Power Line Technician

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in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

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solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
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build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:
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**As per IBEW Collective Agreement.**
- A Journeyperson Power Line Technician shall undertake any work required to construct, repair

or maintain transmission and distribution lines on poles, towers and structures, such work to
- include patrolling of circuits, inspections as assigned, emergency repairs, repairing of street lights,
- makes distribution transformer connections, investigates customer complaints and interruptions,
- notwithstanding the duties assigned to a Meter Technician installs and removes meters, keeps
- themselves familiar with lines and the distribution portion of substations, refuses transformers and
- disconnects, makes collections and connects and disconnects services, operates or switches on
- lines- A Power Line Technician including a Power Line Technician designated Person In Charge (P.I.

C.) will not operate any station apparatus equipped with supervisory control- In addition they shall undertake the framing, erection, stringing and terminating of all wire buses

and overhead lines supported by strain type insulators in outdoor substations- Notwithstanding the duties assigned to a Power Cable Technician, a Journeyperson Power Line

Technician may perform work on plastic insulated cables and accessories up to and including
- 20/35 kV- Hole digging attachments, pole setting and related equipment on line trucks shall be operated by

Power Line Technicians- On distribution lines 35 kV and below, not under the direct control of an Area Control Station or a

generating station, the BC Hydro will designate by local operating orders a Journeyperson Power
- Line Technician to be the P.I.C. of the operation of the distribution lines or circuits who shall be
- identified and recorded as such- The P.I.C. responsibilities of a Power Line Technician shall include issuing instructions for safety

assurances on distribution lines and circuits as required by those working in proximity- In addition they shall deal with area electrical disturbances, maintain logs and other records as

well as keeping up to date the mimic display board for the system- Notwithstanding the duties assigned to an Electrician, a Power Line Technician may on 35 kV
- and below operate and switch distribution equipment up to but not including the feeder bus in
- distribution supply stations- On 35 kV and above in distribution supply stations a Power Line Technician may on occasion be

required to switch or replace fuses where fault conditions have occurred and an Electrician is not
- readily available- Notwithstanding the duties normally assigned to a Communication, Protection and Control

Technologist, a Power Line Technician may perform installation and maintenance of Distribution
- automation equipment (eg. battery replacement, modem replacement and power resets).
- Communication Protection and Control Technologists retain jurisdiction for this work.**Qualifications**:
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- As per IBEW Collective Agreement.
- Trade qualification as a Journeyperson Power Line Technician with an Interprovincial Red Seal

Certificate or qualifications to obtain one- Class 3 driver's license with airbrake endorsement
- Physically able to perform work

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
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**This position is affiliated with the international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union (IBEW**
- Travel away from headquarters may be required.
- Standby rotation will be required for this position.

headquarters.
- A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Class 3 Driver's License in good

standing.
- BC Hydro conducts pre-placement medical checks of applicants entering certain positions to

help safeguard BC Hydro’s workplace. As part of the selection process, you may be required to
demonstrate successful completion of a pre-placement medical check.
Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification
alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.
We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of ou