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Electrician

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British Columbia

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Overview

Mobility is hiring a full-time Electrician to maintain and troubleshoot electrical, control, BMS, automation and life-safety systems across the UBC Vancouver campus. The work covers preventive and breakdown maintenance, emergency response and fire life-safety testing, with on-call and varied shift hours. The posting states an annual salary of approximately $89,844 to $96,336 and a university pension plan.

Responsibilities:

  • Preventive and breakdown maintenance and repair of electrical and control systems
  • Troubleshooting PLC, automation and industrial drive systems
  • Responding to trouble calls and emergencies, including outside normal hours
  • Fire life-safety testing and calibration of instrumentation
  • Completing work orders, test reports and as-built documentation

Requirements summary:

  • Red Seal Electrician or Industrial Electrician certification
  • Minimum five years of related experience
  • Valid BC driver's licence and normal colour vision
  • Working knowledge of industrial safety regulations and building codes
  • Flexible availability for days, evenings and weekends
  • Asset: RFPT certification

Tools & skills

PLCtest equipmentcalibration equipment

Benefits mentioned

Retirement planPaid time offTuition supportEmployee discount
Source and dates

Employer career site / ATS feed · breezy

Employer posting date
2026-10-05
First seen by our source
2026-10-09
Source record updated
2026-10-15

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentMaintenance & repair
Experience5+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Scheduleday, evening, overtime, weekends
Travelair: none · ground: minimal
Work settingPlant or factory
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer moderate
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsRed Seal Electrician, Industrial Electrician, BC driver's licence, RFPT
Driver’s licencerequired
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Retirement plan, Tuition support, Employee discount

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Job description

About the role

Join UBC Student Housing and Community Services as an Electrician, maintaining and troubleshooting electrical, control, BMS, automation, and life-safety systems across the Vancouver campus. Reporting to the Head and/or Sub-Head Electrician, you will keep the university's residential communities running safely through preventive maintenance, repairs, testing, and emergency response.

Responsibilities

- Preventive and breakdown maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, and installation as an Industrial Controls Electrician

- Work from oral and written instructions, drawings, specifications, and work orders, in compliance with applicable codes and regulations

- Respond to trouble calls and emergencies during and outside normal working hours

- Troubleshoot and maintain industrial electrical drive systems, automation systems, robotic systems, electronic controls, and microprocessor-based (PLC) systems

- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot communication LAN and serial data systems, emergency standby systems, and heating, ventilation, and climate control systems

- Perform fire life-safety testing and maintenance; calibrate instrumentation with specialized test equipment

- Complete time cards, work orders, preventive maintenance reports, and test-inspection reports; create as-built documentation

- May train, mentor, or check the work of apprentices and labourers

Qualifications

- Trade certification to journeyperson level as a Red Seal Electrician or Industrial Electrician

- Valid BC driver's licence; normal colour vision

- Minimum five years of related experience

- Working knowledge of industrial safety regulations, building codes, and trade maintenance practices

- Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, sketches, and maintenance manuals; strong computer skills

- Able to work independently, respond to emergency calls outside normal hours, and work various shifts including days, evenings, and weekends

- Asset: Registered Fire Protection Technician (RFPT) certification through ASTTBC, or technician certification through the Canadian Fire Alarm Association

Pay & benefits

- Annual salary approximately $89,844–$96,336

- Overtime paid at double time where applicable

- University pension: UBC contributes 9.4% of gross pensionable earnings

- Vacation starting at 3 weeks, growing to 6 weeks, plus 3 additional days off between Christmas and New Year

- Tuition waiver of up to 12 UBC undergraduate (or approved non-credit) course credits

- Access to UBC employee discounts and perks

How to apply

Submit your application through this posting.

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