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We never lose sight of safety, quality, integrity and innovation.\nWe are committed to our dedicated people, who inspire us every day to deliver something more powerful than power alone.\nPOSITION OVERVIEW:\nPosition performs all types of work necessary for the construction, operation, maintenance and removal of the transmission and distribution system.\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:\nPerforms the duties of the lower rated jobs in the Line Worker job progression. \nUnderstands and is familiar with all circuits common to the transmission and distribution system. \nRecognizes dangers inherent in the position. Works in accordance with all established safety rules and regulations, including the use of required personal protective equipment. Attends and actively participates in scheduled safety meetings and training programs. \nPerforms with rubber protective equipment on voltages up to and including 15 KV. \nPerforms work with live line equipment on voltages up to and including 46 KV. as necessary, may do trimming.\nOperates trucks, vehicles and other equipment, as required. \nInstructs and directs workers in the lower line department job classifications, as required.\nAccurately prepares records of all time worked and materials used at the job site.\nMay act as Lead Worker during periods of temporary assignments or during the temporary absence of a rated Lead Worker.\nMust be qualified to perform work assignments made within the administration of the Workforce Flexibility.\nPosition will spend up to 90% of his/her time in field operations (at pole construction sites, performing wire maintenance, etc.). \nWorks closely and cooperatively with other crew members. \nWorks in accordance with the documented environmental procedures, instructions, and specific responsibilities as defined in individual procedures and instructions. Reports problems or deviations associated with environmental issues and the Environmental Management System (EMS) to the Environmental Department. \nADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:\nOther related duties as assigned, including designated duties associated with System Restoration. This includes the workforce flexibility model requirements as agreed upon with the Collective Bargaining representative.\nREQUIRED OR PREFERRED EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:\nMust have a working understanding of electrical theory and the principals of current voltage, resistance, and transformation. \nAbility to read orders, plans, and work prints, and understand symbols is required. \nAbility to rig, operate and use equipment and tools associated with line work, and work with limited supervision is required. \nCurrent valid Maine driver’s license is required, and position requires the incumbent to acquire and maintain a valid State of Maine Class A Commercial Driver’s license. CDL learner’s permit must be acquired within the first six months of employment. \nParticipation is required in Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing Program as prescribed by the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Part 382, including pre-employment and random testing. \nPosition requires identity verification and seven-year criminal background check with update at least every seven years pursuant to NERC standards. \nSatisfactory completion of IBEW Apprenticeship training program or equivalent.\nPHYSICAL AND MENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:\nPosition requires driving, sitting, standing, walking, climbing, bending, carrying materials/equipment weighing up to 50 lbs., pushing, and pulling.\nPosition requires the incumbent to drive a commercial vehicle and perform pole top maintenance of transmission and distribution lines and transformers. \nThis position requires hearing and the ability to communicate immediately and effectively due to safety requirements when working in substations and the potential for significant risk of substantial harm to him/herself or others. This position requires vision, and the ability to discern colors (red, green, yellow, blue, and white) and depth perception due to safety requirements when working in substations and the potential for significant risk of substantial harm to him/herself or others. \nPosition requires extended periods of time in severe weather conditions during outages and other operational initiatives. The incumbent may be exposed to cold, heat, dampness, heights, skin and lung irritants. \nPosition requires mechanical aptitude and manual and finger dexterity. \nPosition requires ability to work closely with crew members, and with the public. \nPosition requires ability to work effectively and safely under pressure and in stressful situations. \nAbility to communicate effectively and follow instructions. \nAbility to read orders, plans, and work prints, and understand symbols. \nAbility to rig, operate and use equipment and tools associated with line work, and work with limited supervision.\nAssigned overtime and irregular work hours may be required. \nWORKING SCHEDULE:\nThe normal work week is Monday through Friday; the normal work schedule is from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 40 hours per week. Flexible work hours may be required in accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 5 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime may be required.\nRATE OF PAY:\nIn accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.\nProvided Call Duty qualifications can be attained within a six-month period, job classifications below Line Worker 1st Class will be considered.\nPursuant to Article XXI of the Versant Power-IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement, positions shall be filled with the most senior applicant in the department in which the vacancy or new position exists, provided the employee has the necessary qualifications to perform the job”, before filling the vacancy with an employee outside the department or outside of the company.\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION:\nNon-Bargaining Unit, Regular and Term employees who have at least six (6) months satisfactory job performance and attendance records in their current job are eligible to apply for posted openings.\nThis job description is subject to change at any time\nVersant Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer,\nVersant Power is a tobacco-free, drug-free and fragrance-free workplace.\nPosted: 10/26/2026.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6681,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Power Grid"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T21:32:05Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 3","filings_12m":3,"filings_prev_12m":0,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":82500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":81,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":0.945,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:2","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":110000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/versant-power-line-worker-1st-class","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/versant-power-line-worker-1st-class.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T18:18:05Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":25556,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2164225},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2164225"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fversant-power-line-worker-1st-class"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fversant-power-line-worker-1st-class"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fversant-power-line-worker-1st-class"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/versant-power-line-worker-1st-class\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fversant-power-line-worker-1st-class"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3295020}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"versantpower.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3295020},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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