Cable Splicer

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

88d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cable Splicer works in PG&E’s Electric Operations organization, which is responsible for the planning, engineering, maintenance, construction, asset management, restoration, and emergency response functions that support safe and reliable electric service. This individual-contributor position is represented by IBEW Local 1245 and is subject to collective bargaining. The role requires journey-level cable-splicing qualifications, familiarity with the underground system, and the ability to diagnose cable and equipment troubles quickly and restore service. Duties include underground cable work, repairs, installation and maintenance of customer services and meters, and operation of trucks and associated equipment. The position is based in Oakland in the Bay Area region; headquarters may change based on business needs. It is an onsite, DOT-covered classification subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening. Provisional hires may need to complete targeted training and pass a provisional training plan within one year.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Possess a high school diploma or GED.
Complete a formal union-sanctioned Cable Splicer apprenticeship.
Possess an IBEW journey-level Cable Splicer card or State or JATC certification.
Possess a California CDL Class A permit or equivalent, subject to a 150% driver/vehicle ratio.
Possess a valid Class A California Driver’s License permit by Day 1 of hire if an external applicant; internal PG&E employees must possess and maintain a valid Class A permit within three months of hire.
Internal PG&E employees must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver’s License or higher by Day 1 of hire.
External applicants must possess and maintain a valid DMV Medical Card by Day 1 of hire.
Be able to lift 90 pounds and wear company-provided Personal Protective Equipment.
Be able to work and drive in all types of weather and road conditions and travel to job sites as necessary.
Be able to work extended hours, nights, weekends, and holidays, and work an evening shift schedule.
Be able to complete and obtain a 40-hour Switchman Training Certification/Card.
Pass the Post-Offer Physical Assessment and qualify on the Cable Splicer Assessment.
If hired provisionally, pass the provisional training plan within one year of hire.
Have knowledge of procurement strategies and processes and the relevant regulatory framework as needed for the job.
Meet the physical demands of lifting, climbing, and entering confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

Live within 30 minutes of headquarters due to emergency and urgent requests.
Experience as a cable splicer with familiarity with underground and network systems, including lead training.
At least two years of experience as a Journey Cable Splicer.
Relevant PG&E or Hiring Hall experience.
Ability to install transition splices, clear caps, straight splices, terminations, and other types of splices.
Ability to properly ground conductor cable and equipment.
Ability to install switches, transformers, and banking transformers.
Ability to build risers.
Ability to tag and identify underground cable and equipment.
Ability to operate load-break and dead-break equipment.
Ability to phase lines and equipment.
Ability to make and trace service connections.
Ability to build to PG&E and G.O. 128 standards.
Qualification to work on primary and secondary voltages.
Ability to work on lead splices, including hot solder wipes.
Ability to work on network systems and their equipment.

Responsibilities

Maintain underground transmission and distribution lines.
Perform construction and maintenance work on underground manholes, vaults, splice boxes, duct lines, and similar structures.
Install and maintain customer services, meters, and equipment, including conduit and wiring up to the meter, and troubleshoot those installations.
Maintain equipment in the underground system and prepare cable racks.
Pull and rack underground cables and wires into and out of pipes, conduits, and duct lines.
Splice cables of any kind or voltage to connect cables, transformers, junction boxes, and other equipment in underground or overhead systems or stations.
Communicate effectively with customers and internal teams.
Restore public service by installing or repairing services and meters.
Analyze cable and equipment troubles and restore service by replacing fuses, switching, disconnecting defective cable or apparatus, and making repairs.
Identify damage to underground structures such as manholes and vaults and safely perform minor repairs on underground enclosures.
Isolate Network grid secondaries and Network Protectors.
Install and remove Recording Volt Meters for power quality research.
Drive trucks and vans and operate assigned equipment.
Work with a crew or independently and, when assigned, oversee a crew and its equipment during cable-pulling and related work.
Maintain working relationships with Distribution Operators, Service Op drive erectors, Engineering, Estimating, and Construction to improve processes and customer service.
Learn and follow safety and work procedures, and apply working knowledge of applicable safety rules, programs, and safe work practices.
Use available mobile technical software.