In this occupation activities may include:

• Travelling in trucks, helicopters and planes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation
• Erecting and maintaining steel, wood, or concrete poles, towers and guy wires
• Installing, maintaining and repairing electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers and switches
• Laying underground cable directly in trenches, or stringing it through conduit running through the trenches
• Inspecting and testing power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems using reading and testing instruments

Education

• A high school diploma (or equivalent) is typically required.

Certifications

• Standard and emergency first aid
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Fall protection
• Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
• Confined Space entry

Licensing

• Completion of a provincial three- or four-year lineman/women apprenticeship program is required to become a certified tradesperson. Another route into apprenticeship training is a pre-apprenticeship foundation program.
• The Red Seal endorsement is the interprovincial standard of excellence, and is available to tradespersons upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

• Minimal or no travel
• Primarily outdoor work
• Physical work
• Safety-sensitive environment
• Work away from home/in camps

Your skills include problem solving, teamwork and physical strength.

• Building and construction
• Active listening
• Selecting equipment
• Installing equipment
• Attention to detail
• Public safety and security
• Critical thinking
• Quality control analysis
• Repairing machines and systems
• Analyzing systems