electrician

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Cold / refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Dusty

Work setting

• Construction
• Staff accommodation provided
• Room and board provided
• Service
• Repair
• Various locations
• Maintenance
• Willing to relocate
• Commercial
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Installation
• Troubleshooting / diagnostic

Tasks

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Professionalism in customer service
• Install underground wiring and cables
• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• Design and construct single-phase service for single or multimeter installations
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Design and construct low voltage (30 to 750V) multiphase service for single or multimeter installations
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
• Determine appropriate selection of materials and methods for hazardous locations
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Connect power to audio and visual equipment
• Install surface mount and / or overhead cables
• Install power generation, stand-by power generation and power conditioning systems
• Supervise other workers
• Estimate costs and materials
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Commission systems and components

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Electrician Trade Certification
• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Confined Space Entry Training
• Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Equipment and machinery experience

• Conventional electrical devices
• Fibre optics
• Instrumentation
• Microwave telecommunications equipment
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Emergency power system
• Communications system
• Data processing and computers

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Overtime required
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Team player

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• On-site housing options

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers