Substation Groundhand

About Us

Welcome to United Utility, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, headquartered in New Orleans, LA. We provide offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. and serve as the parent company to utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our core values are Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism. At United Utility, we craft power delivery solutions – built safe, engineered smart, and driven by what customers demand – fueling communities with reliable energy.

We are a best-in-class, trusted partner delivering customer-centric Power Delivery Construction and Engineering solutions.

About The Role

Are you ready to join a dynamic team that shapes the future of power infrastructure in the U.S.? As a Groundman at United Utility, you will be at the heart of our operations, helping to ensure the reliability and efficiency of our electrical systems. The Groundman position is a first step to a rewarding career in the construction and maintenance of our nation’s Power Grid.

You will assist your team in building, repairing, and maintaining overhead electrical distribution systems.

• Securing the safety of yourself and others
• Assisting fellow line-workers in meeting project objectives
• Joining storm restoration efforts in times of need
• Operating vehicles and equipment in a professional manner
• Working safely while performing new construction, maintenance, or repair work of energized and de-energized overhead systems
• Inspecting rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Understanding when to wear personal protective equipment
• Strings overhead wire
• Setting poles and anchors
• Assisting with installing transformers, lightning arresters, cutouts, cross-arms, insulators, switches and switch gear
• Assisting in replacing fuses in transformers and clearing faulted circuits and systems
• Working with energized high voltage systems requiring care to protect lives
• Understanding basic rigging, hand lines, and lineman knot tying
• Possessing basic knowledge of materials used in line work
• Able to identify primary and secondary voltage on a circuit
• Familiar with induced voltage
• Capable of assisting with installation and hookup of a single-phase transformer
• Capable of performing basic bucket rescue/escape
• Understanding basic concepts of equipment setup and grounding
• Capable of working at heights and/or in confined spaces
• Understands minimum approach distance
• Understands excavation and shoring requirements
• Capable of checking voltage on transformers
• Capable of installing and removing a service
• Must be able to climb different types of structures and possess the necessary tools to do so

• High School Degree, or equivalent, with 3 years of experience
• Valid CDL Class A driver’s license
• Understanding of basic and/or advanced electrical principles, including knowledge of electricity and how to safely work around it
• Knowledge of customer specifications and proficiency in all phases of line construction
• Ability to comply with proper safety standards, procedures, and work practices
• Clear vision with the ability to judge distance and space relationships, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Ability to work outdoors, even in extreme weather conditions
• Available to work weekends and/or nights
• Willling to work out of market or away from home as work demands, traveling extensively when needed

• 5 years of experience
• OSHA 10 and Buck Squeeze Certifications a plus

The physical demands described here are typical of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of their job in powerline construction. While performing the duties of this job, team members are regularly required to talk or hear. They are frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle and feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The team member is frequently required to perform rigorous physical labor; sit; climb different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.); or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Team members frequently lift or move…