Electric Power Line Specialist

PG&E Corporation is a leading energy company committed to delivering safe and reliable electric service to its customers. The company's Electric Transmission and Distribution team ensures the delivery of this service, including planning, engineering, maintenance, and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

This role will be utilized to fill open positions within the Electric Power Line Specialist team in all regions of our service territory. Open positions are predominantly in the Bay Area and Central Valley, however additional locations could become available at any time based on changing business needs.

The salary for this position is estimated to be around $72,500 per hour, based on multiple factors including specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Service and repair customer's service equipment while ensuring that the customer's needs and expectation are met and communicating with customers effectively.
• Troubleshoot problems and determine extent of repairs needed for electric power lines, connectors, meters, substation switching, streetlights while taking voltage readings and working with hand and power tools.
• Work with live circuits while in aerial lifts, climbing poles, in trenches, manholes, and/or confined spaces.
• May operate aerial lift on trouble truck, hydraulic equipment, and drive company car to designated job site review work assignments using computerized Field Automation System [FAS].
• Support and maintain a working relationship with other departments which include, Distribution Operators, Service Operators, Engineering, Estimating and Construction to improve processes and ensure a high level of customer service.
• Working knowledge of applicable safety rules, programs and safe work practices.
• Completes substation reads and status reports.
• Installs services, all types of meters, and installs and programs controllers and other devices.
• Operates SCADA controlled equipment.
• Patrols, switches, restores service on no light and no power calls.
• Performs equipment programming.
• Replaces line and equipment fuses.
• Adjusts, tests, or changes external settings on automatic line equipment: Regulators, Recloses, or Capacitors.
• Operates and maintains substations, unattended substations, and previously manned substations.
• Performs analysis of Power Quality tests.
• Performs analysis of R.T.V.I. investigations.
• May be required to collect deposits and bills.
• In trouble and emergency work involving immediate hazard to life or property, may be required to work alone to cut circuits of over 600 volts in the clear.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High School diploma or GED
• Must possess a valid California Class C Drivers License by first day of employment
• CA CDL Class A Permit, or equivalent, may be required for certain headquarters based on operational need
• Ability to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Ability to lift and carry up to 100 pounds
• Ability to work and drive in all types of weather and road conditions
• Capable to work extended hours, nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to work shift schedule
• Completion of a federal or state sanctioned lineworker apprenticeship with approved supporting documentation and/or union or union-affiliated sponsored lineworker apprenticeship
• Two (2) years work experience as a Journey level Lineworker
• Must live within 30 minutes of respective headquarters to meet requirements for emergency work
• If hired as Provisional, must complete the provisional training plan within one year from hire date