Assistant Splicer/Cable Splicer

Portland General Electric; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 81,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Portland General Electric is seeking an Assistant Cable Splicer for Day Shift at the Rose City Operations Center in Oregon. The role requires a Journeyman Lineman card or a Journeyman Cable Splicer card, plus hot line experience and a Commercial Driver's License.

You will perform overhead and underground cable splicing, transformer work, and streetlight maintenance as part of a skilled crew. Starting pay is listed in the posting, with a focus on safe practices and adherence to DOT/FMCSA

Qualifications

• Journeyman lineman card required.
• If not a Journeyman Lineman, then a Journeyman Cable Splicer card is required.
• Hot line experience required.
• Commercial driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Work safely.
• Rack, insulate, splice, and terminate leaded and nonlead cables.
• Install and connect transformers; install main-line service boxes, blocks or switches; perform hot secondary wiring, including residential underground.
• Install conduits.
• Install and connect transformers in customers' vaults as well as Company vaults.
• Do primary switching in the underground area and switch lines at all voltages.
• Install and maintain ornamental streetlight standards and streetlight equipment.
• Install and remove all types of transformers, arresters, fuses, switches, and streetlighting equipment.
• Drive Company vehicles, both cars and trucks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Journeyman Lineman Card

Journeyman Cable Splicer Card

Hot Line Experience

Commercial Driver's License

Job description

Job: Assistant Cable Splicer

Location: Rose City Operations Center

Pay: $70.87/ hour

Hours: Day Shift

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

It is recognized that the Company is engaged in a public service requiring continuous operation, and it is agreed that recognition of such an obligation of continuous service is imposed upon both the Company and the Union. Perform all duties of a journeyman lineman and cable splicer in connection with construction, operation, and maintenance work on dead or energized overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines and on system telephone lines.

JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN CABLE SPLICER DUTIES: (Essential Job Responsibilities)

• * Work safely
• * Rack, insulate, splice, and terminate leaded and nonleaded cables.
• * Install and connect transformers. Install main-line service boxes, main-line disconnect blocks or switches, network protector testing, jumpering customers' services, and other types of hot secondary wiring, including residential underground.
• * Install conduits.
• * Install and connect transformers in customers' vaults as well as Company vaults.
• * Do primary switching in the underground area and switch lines at all voltages.
• * Install and maintain ornamental streetlight standards and streetlight equipment.
• * Install and remove all types of transformers, arresters, fuses, cutouts, switches, and streetlighting equipment.
• * Drive Company vehicles, both cars and trucks.
• * Performs other duties as assigned.

NON-OVERHEAD JOURNEYMAN CABLE SPLICER DUTIES: (Essential Job Responsibilities)

• * Work safely
• * Rack, insulate, splice, and terminate leaded and nonleaded cables on the Underground system only.
• * Install and connect Underground transformers.
• * Install Underground main-line service boxes, Underground main-line disconnect blocks or Underground switches, network protector testing, jumpering customers' Underground services, and other types of hot Underground secondary wiring, including Underground residential underground.
• * Install conduits in the underground system.
• * Install and connect Underground transformers in customers' vaults as well as Company vaults.
• * Do Underground primary switching in the underground area and switch Underground lines at all voltages.
• * Install and maintain Underground ornamental streetlight standards and Underground streetlight equipment.
• * Install and remove all types of Underground transformers, Underground switches, and Underground streetlighting equipment on the Underground system only.
• * No aerial work shall be performed.
• * Drive Company vehicles, both cars and trucks.
• * Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: (Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required)

• * Journeyman lineman card required.
• * If applicant is not a Journeyman Lineman, then a Journeyman Cable Splicer card is required.
• * Hot line experience required.
• * Commercial driver's license required.

The position for which you are applying is covered under the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations as defined in 49 CFR Part 40 and 49 CFR Parts 380, 390 and 391 which became effective on October 29, 2004. If you have been employed by PGE for less than 3 years, once you submit your Bid, you will receive a Supplemental Application form. The information you provide on the form related to the names and addresses of your previous employers during the preceding 3 years, dates of employment, reasons for leaving employment, whether you were subject to FMCSA while employed, whether your job was designated as a safety sensitive function in any DOT mode, may be used and your previous employers may be contacted.

During the probationary period following reassignment to any job, at least two progress reports will be completed. These reports will be discussed with the employee by his/her immediate supervisor, and copies of each will be given to him/her.

Starting pay is listed in the job posting above.

PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the recruiter associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting [e-mail] or by calling 503-464-7250. The recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process.

PGE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel connected, valued, and empowered to thrive. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

October 22, 2026