electrician

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Construction
• Repair
• Maintenance
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Installation
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic
• Hospital

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• 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
• Instruct apprentices
• Install power generation, stand-by power generation and power conditioning systems
• Supervise other workers
• Ground and bond electrical equipment, systems and structures including swimming pools and hot tubs
• 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Electrician Trade Certification
• Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Generators
• Conventional electrical devices
• Fibre optics
• Motors and controls
• Hand tools
• HVAC

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Other benefits
• Transportation provided by employer
• Wellness program