Electrical Person, Utility

Job posting closes: August 28, 2026, at 05:00 p.m. (Yukon Standard Time)

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, while advancing reconciliation and accessibility.

The City promotes work life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as work from home and compressed work weeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term or casual vacancies within the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going to the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is covered by a collective agreement between the City of Whitehorse and the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Yukon Employees Union.

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

Electrical Person, Utility

Job Code: 036 Department: Water & Waste Services

Job Summary

The incumbent supplies electrical, instrumentation and controls maintenance services to the Utility Stations Unit of the Public Works Department and other departments as directed.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Installs, monitors, maintains and repairs instrumentation, and electrical and electronic controls at the water, sanitary and storm facilities.

2. Repairs traffic signals and other city-wide electrical systems as directed.

3. Follows, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.

4. Installs, maintains and repairs automated control systems, water and wastewater flow monitoring.

5. Maintains and updates the alarm and monitoring systems and databases.

6. Participates in and assists with the on-going development of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

7. Maintains an electrical and critical instrumentation parts inventory.

8. Assists in updating computer programs and databases.

9. Prepares reports and cost estimates.

10. Participates in the mandatory on-call coverage for the Utility Stations Unit.

11. Covers Operations Maintenance positions as required.

12. Acts as Utility Stations Supervisor as assigned.

This description contains elements necessary for identification and evaluation of the job. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Working Conditions

Regular hours of work: 4 x 10-hour shifts per week. Participates in the weekly on-call assignment on a rotational basis and may be called out at any time in any weather condition. Will be exposed to disagreeable and hazardous human waste, hazardous chemicals and environments and will be required to work in confined spaces.

Knowledge and Skills

• Certified Inter-Provincial Electrician
• Chlorine Gas Handling Certificate (35 hours)
• Confined Space Entry Certificate, Level 1 & 2 (14 hours)
• Fall Arrest Course (7 hours)
• Hazard Assessment and Control Course (7 hours)
• WHMIS & Dangerous Goods Handler (17.5 hours)
• Plant High Voltage Safety, Work Zone Traffic Control Safety & Traffic Signal Level 1 Certs. (42 hours)
• Leadership for Safety Excellence (14 hours)
• Standard First Aid, Level C CPR (14 hours)
• Process Control and Instrumentation part 1-3 (42 hours)
• Infrared Thermography level 1 (24 hours)
• Fundamental PLC programming, PLC Maintenance and Programming, Introduction to Wonderwear, Wonderwear Basic and Advanced (70 hours)
• Class 5 Driver’s License
• Previous experience - 3 years related
• On-the-job experience - 6 months
• Proven ability to concentrate, pay attention to detail, organize, priority set and be a team player and be able to work with little supervision.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Examples of Equipment to Operate

Vehicle, skidoo, boat and motor, ATV, aquifer testing equipment, chlorine gas feed systems and monitoring equipment, standard and specialized electrical testing equipment, truck mounted hoist equipment, safety harness equipment, equipment for transportation of dangerous goods, generator and pumps, chain falls and slings, hand and shop tools, calibration kit, breathing apparatus, gas detectors, monitoring system, and computer with software applications such as PC Anywhere, SCADA, Outlook, Word and Excel, WorkTech and maintenance management system.

Accommodation Requests

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email View email address on ca.workus.org and ***email_hidden***.

Other Details

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via Instructions on applications are provided at If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at ***email_hidden***.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume.

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process.

At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview.