Careers

To be considered for a position, you must submit your resume/application electronically for each specific job posting you're interested in. If there's not a position posted that you're interested in, you can set a Job Alert. Creating a Job Alert allows you to be notified by email of new opportunities that match your search criteria.

During the application, you will:

• Answer several role-specific questions that'll showcase how your background potentially aligns with our hiring criteria.

• Provide a resume to demonstrate the work you've done elsewhere.

Cover letters aren't required but can be helpful if you're switching careers, open to relocating or otherwise not covered in your resume and application. After you apply, you'll receive an email confirmation from our online system, Workday, letting you know your application was received.

After a PGE recruiter reviews the applications, they'll reach out to the top candidates and schedule a call that's typically around 30 minutes long to discuss a high-level overview of your experience and your motivation for making a job change.

We'll verbally dive into your accomplishments, skills and characteristics, and you'll learn more about the role, the challenges it solves and what working on the team might look like. We'll also share more information about our excellent total rewards package specific to the role as well as get a sense for your salary expectations.

This is also your opportunity to ask questions about the role or team that are important to you! If you're not one of the candidates invited to a phone screen, you'll receive an email through Workday notifying you.

If you're invited to an interview, our PGE recruiters will share additional details with you on how many interviewers will be on the panel, how many rounds of interviews and any other specifics you'll need. Your interview may be over video, in person or a combination of both, depending on the role.

In the interviews, you'll do a deep dive into your technical skills that are directly related to the role and show your expertise in your field. These strategic conversations are with folks whom you would be working alongside and cross-collaboratively with. We know you're also interviewing us, so time is built into the interview for you to ask the panel questions.

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Assessments are role-specific, so they're not required for all positions. Online assessments are required for Customer Service Advisor roles and Generation Plant Technicians.

You've wowed us, and we're thinking this could be the beginning of a long and mutually beneficial career with PGE. We'll give you an offer and benefits package that's highly competitive in the market, and we truly hope you'll accept!

As a federally regulated utility, we require a drug-screen as a condition of your employment, which must be completed within 48 hours after an offer is accepted. While marijuana is legal in Ore., our drug screens go by federal guidelines.

Physical assessments are role-specific and only for roles that require physical demands, such as a those of Lineman, Mechanic or Substation Operator. A physical may include bloodwork, audiogram, pulmonary function test, and/or a stress treadmill test or a combination of these.

We use a third-party vendor to run criminal background checks on all legal and alias names. Employment and education verification is also a condition of employment. For roles that require driving, a motor vehicle record request is also pulled as part of the background check.

Most new hires join us on their first day at the World Trade Center, located in downtown Portland. However, since we have a service territory that stretches throughout Oregon, some roles will begin at their respective work locations. Regardless of where you start your first day, you can expect orientation to be a full-day experience where we provide the necessary tools for you to get started.