Lineman - Splicer Journeyman

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)

DIVISION OF ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 10/05/2026
These positions are open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS - LOCAL 9 (BARGAINING UNIT 29).
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Under supervision, performs installations, repairs, and tests of aerial and underground electrical wires, fixtures, and related equipment, and performs related duties as required
Installs and connects electrical lines, fiber optics, and cables to power sources

• Splices and terminates copper and fiber optic cables
• Cuts, bends, and fits conduit into trenches and installs new electrical wire
• Relocates existing electrical installations and fixtures to facilitate street construction projects
• Locates and repairs breaks in underground electrical lines
• Removes decayed or broken cable and installs new conduit pipe and cable
• Assembles and installs electrical fixtures (e.g., light poles, lamps, traffic signal heads, surveillance cameras)
• Tests on traffic signals and streetlamps to ensure proper operation
• Operates an aerial boom from a line truck to reach aerial wires, as required
• Marks cable locations on streets to prevent damage by other work crews and contractors, as required

Days: Monday-Friday
Education, Training, and Experience

• Successful completion of a US Department of Labor-registered Lineman apprenticeship training program and journeyman status
• Department of Labor registered apprenticeship training program as an Electrician/Wireman and journeyman status, PLUS two (2) years of electrical construction work experience

o Successful completion of an industry- or company-sponsored apprenticeship training program as a Lineman, PLUS two (2) years of journey-level Lineman and/or as an electrical power line or telecommunications line installer and repairer work experience
o Six (6) years of journey-level Lineman, and/or an electrical power line or telecommunications line installer and repairer work experience
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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.