Meter Maintenance Person

Requisition ID # 171657 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: San Rafael

Department Overview

The 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.

Position Summary

Open positions are in SLO, Marysville, Ukiah, and San Rafael however, additional locations and classifications could become available at any time based on business needs. This job posting will be utilized to fill open Meter Maintenance Person positions within all regions of our service territory. 

This is an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245 represented classification, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. This job is subject to collective bargaining. The Meter Maintenance Person position is a physical job that interacts with and performs quality services on behalf of PG&E’s customers. Over the course of a six month training period, they will learn how to install, program, exchange and troubleshoot residential electric meters and gas communication modules related to billing measurement.

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

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 $34.53 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. 

Available positions are planned for the following locations: Hayward, SLO, Marysville, San Francisco, Fresno, Oakland, Peninsula, Salina, and San Rafael,  These locations may be subject to change due to business needs, but available locations will be in the PG&E service territory.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, read, program, upgrade, replace/change gas meter communication modules and single phase electric meters on residential services
• Operate basic network and metering software, hardware and computer systems
• Identify broken seals, diversion, meter tampering, vandalism, lost meters and other instances of energy theft
• Use hands in a dexterous manner to manipulate various tools and perform repairs as needed
• Turn off and Shut-Off Non-Pay (SONP) residential gas and electric single phase self-contained meters; electric turn on and Restore Lock Non-Pay (RLNP).
• Maintain a high standard of employee and public safety, public relations, and personal appearance.
• Collects data and verifies meter/module information.
• Conducts Connect/Disconnect switch resets and turns meter and module radios on and off.
• Identifies broken seals, diversion, meter tampering, vandalism, lost meters and other instances of energy theft.
• Installs, maintains, reads, programs or re-programs, upgrades and replaces or changes gas modules and single phase self-contained electric meters maximum 240-volt, 200-amp, socket meters without bypass, and replace batteries in single phase electric meters.
• Traces-out electric meters (using circuit breakers only).
• Assists others in Metering work, performs necessary paperwork and shop duties.
• Verifies meter connectivity to the testing device and only verifies meter communication with other devices on the network by using a limited FSU with just those commands necessary to perform the duties on the population of meters the Meter Maintenance Person can maintain.
• DOT-Operations/Maintenance AND Emergency

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must possess a High School diploma, GED or equivalent work experience
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s License
• Ability to work in all types of weather extremes
• Ability to drive safely in all weather and road conditions
• Ability to work flexible schedules, extended hours, nights, weekends, and/or overtime (scheduled or ad hoc)

Desired:

• 1+ year experience as a Hiring Hall T300 Installer
• 1+ year experience as a Hiring Hall Meter Reader
• Demonstrated experience with hand tools (e.g. wrenches, drills, cordless drill/screwdrivers and pliers)
• Technical Certification, Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Systems

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 the Pre-employment testing program website.

• Industrial Skills Test
• Physical Test Battery