LINEMAN

DATE POSTED: 11/05/2026

CLOSING DATE: 11/19/2026     

DEPARTMENT: Transmission & Distribution 

GRADE LEVEL: U

HOURLY PAY: $51.28

JOB PURPOSE: 

Under the direction of the Supervisor – Distribution Crew, performs journey-level tasks in reconnecting and disconnecting at the pole, reconnects and disconnects at meter both residential and commercial, works all types of service orders, meter changes, service changes, overhead and underground. Runs new services and ties in service, constructing, maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing underground and/or overhead transmission and distribution lines.

EDUCATION &/OR SPECIAL TRAINING:

1. High School Diploma or equivalency; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

2. Successful completion of the Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship Training Program or other equivalent lineman training program.

EXPERIENCE & MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

1. Thorough knowledge of electric transmission and distribution construction, materials, standards, circuits and related equipment.

2. Ability to acquire certification from Department of Transportation (DOT) within six months of hire date.

3. Must possess a valid driver's license and be in compliance as defined by the El Paso Electric Company's Driving Policy.

4. Available to work shift, overtime, and/or irregular hours.

5. Must pass a Human Performance Evaluation (HPE).

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Constructs, maintains, relocates, diagnoses problems and repairs transmission and distribution lines (overhead and underground) and power transformers.  Installs, removes, or changes equipment such as, but not limited to, poles, guy wires, crossarms, transformers and associated devices, sectionalizing switches, capacitors and street lighting.

2. Troubleshoots, installs, removes and/or replaces equipment on distribution and transmission lines and power transformers.

3. Repairs and replaces underground cable, wires and components energized with high voltage electricity.

4. Reconnects and disconnects at the pole.

5. Reconnects and disconnects at meter both residential and commercial.

6. Performs work on all types of service orders, meter changes, service changes, overhead and underground.

7. Performs new service and tie in service.

8. Climbs poles and structures and works from aerial devices at various heights.

9. Works on wooden poles with weight supported by body belt, safety strap and pole climbers to position large transformers on poles; lifts heavy materials/hardware and attaches equipment to poles.

10. Acts, as required, as lead lineman, directing the work of the crew.

11. Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations. 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. The incumbents in this classification are subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions and temperatures changes of extreme cold weather (below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour) and extreme hot heat (temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour); and exposed to load noises, vibration, hazards, electrical current, high places, chemicals, atmospheric conditions, fumes, odors, mists, gases, poor ventilation, oils and other fluids, and poisonous plants and insects.  Incumbents may be required to perform job functions at any time of the day or night. 

2. Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

3. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

About us El Paso Electric (EPE) is a regional energy provider that is engaged in generation, transmission, and distribution service to power approximately 460,000 customers in a 10,000-square mile area of the Rio Grande Valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico.  We invite you to visit epelectric.com to learn more about EPE and our strategic initiatives. Join our EPE Team, and TOGETHER, we will transform the energy landscape.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).