Construction Helper

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Construction Helper at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll assist in rough construction carpentry, conduit installation, concrete installation, and related work in the construction and rebuilding of substations. As a Construction Helper, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Carries materials and operates motorized material handling equipment.
• Cuts, shapes, threads, connects and disconnects pipe and conduit.
• Selects, measures, saws and nails lumber and assists in the construction of forms for pads, foundations, and walls.
• Removes forms and cleans lumber.
• Operates air hammers, power equipment, and other construction tools.
• Digs trenches, excavates for pads, walls and foundations.
• Mixes, places, transports, and tamps concrete.
• Removes, transports, and stores materials.
• Performs site cleanup, including debris removal, sweeping, and maintaining a clean job site upon completion of work.
• Provides back-up coverage to assigned areas as needed and promotes an SCE safety conscious work environment.
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• One or more years of experience performing construction related work utilizing standard materials, methods, tools, and equipment.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools and mechanical equipment.
• Posses a valid Class C Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with construction or maintenance of substations or utility infrastructure.
• Experience with rough carpentry, framing and general construction support tasks.
• Experience with concrete installation, including forming, pouring, finishing, and curing.
• Experience with civil construction, such as grading, trenching, backfilling, and site preparation.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a construction crew and follow detailed instructions.
• Ability to perform strenuous manual labor.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is on-site. The employee will report to an SCE facility or in the field location.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.

• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

• The primary work location for this position is Alhambra. However, the successful candidate will travel an extended amount of time out in the SCE service territory.
• Position will require up to 100% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory. 

• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation.  Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

Testing

• This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests:  EEI TECH (Test #5108) and Structural Mechanical Physical Performance Test (Test #4024). Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.