Apprentice Linemaintainer

All interested candidates MUST apply directly to the job posting on the JEA Career site before the posting closes on March 20, 2026:*

https://jea.taleo.net/careersection/jea+-+external/jobdetail.ftl?job=13532&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

IMPORTANT DETAILS

This recruitment will include several phases, as listed below:

1. Prescreening Assessments (Computer-based: at home or at a testing center near you) - you will have 10 days to complete this assessment

2. Physical Agilities Testing (Onsite at JEA) - tentatively scheduled for May 5 and May 6

3. Climbing School (Onsite at JEA - four 10 hour days) - tentatively scheduled for weekends throughout June*

4. Tentative Start Date: August 10, 2026*

Dates listed above are subject to change, depending on JEA business needs.*

, per the collective bargaining agreement (IBEW). As apprentices progress through the four year program, pay increases will be applied every 6 months (roughly) until the program is complete. The current starting pay of a journeyman level Linemaintainer is $55.70/hour.

Please note: All qualified candidates will receive an emailed FAQ sheet with various details and facts regarding this recruitment process and the specific Linemaintainer Apprenticeship. Please wait until you receive this email to submit any additional questions that were not answered.

POSITION SUMMARY: Under immediate supervision, assists in the construction, maintenance, restoration, and testing of overhead/underground distribution and transmission facilities, including fiber optic cable systems, to ensure uninterrupted, dependable service is provided to customers. Job requires basic knowledge of the standard procedures, methods and techniques for installing and maintaining cables, transformers, poles and related equipment, sufficient to perform a limited range of routine tasks. Specific, detailed instructions are provided, requiring some judgment in rearranging work sequences in specific cases. Solves problems by choosing among a range of defined alternatives. Work is reviewed in progress and upon completion for accuracy and completeness in following instructions. Regular contact with others within the work unit is required to obtain, clarify or provide facts or information. May be required to work a variety of schedules and be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to maintain required service levels.

Participates in an apprenticeship training program in which successful completion of an approved schedule of work experience and training will be required in order to maintain employment. Employees in this classification will enter into a written agreement with JEA and the State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security, Bureau of Apprenticeship.

- Participates in classroom and on-the-job training to develop required skills.

- Assists in the construction, installation, maintenance, testing, inspection, operations, repair and restoration of fiber optic cable system and overhead/underground electrical facilities.

- Performs pole handling, hauling, climbing, setting and framing tasks.

- Assists in installing and connecting overhead wire and underground conduit and cable, overhead/underground transformers, street lighting and primary and secondary phasing.

- Performs wire and cable pulling, splicing and terminating.

- Assists in installing and maintaining underground manhole ductbanks and transformer vaults.

- Assists in performing overhead and underground maintenance inspection and repair.

- Installs conduit under driveways and roads.

- Performs tree trimming and landscaping to restore customer property.

- Assists in system restoration, system grounding and underground cable locates.

- Operates and maintains construction equipment, including vehicle combinations with gross vehicle weight ratings of 26,000 pounds or more such as cargo, bucket, digger, derrick or semi-tractor trucks with crane or lowboy, flatbed, cable, cargo or pole trailers.

- Operates truck tankers with a capacity of over 1,000 gallons of liquids.

- Assists in operating hazardous waste handling facility.

- Assists in receiving storage, sampling, loss testing, repairing, painting and salvaging of distribution transformers.

- Assists in testing and repairing voltage regulators, sectionalizers and reclosers, and hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and gasoline powered tools.

- Assists in performing dielectric safety testing and repair of switch sticks, shotguns and bucket trucks.

- Cleans and tests personal protective rubber goods.

- Performs other job-related work as assigned.

OPEN REQUIREMENTS:

- A high school diploma or equivalent and

- six (6) months field work experience in a utility or construction crew-based environment or

- completion of a qualifying lineman trade school.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Six (6) months electric utility construction crew-based experience

- Completion of a qualifying lineman trade school

To be considered for employment, the applicant will be required to:

- Pass a Physical Abilities Test that is representative of the physical demands of the job.

- Pass a qualitative respirator fit test with ability to wear the respirator without respiratory distress.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

- A valid driver’s license is required prior to employment and must be maintained during employment in this classification

- A valid Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License with “N” or equivalent endorsement is required to be obtained within sixty (60) days of employment.

- A valid Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License with “N” or equivalent endorsement is required to be obtained within one (1) year of employment and must be maintained during employment in this classification.

Note: Successful completion of an approved schedule of work experience and training will be required during the entire apprenticeship period in order to maintain employment. Employees in this classification will enter into a written agreement with JEA and the State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security, Bureau of Apprenticeship.

Pay: $30.74 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Flexible spending account

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Paid time off

- Parental leave

- Professional development assistance

- Retirement plan

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person