Journeyman Lineman- Granby

Mountain Parks Electric is a distribution cooperative seeking an individual for the Journeyman Lineman position in our Granby, Colorado location. If you are looking for a long-term career and you love the cooperative model, then MPEI may be the place for you. Wage range is $65.66/hr., and an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, 401k, retirement security defined benefit plan, HSA employer contributions, and paid time off programs.

Mountain Parks Electric has approximately 70 employees, 1,800 miles of line, and serves 22,000 meters. MPE is headquartered in Granby, Colorado located at an elevation of 7,935 feet, 90 miles from Denver International Airport and 25 minutes from Rocky Mountain National Park. Experience gold-medal fishing in the Colorado and Fraser Rivers or take a boat out on Lake Granby, the second largest body of water in Colorado. Granby is near Shadow Mountain and Grand Lake and offers spectacular scenery, miles of hiking trails connecting Granby to Fraser, Colorado, downhill skiing, mountain bike trail systems, and down-hill bike park and cross-country trails at nearby resorts.

Under the direction of the Crew Foreman, the Journeyman Lineman is responsible for constructing, installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical facilities. The Journeyman Lineman responds, investigates, and /or repairs service interruptions to ensure or to provide prompt restoration of service, and assists in evaluating the cause of the interruption to prevent future interruptions and provide continued reliability. This position performs various duties related to member service including reading of meters, making service changes, troubleshooting service outages, making delinquent account collections and carries out voltage tests and completes outage reports. They participate in and maintain availability for on-call rotations for outages and associated service interruptions after normal working hours, and on holidays and weekends.

Qualifications include a graduate of an approved power line apprentice course; four (4) years' experience or 8500 hours of on-the-job training; or proof that they are a recognized Journeyman Lineman at another utility or have a recognized Journeyman Lineman Certificate. Must have a valid Colorado Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Must keep current and valid throughout employment. Basic first aid and CPR certification required within 3 months of hire. Must keep current and valid throughout employment. Must reside within a 45-minute response time of service area center, and within service territory.