Powerline Technician

About the Role

As a Service Powerline Technician at ATCO Electric, you'll be responsible for troubleshooting and repairing electrical lines connecting to homes and businesses. Your prompt response to outages and excellent customer service skills are essential for delivering superior customer service and maintaining positive customer relations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Construct, operate, and maintain overhead and underground power lines, substations, and related equipment.
• Install and maintain street lighting systems, adhering to quality and safety standards.
• Execute system switching, in line with Electrical Operations Standards.
• Supervise contracted labor effectively, ensuring compliance and quality.
• Administer maintenance programs and system inspections, while maintaining comprehensive documentation.
• Collaborate with electrical technicians for equipment installation and maintenance.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot system faults, offering both immediate and long-term solutions.
• Handle emergency response and standby duties efficiently.
• Coordinate outages and execute switching orders with precision.
• Respond to customer service requests promptly and professionally.
• Participate in company-sponsored community relations activities.
• Maintain and operate company vehicles and equipment responsibly.
• Uphold stringent safety and environmental regulations.
• Lead, coach, and mentor apprentices and colleagues as required.
• Engage in continuous personal and professional development.

Requirements:

• Valid Journeyperson Powerline Technician Certificate.
• Valid or eligibility for Interprovincial Red Seal.
• Demonstrated knowledge of live line techniques using bare hand, sticks and kv rubber glove work achieved through live line training is preferred.
• Valid Class vehicle operator's license; ability to obtain Class or Class Operator's License.
• Valid First Aid Certificate.
• Previous on-call and troubleshooting experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills are an asset.

What We Offer:

ATCO offers a competitive package, including an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package, opportunities for career advancement, leadership development, and engagement in innovative projects, and a unique opportunity to engage deeply with communities, enhancing ATCO's presence and impact.

Why Work Here:

Skilled trades employees at ATCO are offered endless variety, entrepreneurial freedom, and the opportunity to experience new situations and learning opportunities every day. Internal advancement is commonplace, and we are always supported in our career journey.

About ATCO:

ATCO is a leading energy provider in North America, building, operating, and maintaining electric and gas transmission and distribution lines, safely and reliably serving over three million customers in hundreds of communities. We're advancing the use of hydrogen as a cost-effective pathway for decarbonization using existing energy delivery infrastructure and building resilience by modernizing our electric grid and connecting renewable generation capacity to our system to meet the needs of customers for sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by our website for more information.

Reconciliation:

We acknowledge the traditional territories and homelands on which many of our ATCO operations and facilities are located. We honour and respect the diverse history, languages, ceremonies, and culture of the Indigenous Peoples who call these areas home.