construction electrician
- Surrey, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Transportation/travel information
Health benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
2 years to less than 3 years
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
- Dusty
- Hot
- Construction
- Various locations
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
- Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
- Determine appropriate selection of materials and methods for hazardous locations
- Troubleshoot and isolate faults
- 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
- Commission systems and components
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Electrician Trade Certification
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Tight deadlines
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Install, repair, and maintain electrical controls, panels, wiring, cables, and power systems in residential and commercial settings. Test and troubleshoot circuits, interpret plans and specifications, document maintenance, and commission electrical systems and components.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate, two to less than three years of experience, and an electrician trade certification. Candidates need their own transportation and tools, must be able to perform physically demanding work in varied and challenging environments, and should demonstrate strong communication, organization, initiative, judgment, and teamwork.
Skills
- Electrical Installation
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Electrical Repairs
- Wiring and Cable Splicing
- Underground Wiring
- Electrical Testing and Measurement
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Preventive Maintenance
- Electrical System Commissioning
- Grounding and Bonding
- Electrical Panel Installation
- Single-Phase Service Design
- Customer Service
- Safety Practices
- Technical Documentation
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Construction Electrician
- Electrical Controls
- Panel Boxes
- Underground Wiring
- Electrical Cables
- Single-Phase Service
- Multimeter Installations
- Wire Splicing
- Voltage Testing
- Load Testing
- Ground Fault Testing
- Circuit Integrity
- Hazardous Locations
- Overhead Cables
- Power Generation Systems
- Standby Power
- Power Conditioning Systems
- Grounding and Bonding
- Swimming Pools
- Hot Tubs
- Residential Electrical Systems
- Commercial Electrical Systems
- Preventive Maintenance
- Blueprints
- Electrical Commissioning
- Maintenance Reports
- Construction