical systems, ITS, etc. in assigned areas. Knowledgeable and highly skilled in all aspects of electrical work.

+ Oversees and assists with the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of underground electrical power lines for streetlights, traffic signal systems, ITS, and other components.

+ Provide daily communication with the clients representatives.

+ Directs the crew members on specific job tasks.

+ Operates various tools for the work (various manual digging devices, wrenches, hammers, come-along, jackhammers, drills, ground rod drivers, hand lines, etc.)

+ Will have contact with public and private property owners to communicate the work to be performed.

+ Participates in company training of all regional safety guidelines and is required to perform all work by the regional safety policies.

+ Responsible for inspections, proper working conditions, and necessary repairs to tools and equipment.

+ Assists with groundwork when needed.

+ Assists with power outages and electrical problems.

+ All other duties as required or requested by Supervisors.

+ Works around hazardous equipment and near energized parts or equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Must be 18 years of age or older.

+ Must be able to terminate secondary pedestals and meter boxes.

+ Must be able to read and follow prints.

+ Must be able to work long hours and overtime during holidays, emergencies, weekends, etc. Subject to call-out work.

**Education & Experience:**

+ Valid State issued Masters license.

**Pre-Screen:**

+ Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

**License & Certifications:**

+ A Driver's License is required.

+ A commercial Driver's License (CDL) is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

+ **RARE** (less than 10%): Kneeling, Crawling, Climbing Ladders, Stooping, Squatting, body-twisting, Climbing On/Off Truck, Climbing Poles, Gripping.

+ **OCCASIONAL** (up to 33%): Pushing, Sense of Touch, Carrying, Pulling, Manual Dexterity, Lifting, Lifting up to 50 lbs.

+ **FREQUENT** (up to 66%): Standing, Reaching, range-of-motion, Walking, Sitting, climbing stairs.

+ **CONTINUOUS** (up to 100%): Seeing, Lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., Sense of Touch, Climbing, Hearing/Speech Range, Lifting up to 10 lbs., Speaking Clearly, Seeing Distant, Reading, Depth Perception, Color Vision, Balancing.

Safety

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

+ Able to identify job site hazards.

+ Exhibits and carries out cognitive problem-solving skills.

+ Able to read, comprehend, and visualize job build and all prints.

+ Works near/around energized, hazardous parts and equipment.

+ Exposed to traffic.

+ Works around excessive noise from machines (bore drill, backhoe, trencher, mini excavator, bucket trucks, digger derricks, concrete saw, jackhammers).

+ May be exposed to hot and cold environments, poisonous plants or reptiles, and stinging insects.

About Us:

Utility Lines Construction Services (ULCS) delivers electric and gas utility construction and maintenance services for investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, large industrial manufacturers, government, general contractors, developers and EPC firms. Formed in 2000 from small beginnings, ULCS now boasts more than 2,300 non-union employees in 15 states safely performing utility transmission and distribution infrastructure work throughout the Mid-Atlantic, the Delmarva Peninsula, the Southeast and the South regions of the United States.