Electrician

YVR; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

YVR in Vancouver is seeking a permanent full-time Electrician to join the Facilities Maintenance Department. The role performs preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems across airport buildings and assets, working as part of a cross-functional team.

The successful candidate will handle generator sets, lighting, switchgear, PLCs, HVAC controls, fire/alarm systems, and 69 kV to 120 V infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on safety, teamwork and customer service.

Qualifications

• Three years of recent related experience, supplemented by a BC Trade Qualification as an Electrician.
• Demonstrated ability to make safety a top priority.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, as well as independently, with little supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Valid BC driver’s license (class 5 or better).

Responsibilities

• Repairing and maintaining electrical and mechanical equipment including generator sets.
• Maintaining lighting systems and passenger loading bridges.
• Managing switchgear, transformers, UPSs, and control systems (PLC, HMI).
• Overseeing HVAC controls and airfield lighting.
• Ensuring safety compliance and fault diagnosis across 69kV to 120V infrastructure.

Skills

Electrical experience

Safety consciousness

Teamwork & independence

Analytical troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

BC Trade Qualification as an Electrician

Job description

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. Facilities Maintenance plays an integral part in the continued success and future vision of the Vancouver Airport Authority.

Position overview

We have a permanent full-time Electrician position available in our Facilities Maintenance Department. This role works as a member of a cross functional team, and the successful candidate will perform all aspects of preventative and corrective maintenance on various systems within the Airport Authority buildings and assets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Repairing and maintaining electrical and mechanical equipment including
  • Generator sets
  • Lighting systems
  • Passenger loading bridges
  • Switchgear and transformers
  • UPSs
  • Automatic Microcomputer and PLC control systems
  • Airfield lighting
  • Multiple HMI Systems including Fire Alarm, General Alarm, etc
  • Frequency Drives, Soft Starts
  • Electrical infrastructure from 69kv to 120V
  • HVAC controls
  • Ground Fault protection system

Key qualifications include:

• Three years of recent related experience, supplemented by a BC Trade Qualification as an Electrician.
• Demonstrated ability to make safety a top priority
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment, as well as independently, with little supervision
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Proactive and customer focused
• Valid BC driver’s license (class 5 or better)

Although not required, French language skills are an asset as we are committed to providing bilingual services to our visitors and passengers. This helps us meet federal language obligations while ensuring a welcoming experience.

Shift work is required as the Maintenance Department operates on a 24-hour basis.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates may be required to participate in an assessment process.