Service 01
Utility Construction
Setting the poles, framing the crossarms and pulling the conductor that stand up the grid, the overhead and underground work at the core of every lineman's career.
The Work
We build the systems that carry the power
Utility construction is the foundation of the trade. Before anyone flips a switch, a crew has to put steel and wood in the ground, frame it out, and string the conductor that ties the system together, safely, to spec, and built to outlast the next storm.
At Mid Atlantic Lineman Training Center, this isn't theory. Our crews build and maintain real distribution infrastructure across the region, and that same field experience is exactly what we put in front of our trainees.
- Overhead and underground: poles, anchors, conduit and direct-bury.
- Framing & hardware: crossarms, insulators, deadends and guying.
- Conductor work: pulling, sagging, tensioning and tie-in.
Overhead & Underground
What It Covers
Core utility construction disciplines
The skills that move a green hand toward a crew-ready utility worker.
Pole Setting & Framing
Digging, setting and plumbing poles, then framing crossarms, insulators and hardware to print.
Overhead Conductor
Pulling, sagging and tensioning conductor; tie-ins, deadends and stringing technique.
Underground (URD)
Conduit, direct-bury, trenching support and the residential and commercial underground systems.
Anchors & Guying
Setting anchors, installing guy wire and keeping structures loaded and standing true.
Keep Going
Related disciplines
Electrical Distribution
Transformers, switching and the hardware that steps power down to homes and businesses.
Explore ServiceEmergency Response
Storm restoration and rapid response when the system goes down.
Explore TrainingCareer Training
Hands-on skill-building toward a lineman career, climbing, framing and rigging.
ExploreBuild A Career
Want to learn this work for real?
Our trainees learn utility construction on real equipment, under linemen who do it every day.