Underground Distribution Groundperson

1 month ago

Rosedale, Mississippi, United States Utility Lines Construction Services Full time

Job Summary:

Utility Lines Construction Services (ULCS) is seeking a skilled Underground Distribution Groundperson to join our team. As a Groundperson, you will be responsible for performing new construction, maintenance, and repair work of energized and de-energized underground line work following company-established safety and health standards from the ground level.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform new construction, maintenance, or repair work of energized and de-energized underground line work following company-established safety and health standards from the ground level.
  • Ability to problem-solve with unidentified circumstances on any job.
  • Ensure daily testing and inspection of assigned tools and equipment.
  • Maintain company equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Excavate to assist in the installation of structures or cable as required by contract specification.
  • Will have contact with public and private property owners to professionally communicate 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.
  • Operates various tools for the work (manual digging devices, wrenches, hammers, come-alongs, jack hammer, and hand-line, etc.).
  • All other duties as required or requested by Supervisors.
  • Reports all potential equipment and crew safety hazards to Foreperson.

Requirements:

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Ability to: follow directions, work safely and productively, problem-solve with unidentified circumstances on any job, identify, operate, and service all required tools and equipment.

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.