High-Voltage Lineworker

Irby Construction Company has been a leading provider of infrastructure solutions for the power industry for over 75 years. Our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction drives our business values and performance-driven mindset.

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, family-oriented culture, and excellent benefits. Our approach to work prioritizes safety, innovation, and performance, ensuring that every employee has clear expectations and opportunities for advancement.

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quanta Services, we leverage the stability and resources of a Fortune 500 organization to deliver exceptional results. Our team is dedicated to building a better future for our customers and the communities we serve.

A Journeyman Lineman at Irby Construction Company will have 2 years of experience in transmission, substation, distribution line construction, and/or maintenance. This role requires a working knowledge of all aspects of substation/line work and the ability to work independently if required.

• Installs and repairs structures, conductors, or equipment used in electrical power or distribution systems.
• Installs and maintains line hardware and erects wooden and/or steel poles and light or heavy-duty transmission towers.
• Splices cables together for overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines.
• String wire conductors and cable between erected poles and adjusts slack, using winch, hoist, or other means.
• Utilizes aerial lift equipment and/or climbs poles and removes and installs hardware, wires, and other equipment.
• Opens/closes switches to isolate or energize line sections.
• Test lines and equipment for potential and installs grounding devices to de-energize circuits and equipment to perform repairs, adjustments, or to remove electrical hazards.
• Capable of calculating set up locations for stringing operations.
• Secure one shots, hold tags, R-switches, hot line holds, etc. on lines working near or over.
• Required to hang travelers from poles or towers.
• Ensure that guards and covers are in place for lines, highway, and other obstructions on ROW.
• Ensure that all grounds are in place on stringing equip. grounding blocks, etc.
• Supervise conductor stringing operation.
• Capable of operating all const. equipment if needed.
• Capable of using plumb bob, pulling guy wires, and ensuring that poles are plumb before dead ending cond.
• Interpret charts and calculate sag for conductors, using owners required method.
• Capable of working from hanging ladders, walk boards, or baskets on booms for clipping, dead ending cond., etc.
• Capable of hanging and operating carts for spacing bundle conductors.
• Required to set guard poles, string lead line, string cond., sag, clip, and dead-end cond.
• Watch over, direct, and train Apprentice linemen working under or with them.
• Direct and ensure that Underground utilities are located.
• Replaces and straightens poles and attaches cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to wood poles preparatory to erection.
• Cleans, trims, and splices corresponding conductors by splicing together or by joining ends with compression connections.
• Tests conductors to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections, according to electrical diagrams and specifications.
• Install watt-hour meters and connects service drops between power line and consumer.
• Covers conductors with insulating material.
• Uses rubber gloves, hot sticks, or the live line "bare hand" method to work on and/or repair energized lines to avoid interruption of service.

• May be required to relocate as work requirements demand.
• May be required to hold a valid class "B" commercial driver's license.
• Need to have certification for light cranes, boom trucks, etc.
• Drives and operates conveyance machinery equipped with tools and materials to and from job site.
• Adheres to all Company Safety and Health Policies.
• May work in storm restoration operations to rebuild and/or repair damaged power systems.
• May attend training classes or seminars to gather knowledge of new processes, safety regulations, and/or refresher training.
• Works with limited supervision.
• Lifting and handling materials up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Walking and working across uneven terrain.
• Climbing on and off large trucks and equipment.
• Exposure to hot and cold weather conditions.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company's Human Resources department.