WAPDA & Power Distribution Companies (IESCO, LESCO, GEPCO, MEPCO) Jobs Guide

Navigating Careers in Pakistan’s Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) & DISCOs

WAPDA and the regional electric power distribution companies (DISCOs—such as LESCO Lahore, IESCO Islamabad, MEPCO Multan, GEPCO Gujranwala, and FESCO Faisalabad) employ tens of thousands of engineering, technical, revenue, and administrative personnel across Pakistan.

Key Entry Cadres in Electricity Distribution Companies

• Junior Engineers / SDOs (BPS-17): Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). Responsibilities include grid station operations, distribution transformer maintenance, and line loss reduction.
• Revenue Officers / Assistant Managers (BPS-17): Oversee commercial billing integrity, customer service centers, and billing audits. Open to MBA, M.Com, and BS Accounting graduates.
• Line Staff (ALM – Assistant Lineman BPS-05 / LM-II BPS-07): Field operational staff maintaining transmission lines and consumer transformers. Requires physical endurance and technical trade certificates.
• Bill Distributors & Meter Readers (BPS-07): Field personnel assigned to billing units and consumer meter verification.

Selection Mechanism

DISCOs routinely outsource initial screening tests to NTS or PTS. The examination emphasizes power engineering principles (circuit analysis, power system protection, transformers, AC machinery) for technical roles, and commercial accounting and customer care ethics for administrative positions.