- Other trades certificate or diploma
- Electrician
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Cold / refrigerated
- Confined spaces
- Dusty
Work setting
- Construction
- Installation
- Maintenance
- Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Institutional
- Field work - historic
- Commercial
Tasks
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Supervise workers and projects
- Co-ordinate and schedule activities
- Train or arrange for training
- Estimate costs and materials
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other work units
- Troubleshoot and isolate faults
- Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
- Splice, join and connect wires
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Perform and document routine maintenance
- Oversee safety of operations
- Keep maintenance reports and documentation
- Instruct apprentices
- Install power generation, stand-by power generation and power conditioning systems
- Install surface mount and / or overhead cables
- Design and construct low voltage (30 to 750V) multiphase service for single or multimeter installations
- Connect power to audio and visual equipment
- Ground and bond electrical equipment, systems and structures including swimming pools and hot tubs
- Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
- Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials
- Commission systems and components
- Track and complete work orders
- Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
- Plan safety programs
- Install electrical controls and panel boxes
Supervision
- Electricians
- 3-4 people
- Power system electricians
- Electrical power line and cable workers
- Telecommunications line and cable workers
- Switch network installers and repairers
- Telecommunications equipment technicians
- Apprentices
- Labourers
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Construction Electrician Trade Certification
- Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate
Type of service and repair
- Programmable logic controller (PLC)
Analytical techniques
- Instrumentation
Welding techniques
- Robotic equipment and systems
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
Investigative expertise
- Closed-circuit television (CCTV)
Equipment and machinery experience
- Solid state devices
- Microwave telecommunications equipment
- Lift truck
- Hand tools
- Dry cell and storage batteries
- Conventional electrical devices
Equipment, eystems and controls experience
- Security system
Area of specialization
- Communications system
- Security and surveillance system
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation / travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Fast-paced environment
Own tools / equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Tools
- Safety equipment / gear
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Initiative
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Experience
- 5 years or more
Workplace information
- On the road job
Financial benefits
- Mileage paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning / training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week