Apprentice Lineworker

Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) is one of the fastest growing mission-driven and member-owned electric cooperatives in Colorado. With offices in Falcon and Limon, our service territory spans 5,000 square miles from the foothills outside of Colorado Springs through the rolling plains of eastern Colorado.

While a lot has changed in our industry since we were incorporated as a not-for-profit electric cooperative in 1941, MVEA still operates on the values we started with years ago—integrity, accountability, innovation, and commitment to community. Today, MVEA is proud to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to more than 55,500 members and over 65,500 meters in portions of eight counties.

Our electric cooperative is financially strong and experiences tremendous growth of over 2,000 accounts per year due to the expanding communities outside of Colorado Springs. MVEA has annual revenues of over $125 million and over 6,400 miles of distribution line. We are a respected leader in the distribution cooperative industry due to a long history of safety, reliable service, member engagement, financial health, rate stability, and employee dedication.

To learn more about MVEA and the communities we serve, visit www.mvea.coop.

Top Reasons to Work with Us:

• Competitive Salary and Outstanding Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life, and Paid Time Off
• Traditional Pension Plan and 401(k) with Company Match
• Stable and Growing Company
• Four Day Work Week (Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
• Great Company Culture

The Apprentice Lineworker is responsible for learning the fundamentals of the lineman trade by performing the following duties in accordance with the apprenticeship program steps:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Learn and demonstrate safe operation and proper care of all power-driven equipment.
• Learn substation, meter and transformer theory and demonstrate proper application, operation and maintenance of the equipment.
• Use mapping program, maintenance inspection program, and other computer programs as required.
• Must satisfactorily complete the correspondence apprenticeship job training and safety program by studying the books and passing all tests within the time frame and with the test scores prescribed in the apprentice training document.
• Constructs underground and overhead electrical lines. This includes digging pole and anchor holes, framing poles, setting poles and anchors, stringing, sagging, and connecting overhead conductor, opening and closing trenches, installing pad mount switchgear and underground conductor, locating underground cables, determining the locations of faults in damaged cables and performing related tasks on both energized and de-energized lines. Tasks are performed under the direct supervision of a foreman or journey lineman and the tasks allowed depend on the apprentice’s current step in the apprenticeship program.
• Demonstrate safe and proper line construction with poles, structures, and underground installations.
• Maintains substations, underground and overhead distribution and transmission lines and other electrical system components by locating faults and repairing or replacing damaged conductor and replacing damaged transformers, breakers, regulators, insulators, meter loops, poles, switchgear and related equipment on both energized and de-energized lines. Tasks are performed under the direct supervision of a foreman or journey lineman and the tasks allowed depend on the apprentice’s current step in the apprenticeship program.
• Prepare staking sheets, service orders, maintenance forms and other required paperwork.
• Properly stock trucks with tools and materials.
• Understand and be able to follow Association operational procedures, safety manual, and policies.
• Learn and be able to apply RUS construction specifications and the National Electrical Safety Code to assigned projects.
• Frequently performs various duties related to member service, including reading meters, making service changes, disconnecting and connecting services, patrolling line, testing voltage (depending on voltage level and apprenticeship step) and other related tasks.

• High school graduate or certificate of equivalency (G.E.D.).
• Must have satisfactorily completed a groundman training program or its equivalent.
• Must have and maintain a valid Colorado Class A Commercial driver license
• Must be trained and be able to demonstrate proficiency in pole top, bucket and confined space rescue to established standards.
• Must be proficient at operating a computer, including Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, staking sheets, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic mathematical ability such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, fractions and decimals and the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages and ratios.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw solid conclusions.

Applications will be accepted until Monday, March 18, 2024.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Females/Minority/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.