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Salary : $110,240.00 Annually
Location : Lake City Public Works
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 25-00045
Department: Public Works
Division: Electric
Opening Date: 07/17/2026
Description
Performs intermediate skilled technical work in the construction, maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical distribution systems and equipment, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Line Foreman and Electric Supervisor.
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Examples of Duties
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Performs skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work on overhead electrical distribution systems and related equipment, including setting poles, stringing wire, working with transformers, and operating specialized tools and vehicles.
1.1. Confers with the Line Foreman and/or Electric Supervisor in establishing work priorities and planning general approaches to work.
1.2. Operates equipment as required by the job, including digger/derrick, bucket truck, backhoe, payloader, and all hotline tools and test equipment such as PMT, amp, voltage, ohm, and capacitor meters.
1.3. Connects, disconnects, and replaces service loops.
1.4. Builds and replaces transformer banks.
2. Assists with the installation, maintenance, and replacement of underground electrical distribution systems, including wire placement, hardware installation, and system conversions from overhead to underground.
2.1. Lays and pulls wire, installs all hardware, makes connections and backfills trenches.
2.2. Removes poles and wires of any existing overhead systems which are replaced.
3. Responds to service interruptions and trouble calls by diagnosing issues and performing repairs or installations on customer service connections, distribution lines, and related infrastructure.
3.1 Performs installation and repair work on customer service connections, including required transformer banks.
3.2 Answers service calls, diagnoses problems and makes repairs to overhead and underground systems and service connections, etc. to avoid or minimize service disruption.
3.3 Patrols distribution lines in severe inclement weather and makes necessary emergency repairs.
3.4 Splices cables, rebuilds primary and secondary lines and builds new lines.
3.5 Builds forms for switching cabinets and for transformer pads.
4. Supports the development f apprentice line workers by offering instruction, oversight, and assistance with assigned tasks.
5. Performs additional tasks as needed to support electric utility operations.
Typical Qualifications
Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the construction and
maintenance of electrical distribution and transmission systems. Strong understanding of occupational hazards associated with electrical work and necessary safety precautions. Skilled in the proper use and care of trade tools. Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions and to communicate effectively. Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers and the general public.
Minimum Qualifications
Associates/Technical degree with coursework in journeyman/line worker curriculum, or related field, and considerable experience in electrical distribution, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Supplemental Information
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 25 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing and walking and occasionally requires sitting and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms' length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to the risk of electrical shock, frequently requires working in high, precarious places and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to blood-borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, and Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Health Insurance: CIty pays 90% of Single coverage, 70% of Family coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA): City contributes $1,500 to Individual plan HSA's and $3,000 to Family plan HSA's
• 100% City paid long term disability
• Optional Life Insurance
• Dental and Vision programs available
• MN PERA retirement
• Optional deferred comp participation
• Paid Time Off accrual immediately
• 14 Paid Holidays

01
The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• No, I do not agree

02
Are you a United States Veteran?

• Yes
• No

03
Which statement best describes your current line worker qualification?

• I have completed a recognized line worker apprenticeship program and hold journey-level status.
• I have completed a recognized line worker apprenticeship program but do not currently hold journey-level status.
• I am currently enrolled in a line worker apprenticeship program.
• I do not have line worker apprenticeship training or experience.

04
How many years of professional experience do you have constructing, maintaining, or repairing electrical distribution systems?

• No professional experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 3 years
• 3 to 5 years
• 5 to 10 years
• 10 plus years

05
Which option best describes your education or formal training related to line work or electrical distribution?

• Associate or technical degree in a line worker or electrical distribution program
• Certificate or diploma from a line worker training program
• Completion of a recognized line worker apprenticeship
• Related electrical education or training
• Equivalent combination of education and professional experience
• None of the above

06
What level of professional experience do you have with overhead electrical distribution systems?

• No experience
• Training or classroom experience only
• Limited professional experience performed under direct supervision
• Journey-level experience performing routine overhead distribution work
• Extensive journey-level experience, including complex construction, maintenance, and troubleshooting

07
What level of professional experience do you have with underground electrical distribution systems?

• No experience
• Training or classroom experience only
• Limited professional experience performed under direct supervision
• Journey-level experience installing and maintaining underground distribution systems
• Extensive journey-level experience, including cable splicing, terminations, switching equipment, and troubleshooting

08
Which of the following work have you performed professionally? Select all that apply.

• Setting or removing utility poles
• Stringing or replacing overhead conductors
• Installing or replacing service connections
• Building or replacing transformer banks
• Installing pad-mounted transformers or switching cabinets
• Pulling underground cable
• Splicing or terminating primary or secondary cable
• Rebuilding primary or secondary distribution lines
• Diagnosing and repairing electric service interruptions
• None of the above

09
What level of experience do you have performing energized electrical distribution work?

• No experience
• Training only
• Limited experience performed under direct supervision
• Journey-level experience using approved energized work practices
• Extensive journey-level experience across multiple voltage classes and work methods

10
Which equipment have you operated professionally? Select all that apply.

• Bucket Truck
• Digger Truck
• Backhoe
• Payloader or front-end loader
• Cable pulling equipment
• Hotline tools
• Electrical testing and diagnostic equipment
• None of the above

11
Do you hold a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License?

• Yes
• No

12
Which of the following safety or emergency-response training do you currently possess? Select all that apply.

• CPR certification
• First Aid certification
• Pole top rescue training
• Bucket rescue training
• Electrical safety training
• Arc-flash or arc-hazard training
• OSHA construction or utility safety training
• None of the above

13
Are you willing and able to respond to electric service interruptions and emergency calls outside normal working hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and severe-weather events?

• Yes
• No

14
This position requires outdoor work in adverse weather, climbing and working at elevated heights, working near energized electrical systems, operating heavy equipment, and regularly lifting or moving materials. Are you able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

15
What level of experience do you have diagnosing and repairing electric distribution outages or customer service interruptions?

• No experience
• Training or observation only
• Limited experience assisting journey-level employees
• Independent journey-level experience with routine outages
• Extensive experience diagnosing complex overhead and underground system problems

16
What level of experience do you have instructing or assisting apprentice line workers or less-experienced employees?

• No experience
• Informal assistance to coworkers
• Occasional instruction or task oversight
• Regular responsibility for training or overseeing apprentices
• Significant experience leading, evaluating, or developing apprentices

17
Are you willing and able to participate in a rotating on-call schedule and respond to emergency service calls outside normal working hours?

• Yes, I have prior on-call experience.
• Yes, but I do not have prior on-call experience.
• No

Required Question