Project Worker - PGL
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co is hiring seasonal Project Workers in Chicago for compliance and operations work, including safety inspections, shut-offs, service crew work, and meter reading. Workers may be assigned to different shop locations and shifts, and the role is subject to seasonal layoff. The position is union-represented and may require use of a personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement.
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Project Worker - PGL
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking Project Workers in our Chicago, Illinois location. This position is represented by Peoples Gas L18007 Union.
What We Offer
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Competitive pay starting at $24.84 per hour
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3 days of PTO after one year of service
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Benefits including medical, prescription and more
Tentative Start Date: Late January 2027 - Early February 2027
Job Responsibilities
As a Seasonal Project Worker you will be responsible for performing compliance and operations duties including Inside Safety Inspections, shut-offs, service crew work, and meter reading tasks. You may be assigned to any of our shop locations throughout the city of Chicago working a Monday-Friday or a Tuesday-Saturday shift. This is a seasonal opportunity, typically February – December and is subject to seasonal layoff. Use of your personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement may be required in lieu of a Company-issued vehicle. This position is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with UWUA Local 18007.
The Business Unit operation hours are:
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Monday – Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm
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Tuesday - Saturday 7:00am - 3:30pm
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Monday - Friday 3:30pm -12:00 Midnight
Minimum Qualifications
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High School Diploma, HSED, or GED
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Valid drivers license
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1 or more years of experience in the following:
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Manual labor using hand tools, power tools, air tools, or small heavy equipment
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Working with the public, preferable in a customer facing position
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Computer functionality such as operating a keyboard, mouse, navigating screens and data entry
End Date: 11/18/2027
Minimum Posting Range: $24.84
The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum for the position at the time of posting and may be modified in the future. The starting salary/pay within the pay range will be based on several factors, as applicable, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business and organizational needs. At WEC Energy Group, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.
WEC Energy Group benefits (https://www.wecenergygroup.com/careers/benefits.htm)
We reserve the right to modify the application deadline or discontinue accepting applications for any position if deemed necessary.
Learn more at Careers (https://www.wecenergygroup.com/careers/index.htm)
WEC Energy Group will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
WEC Energy Group and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. As a result, all qualified applicants will receive equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status. The Company also complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws that require it to take affirmative action.
EEO/AA policies and statements (https://www.wecenergygroup.com/careers/equal-employment-opportunity.htm)
Location:
Chicago, IL, US, 60632
Company: People Gas (PG)
Req ID: 7439
How this job compares
Set against the 1,250 open Field Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24.84/hr
- US median$25–31/hr295 hourly ranges
This rate, $24.84/hr, is 11% below the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the middle half of Field Operations hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 35 open Field Operations jobs in Illinois and 1,250 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Field Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 802 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 393 of the 1,250 open Field Operations jobs (31%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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