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Journeyman Lineman - Belleville

Ameren · Belleville, IL

Posted Feb 12, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about your lineman training, whether through A.L.B.A.T. or another program, and the work you have done since.

What they are checking: Whether their training and experience meet the qualification Ameren requires for this role.

Tell me about a time you stopped a job because something did not feel safe.

What they are checking: Whether they will use stop-work authority, which keeps crews alive in this trade.

What do you expect to be tested on during the one-day evaluation, and how are you preparing?

What they are checking: Whether they take the skills evaluation seriously and know their own strengths and gaps.

What would you do

During storm restoration you are asked to work long hours for days. How do you stay safe?

What they are checking: Whether they manage fatigue and keep discipline when pressure to restore power is high.

A newer apprentice on your crew is taking shortcuts. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they coach and correct others, since journeymen set the standard for the crew.

The job requires a Class A CDL and a 25-mile residency. Are you set up to meet both?

What they are checking: Whether they can meet the practical requirements tied to driving and storm call-outs.

How do you work with customers or the public when you are on a job site near their homes?

What they are checking: Whether they represent the utility professionally with the communities Ameren serves.

About the work

Walk me through how you set up to work energized distribution lines safely.

What they are checking: Whether they know cover-up, minimum approach distances and PPE for hot work.

How do you test and ground a line before treating it as dead?

What they are checking: Whether they never assume a line is de-energized and follow grounding procedures exactly.

What experience do you have with transmission, sub-transmission and distribution voltages?

What they are checking: Whether they are ready for the full range of voltages the posting describes.

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The full job description

As published by Ameren.

About Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities. Duties: Under direct but not constant supervision, to do a full range of overhead line construction and maintenance work on the electrical transmission, sub-transmission, distribution, or service systems; to do such work on lines either dead or energized and at all voltages; and to perform similar and less skilled work as required. Qualifications: • For consideration to this position, candidates MUST have successfully completed A.L.B.A.T. (American Line Builders Apprentice Training) or an equivalent lineman training program. • Possess a High School diploma or equivalent • Possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License. • As a condition of acceptance on this job, candidates who are otherwise qualified will be required to take and pass the appropriate State/Federal driver's licensing requirements, medical testing and drug screening • This position is covered by the IBEW bargaining agreement. • This position requires a 25 mile residency requirement Hourly Pay: Grade Step BE 037 Step 1 of 1 (Top Step) - 54.61 USD Position is eligible for annual incentive payments based on company performance and subject to sole management discretion. Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​ If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

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