Position: Power Line Technician (Streetlighting) (click for full posting)
Employer: City of Brantford
Closing Date: April 28, 2022
Reporting to the Supervisor of Traffic Services, the Streetlight Linesman will work as part of a team responsible for the installation, repair and maintenance of the street lighting systems and subsystems.
Duties included but are not limited to are (more details in link above):
- Work safely with no electrical contact incidents or personal injuries
- Perform replacement, repair and maintenance on street light equipment, hardware, and infrastructure as required
- Maintain and repair electrical distribution, including conduits, cables, wires, circuit breakers, for street lighting
- Respond to street lighting malfunctions, performing diagnostics and troubleshooting to identify faults and make necessary repairs
- Maintain accurate records of daily activities and be fluent in the use of computers
- Occasionally erect and maintain steel, wood or concrete poles and guy wires
- Able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 75 pounds
- Oversee and inspect the work of contractors to ensure adherence to specification
- Operate an aerial truck work at a height of up to 15m meters
- Work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Respond to on-call duties when required