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Requisition ID # 165265<br><br>Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations<br><br>Job Level: Individual Contributor<br><br>Business Unit: Electric Operations<br><br>Work Type: Onsite<br><br>Job Location: San Jose; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Non-PG&E Non-US Off Shore Work Location; Non-PG&E US Work Location; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Washington; Washington D.C.; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City<br><br><strong>This job posting will be utilized to fill open Journey-level Electrician-General Construction positions within </strong><strong>ALL REGIONS</strong><strong> of our service territory. Open positions could become available at any time and based on business needs.<br><br></strong><strong>Department Overview<br><br></strong>The people of 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.<br><br><strong>Position Summary<br><br></strong>This classification is represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) local 1245, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E.<br><br>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 electrician roles and responsibilities.<br><br><strong>Please note:</strong> Per letter of agreement (LOA) 23-36; All future employees who are hired, assigned, placed, or bid (after the execution date of this agreement) into one of the classifications listed (in agreement) and in the <strong>San Francisco Division ONLY</strong> is eligible for a 15% pay premium and will be subject to a “bid lock” for three (3) years.<br><br>In addition, <strong>Peninsula, De Anza, East Bay, and Mission</strong> divisions are eligible for a 10% pay premium and will be subject to a “bid lock” for three (3) years.<br><br><strong>General Construction (GC)<br><br></strong><strong>For GC positions individuals must be able to travel and transfer to a new headquarters upon request at any time, throughout the entire PG&E service territory with no guarantees as to how long you will be away from home.<br><br></strong><ul><li>Reviews, verifies, and modifies prints and electric schematics. Lays out materials for installation, such as conduit, steel, wires, junction boxes, tools, etc. Places orders for supplies as needed.</li><li>Moves equipment to staging area. Performs safety preparation including performing high voltage protective grounding.</li><li>Uses power tools and hand tools to install equipment and systems, such as wire terminations, high voltage equipment, overhead and underground electrical and conduit systems, steel structures, control panels, metering and protection systems, air switches. Sets up rigging. Pulls wire.</li><li>May operate construction equipment, if qualified, such as crane truck, man lift, boom truck, bucket truck as part of installation, excavation, and compaction. Operates forklift to move and reposition equipment.</li><li>Uses hand and power tools, such as jackhammers, whackers, and shovels to remove and replace soil.</li><li>Removes old high voltage equipment, structures and other impediments prior to installation using heavy equipment, rigging and other tools.</li><li>Drives equipment on the job site (substation). May drive equipment from one job site to another. May drive a company vehicle to pick up tools or other equipment away from the job site.</li><li>Maintains work area in a clean and safe condition. Removes trash, debris, and excess materials. Picks up and reorganizes tools.</li><li>Overtime may be required. <br><br></li></ul>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 $68.56 per 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.<br><br><strong>Qualifications -<br><br></strong><strong>Minimum:<br><br></strong><ul><li>Must be at least 18 years of age.</li><li>Must possess a High School diploma or GED.</li><li>Must possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver’s License</li><li>Must show proof of successful completion of a Union Sanctioned JATC Inside Wireman Electrician Apprenticeship</li><li>Ability to work in all types of weather extremes.</li><li>Ability to drive safely in all weather and road conditions.</li><li>Must be willing to travel/ transfer to new headquarters upon request at any time; throughout the entire PG&E service territory with no guarantees as to how long you will be away from home (For GC positions)</li><li>Ability to work extended hours, nights, weekends and holidays, and various work schedules.</li><li>Ability to work in remote work locations with potential exposure to poison oak, snakes, spiders, bees, mosquitoes, ticks, rodents etc.</li><li>Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)</li><li>If hired as Provisional, must pass the provisional training plan within 12 months from hire date.</li><li>CA CDL Class A Permit, or equivalent, subject to 150% driver/vehicle ratio<br><br></li></ul><strong>Desired:<br><br></strong><ul><li>3-5 years Journey level experience in commercial or industrial electrical construction</li><li>PG&E construction or utility experience</li><li>Experience with electronic or mechanical equipment</li><li>Instrumentation and Control experience</li><li>Motor Control experience</li><li>Electrical Substation or Power Generation experience</li><li>High voltage experience</li><li>Experience working with testing equipment and troubleshooting<br><br></li></ul><strong>Pre-Employment Testing:<br><br></strong>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.<br><br><ul><li>Physical Test Battery (PTB)</li><li>Work Orientation Inventory-Physical/Technical Driving (WOI-D)</li><li>Electrician Assessment</li></ul>

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