What are the responsibilities and job description for the Apprentice System Operator position at PG&E?
Requisition ID# 163097
Job Category : Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Business Unit : Operations - Other
Work Type : Onsite
Job Location : Vacaville
Department Overview
The men and women 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.
Electric Operations / Control Center - Transmission System Operators (TSO's) safely control the electric grid that delivers power to PG&E customers. They monitor construction and maintenance, while directing all operational activity on power lines and substations. Transmission System Operators (TSO's) control flows of power at high voltages up to 500,000 volts. The responsibilities of a TSO require the use of initiative, sound judgement, forward thinking, patience, and good communication skills in highly stressful environments.
Position Summary
This is an IBEW Local 1245 represented classification, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. It is subject to collective bargaining.
A Transmission Apprentice System Operator is a shift employee who is engaged in performing a Transmission System Operator's (TSO's) work as an assistant to and under the direct supervision of a Journeyman TSO. The Apprentice will participate in formal and informal training in both classroom and on the job environments, with expected completion within 24 months.
Per letter agreement 19-10 this position requires a 5 year commitment within the Control Center while employed with PG&E.
The work location for this role will be headquartered in Vacaville, CA.
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 $47.98 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.
In the course of his / her training, the Apprentice will be required to perform the following activities :
- Develop a demonstrated operational knowledge of electric transmission systems
- Safely and efficiently restore electric systems as required
- Direct the safe and efficient operation of electrical equipment to field resources via radio and telephone
- Utilize multiple software applications, simultaneously, along with both electronic and paper maps, schematic / operating diagrams and information provided from the field to handle tasks
- Analyze electric system conditions (both routine and emergency) to equally determine and then implement proper course of action(s) needed
- Identify and mitigate potential hazards to both company personnel and the public for equipment within their area of responsibility
- Monitor and operate field equipment remotely
- Communicate electric outage information to various entities
- Research equipment via mapping applications
- Calculate load flows, and adjust relay settings if needed (with input from operations engineering on either a real-time or previously identified basis)
- Accurately log (document) daily operational information / events / incidents and make proper notifications per established procedures
- Coordinate clearance requests to work on equipment with various departments and outside agencies
- Research and safely isolate equipment from all electric sources to allow for maintenance and repair on both a routine and emergency basis
- Maintain and update control center reference materials and operating drawings (electronic and paper maps, single lines, operating diagrams)
- Develop and continually demonstrate a thorough understanding of the applicable Standards, Procedures and Bulletins required to safely and efficiently operate the transmission electric system
- Educational and general qualifications must be such that she / he is considered capable of progressing to a Journeyman Operator at any of the Company's transmission or distribution control centers
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Pre-Employment Testing
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 thePre-employment testing programwebsite.
Salary : $48
