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Powerline Technician

Spark Power, a trusted partner in power in North America, is actively searching for a Powerline Technician (Journeyperson Certified) to join our growing team. As part of the team, you will perform a variety of tasks associated with installation, maintenance, and repair of overhead/underground power lines, cables, insulators, conductors, lightning arrestors, switches, transformers, street lighting, and associated equipment.

What you will be doing as a Powerline Technician on our Team:

• Ensure that local and company H&S requirements and initiatives are upheld to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all employees.
• Conduct yourself in a professional manner with internal team members and customers.
• Install, maintain, and repair overhead and underground electrical systems, including power lines, cables, and street lighting systems.
• Connect and insulate conductors and related wiring.
• Climb ladders or operate hydraulic buckets when working on poles and towers.
• Ensure quality workmanship by conducting inspections of completed work, including analyzing drawings to verify compliance with job requirements and applicable related codes/regulations.
• Coordinate with local electrical inspection governance to have work correctly approved per local code requirements.
• Manage inventory control.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

What we offer our employees:

• Diverse and exciting industrial customer base.
• Continuous training and skills improvement.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Competitive wages plus an incentive plan.
• Uniforms and PPE provided.
• Excellent benefits package.
• RRSP match program.
• Employee Share Ownership Program.
• …and much more.

What we are looking for:

• Certification as a Powerline Technician Journeyperson, including successful completion of MEARIE or IHSA Powerline Technician Training Program (434A Red Seal Powerline Technician) or equivalent.
• Ability to operate bucket trucks, radial boom derricks, hydraulic equipment, and all other tools used in line maintenance and construction.
• Familiarity with and ability to carry out live line work practices and techniques on the systems, including stick work and rubber glove techniques.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License (DZ or AZ).
• Must be able to provide a certificate of Powerline Technician qualification.
• Must have prior training in the following: Working at Heights, Pole Top and Bucket Rescue, Bucket Evacuation.

Who is Spark?

Spark Power is the leading independent provider of end-to-end electrical services and operations and maintenance services to the industrial, utility, and renewable asset markets in North America. We work to earn the right to be our customers’ Trusted Partner in Power. Our highly skilled and dedicated people, located in the communities we serve, combined with our knowledge of the power industry, technology expertise, and commitment to safety, ensures we deliver the right solutions that keep our customers’ operations up and running today and better equipped for tomorrow.

Spark Power welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.