Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- Electrician
- Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology, other
Experience
5 years or more
Asset languages
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Construction
- Service
- Repair
- Various locations
- Maintenance
- Commercial
- Residential
- Installation
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Install underground wiring and cables
- Install, replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
- 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
- Ground and bond electrical equipment, systems and structures including swimming pools and hot tubs
- Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Electrician Trade Certification
- North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)�solar heating installer Certification
- Working at heights training
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board�(WSIB) clearance Certificate
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- CADD Course
- Confined Space Entry Training
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Emergency power system
- Security and surveillance system
- Communications system
- Lighting system
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system
- Closed-circuit television (CCTV)
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Tight deadlines