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Electrician - Switching

Pacific Gas and Electric Company • Oakland, CA • 2h ago

Requisition ID # 173222

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Electric Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

Position Summary

This is an IBEW Local 1245 represented classification, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. This job is subject to collective bargaining.

This is a Journey-level position that is a Service Classification Employee that inspects, tests, repairs and replaces transmission and distribution electrical equipment. This candidate may be required to perform all @types of substations switching included but not limited to field parallels, field loops, and line clearances as well as electrical maintenance and may perform field switching for substation assigned work.

This position may be subject to Joint Apprentice Training Committee (JATC) review and approval. Provisional hires will be required to participate in targeted training to achieve journey-level knowledge of system operator roles and responsibilities.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This position is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates and increases. The starting wage rate for this position is $68.55per hour. This wage rate is specific to the locality of the job. The wage rate is based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

Job Responsibilities

Inspect, test, and troubleshoot substation electrical equipment.

Install and overhaul electric equipment and machinery, transformers, power circuit breakers, switches, and associated hardware.

Identify problems and research how to perform the necessary repairs via manuals, manufacturer's specification and schematics. Then keep accurate records of the work done to the equipment.

Work with various @types of electrical construction tools and equipment; work will include confined spaces and working at elevated heights.

Perform switching duties associated with 4KV-500KV high voltage equipment inside a substation.

Perform work duties that requires the lifting of a maximum of 100 pounds daily.

Qualifications

Minimum:

Must be at least 18 years of age

Must possess a High School diploma or GED

Must possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver's License

Ability to work in all @types of weather extremes

Ability to drive safely in all weather and road conditions

Ability to work extended hours, nights, weekends and holidays

Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Must be able to lift and move objects up to 100 pounds daily

Must show proof of successful completion of a Union Sanctioned Inside Wireman Apprenticeship

Must pass the Basic Switching Course [PSOS - 0250] within first 6 months of hire

Must live within 60 minutes of headquarters

If hired as Provisional, must pass the provisional training plan within one year from hire date

Desired:

5+ years' work experience as a Certified Journey-level Electrician in an industrial and/or generation work environment

Certification(s) in safety training including but not limited to certification from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or Mine Health and Safety (MHSA)

PG&E construction or utility experience

Relevant Hiring Hall experience

Instrumentation and Control experience

Power Generation or substation experience

Experience in Electric Operations for a Utility

Experience with electronic or mechanical equipment

Experience working with testing equipment and troubleshooting

CDLA with Tanker Endorsement, manual or automatic

Pre-Employment Testing

PG&E Employees: You must have qualified on all prerequisite tests prior to submitting an application; and all secondary tests prior to interviewing. For more information on prerequisite and secondary exams, including study guides, please visit the Pre-employment testing program website.

Physical Test Battery

Work Orientation Inventory-Physical/Technical Driving

Electrician Assessment

Purpose, Virtues and Stands

Our Purpose explains "why" we exist:

Delivering for our hometowns

Serving our planet

Leading with love

Our Virtues capture "who" we need to be:

Trustworthy

Empathetic

Curious

Tenacious

Nimble

Owners

Our Stands are "what" we will achieve together:

Everyone and everything is always safe

Catastrophic wildfires shall stop

It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E

Clean and resilient energy for all

Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors

More About Our Company

EEO

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.

Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice

PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.

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