Electric Line Assistant

Pacific Gas And Electric Company • Pismo Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Electric Operations department at PG&E is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to customers, encompassing all aspects of electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance, construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response. The Electric Line Assistant is an entry-level position, represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) local 1245. This role involves assisting journeyman or apprentice lineman/cable splicer in performing required work, including semi-skilled tasks that may involve the use of hand and portable power tools. The employee will assist in overhead and underground line construction, maintenance, and other miscellaneous semi-skilled work. The starting wage for this position is $35.82 per hour, and it is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates and increases. The role requires a 2-year commitment. Preference will be given to applicants residing within 35 miles of the Pismo Beach headquarter location. This position may also be a DOT-covered classification, subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.

Requirements

• Must possess a High School diploma or GED
• Must be 18 years of age
• Must possess and maintain a California Class C Driver’s License by first day of employment
• Must obtain a California Class A permit within 3 months of hire and a Class A Driver’s License within 6 months of hire
• Must have ability to lift 50 pounds to waist at least one time a day
• Must be willing to work flexible shifts with extended hours
• Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Nice To Haves

• California Class A Driver’s License
• To better represent the communities we serve, applicants who live within 35 miles of the headquarter location will be given preference
• Relevant Hiring Hall Experience
• Experience in construction
• Mechanical experience
• Completion of various skilled trade courses
• Graduate of a PG&E PowerPathway Program
• Graduate of the Cypress Mandela Construction Apprentice program, or other physical trade program
• Military experience

Responsibilities

• Drive a truck and maneuver it at the job site as required in connection with the maintenance, construction and operation of overhead and underground electrical facilities
• Assist with ground work, perform traffic control work, maintain tools and material on the truck in good order and drive all-terrain vehicles
• Setting and anchoring poles as well as setting and installing overhead structures
• Assists crew in removing facilities, preparing cable for pulling, climbing ladders, working in trenches, framing poles and building cross arms
• Operate hydraulic equipment, including tamper, ground rod driver and spade, as well as line truck, digger derrick, crane and forklift

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees