Journey Lineworker Line of Progression

Requisition ID # 159726 

 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Stockton; American Canyon; Bakersfield; Concord; Eureka; Garberville; Hayward; Lakeport; Lincoln; Lodi; Madera; Merced; Paso Robles; Santa Rosa; Willits

 

 

This posting is to collect applications for the Journey-level Lineworker Line of Progression including Journey-level Lineworkers and Compliance Inspectors. 

 

Check out our PG&ELineworker Careers page for information about our locations, benefits as well as other useful information! 

 

Department Overview

 

The workers of Electric Transmission and Distribution (T&D) ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric T&D 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.

 

Our Maintenance Crew is tasked with the Maintenance and/or restoration of high voltage and electrical facilities within PG&E's system. They are our primary crews used for emergency restoration and are the first for call-outs.

 

Our General Construction (GC) Department is comprised of approximately 700 employees, tasked with the Construction and Maintenance of high voltage electrical facilities within PG&E's system. It is a mobile work force that may travel throughout PG&E’s service territory to perform its work.

 

Position Summary

 

All Journey Lineworker classifications and the associated line of progression are represented by IBEW Local 1245.

 

This position is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.

 

We are hiring qualified Journey Lineworkers to work throughout our service territory in Distribution and Transmission, Division and General Construction positions, as well as Compliance Inspectors. Open positions are predominantly in California’s Central Valley and Bay Area, however additional locations and classifications could become available at any time based on changing business needs. Please note that Transmission T-200 positions require a 2-year commitment to the Transmission Department per LOA 22-18 and T-200 and T-300 positions in De Anza, Peninsula, San Francisco and San Jose require a 3-year commitment per LOA 22-06.

 

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 Journey Lineworker roles and responsibilities.

 

Journey Lineworker are responsible for building and maintaining electric power systems and for restoring electric service to commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential customers. They are expected to test, frame and set poles; climb poles, work in confined spaces; splice and terminate cables. Our Lineworkers will have had successfully completed a federal or state sanctioned apprenticeship (with approved supporting documentation) and/or IBEW sponsored line worker apprenticeship. Work is predominantly outdoors and in all weather conditions. Lineworkers must be able to drive safely, work extended hours; travel/transfer to new headquarter upon request at any time (General Construction Positions), and wear