LINEMAN

Description:

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

LINEMAN

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)

DIVISION OF ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS

Number of Positions: 5

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $67.18/hr.

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).

BID INSTRUCTIONS:

Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Note: Bidders who meet the minimum qualifications and are placed on the referral list will be offered the available vacancies in seniority order.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLASS

Under supervision, performs installations, repairs, and tests of aerial and underground electrical wires, fixtures, and related equipment, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• 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

• Performs voltage tests to determine type of wire and level of functionality

• 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

• Prepares work activity reports

• 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

NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are

essential to particular positions within the class.

Location: 2451 S Ashland, Chicago, IL. 60608

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 7 AM- 3:30 PM

***Hours of work and location may change and are assigned at the department’s discretion depending on the needs of the business. ***

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

• Successful completion of a US Department of Labor-registered Lineman apprenticeship training program and journeyman status

• Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are available:

o Successful completion of a U.S. 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

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires candidates to pass both a written job knowledge exam and a skills assessment. Test results will be sent out by the Department of Human Resources after test results have been analyzed and compiled. Candidates who pass both tests will be hired in seniority or lottery/random order.

For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website

City of Chicago: Classification and Pay Plan (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/Job\_Classification\_Compensation/svcs/classification-and-pay-plan.html)

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. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. 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. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates.

To learn more about our hiring practices, click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html)

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor