Electric Troubleman Overhead and Underground (Palo Alto)

Electric Troubleman Overhead and Underground

Electric Troubleman Overhead and Underground

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The City of Palo Alto operates a full suite of municipal utility services, including electric, natural gas, wastewater collection, water, and fiber optics. Our organization is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and has a history of leading innovation on a local scale for positive global outcomes. Founded on the principles of delivering quality public services at an affordable rate for community members, the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) is award-winning for reliability, safety, environmental sustainability, workforce development, and infrastructure system improvements. Join an inspiring team for a rewarding career!
City of Palo Alto Utilities is hiring two Overhead and Underground Electric Troubleman . The primary role of the Overhead and Underground Electric Troubleman is to install, maintain and repair high-powered electrical lines and systems as well as construct, maintain and repair overhead and underground electrical systems. This position requires climbing power poles and steel towers to perform repairs, as well as safely conducting rubber glove work on electrical systems with voltages up to 21,000 volts.
In this journey-level role, you'll perform hands-on maintenance and minor repairs on both overhead and underground electrical systems. You'll be on the front lines responding to service outages, voltage issues, and customer concerns—helping ensure reliable power for our community.
You’ll collaborate with Customer Service to handle the installation and removal of electrical services and meters, and partner with other departments to set up voltage and amperage testing equipment.
The primary responsibility of this classification is emergency response and customer complaint investigations, therefore the incumbent will be required to work a 40 hour per week shift and may be a variation of the schedule as outlined below.
Shift
Schedule
Tuesday – Saturday
11:30 am – 9:30 pm
Saturday (day shift) 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Wednesday – Sunday
11:30 am – 9:30 pm
Sunday (day shift) 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

• Weekend availability is required*
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Government Administration

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