Date Posted: January 03, 2023
Application Deadline: January 15, 2023
Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Job Category:
Duties: As per IBEW Collective Agreement. As a trainee in this trade you would: • Learn practical maintenance and troubleshooting skills from experienced technologists • Study a variety of written technical material and complete assignments on various Communications, Protection and Control topics • Receive practical and theoretical training in various disciplines through in-house and externally provided courses
The successful candidate will have: • Completed a National Diploma Program in Electrical / Electronics Engineering Technology from an accredited institution with a Power and/or Communications Option. Please check with your place of education if you are unsure if your diploma qualifies you for this position. • Computer literacy is essential and mechanical aptitude is required. • Applicants should be physically fit with normal colour vision. • Must hold valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License. Class 7 “N” will be considered but would need to convert to Class 5 by June 19. Please note: Where equivalent status is claimed, acceptable documentation must be provided by the applicant that will show equivalency of courses taken. Either a letter from your place of education or your instructor indicating the course(s) and stating that the course(s) taken would be considered equivalent to the BC Hydro educational requirements. All candidates are requested to submit a copy of their resume and a copy of their transcripts demonstrating completion of a National Diploma Program in Electrical / Electronics Engineering Technology.
THE PROGRAM Four years (48 months) of on-the-job technical training and self-study with annual written and practical exams. THE FUTURE When you graduate, you can apply for Communications, Protection and Control Technologist positions in BC Hydro as openings become available. There are 32 Communications, Protection and Control headquarters throughout B.C. The work at these headquarters can be roughly classified into two types: Field work – involves travel to work sites, usually on a daily basis, but occasionally for periods of a few days. Examples of work locations are substations, small generating stations, mountain top sites and offices. Inside work – involves work mainly in one location, such as a central repair and resource facility, a major control centre or a major generating station. Some headquarters have a combination of inside and field work. THE LOCATION To ensure trainees obtain the maximum variety of experience, you will start at your first headquarters and attend four months of training at BCIT in Burnaby in your first year. You will then be moved annually from one location to another. For example, you may start in the Lower Mainland, move to Revelstoke and then to Victoria. THE BENEFITS Besides having a challenging and satisfying career, you're paid while you learn and have an excellent benefit package. Trainees earn 75% of the full trade rate with further increases during the training program. The starting trainee wage rate is $35.72 and the journeyperson wage rate is $47.62. THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DEMANDS Working in an environment where the technology is changing at an increasingly rapid rate, you'll need a keen interest and life long commitment to learning. The work is highly technical, involves sophisticated systems and equipment, and it appeals to those with good analytical skills who are also creative problem solvers. Computer literacy and proficiency in English are essential and mechanical aptitude is required. Applicants should be physically fit with normal colour vision. Applicants must have completed a National Diploma Program in Electrical / Electronics Engineering Technology from an accredited institution, with a Communications and/or Power Option. Please check with your place of education if you are unsure if your diploma qualifies you for this position. A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Class 5 Driver's License in good standing.
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Company Name: BC Hydro
Address: 333 Dunsmuir Street
City/Town: Vancouver
Postal/Zip Code: V6B 5R3
Province/State: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Website: https://www.bchydro.com/toolbar/careers.html
Contact Person: Eknoor Khosa
Contact Person Job Title: Recruitment Coordinator
Telephone: N/A
Email: eknoor.khosa@bchydro.com
