Utility Underground Groundman

The Groundman position is your 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 underground electrical distribution systems. Perform new construction, maintain and repair underground distribution systems while putting safety first.
Help install and repair underground facilities, underground conductors, and related hardware.
Maintain excavation equipment to include backhoes, trenchers, excavators, and pulling equipment.
Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
Available to work outages, storms, emergencies including on call rotation.
Inspect rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Understanding of when to wear personal protective equipment.
Will perform rigorous physical labor.
Valid Driver's License and able to obtain a CDL within 60 days.
Willing to travel long distances on short notice.
Lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Willing to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime.
While performing the responsibilities of this job, you are frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. You are occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at constructions job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Medical, dental and vision insurance

• HSA, dependent care and medical flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and family and medical leave

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, workforce and equipment to perform any job.
"Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.