Underground Electrician

Timmins, ON · $140,000 – $165,000 · All travel expenses paid

High voltage. Live equipment. No shutdowns. No shortcuts.

Highvec Canada has been cleaning and monitoring high-voltage power distribution systems since 1990 — underground mine substations, smelters, refineries, steel plants, pulp and paper mills, OSB plants, across Canada and parts of the U.S.

We do work most electrical contractors won't touch: live-line insulator cleaning, cleaning metal-clad switchgear while it's still energized, condition monitoring on stations that can't be taken offline. We design and build much of our own equipment because nothing off the shelf does the job. Three decades in, we still have a clean safety record — not as a slogan, but because that's the only way this work gets done.

The role

You'll work directly alongside our Operations Manager on:

- Cleaning substations, switchgear, transformers, motors and insulators — surface and underground, much of it on live systems
- Condition monitoring on energized stations using infrared, ultraviolet and ultrasound to catch failures before they happen
- Pre- and post-cleaning inspections, plus the reports that go to the client's maintenance team
- Driving DZ-class vehicles to sites across Canada, including multi-week trips

Why this is worth your time Very few people in this country can do energized high-voltage cleaning. You'll be trained on the job in IR and UV thermography, live-line work practices, our blast media process, and the safety discipline that makes all of it possible.

If you're early in your electrical career,



this is the fastest route into a specialty that is in demand and thinly staffed. If you're already experienced underground, this is a place where your judgement on high voltage is actually used instead of overruled.

And the pay reflects it. This is not a role we're trying to fill cheaply.

What you need

- Underground certification or equivalent — Mining Modules / Common Core
- Valid G license - DZ would be an asset
- Home base in the Timmins area, or willingness to relocate here
- Real comfort working at height, in confined underground spaces, and doing heavy lifting
- Manual dexterity, valuable eyesight, hand-eye coordination, physical stamina
- Ability to read and interpret specifications and work orders
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong English communication, written and spoken
- Experience working in multicultural crews and on client sites
- Availability for extensive Canada-wide travel
- A safety-first mindset — you stop the job when something isn't right

What gives you an edge

- Electrical journeyman license
- Red Seal certification
- High- or medium-voltage switchgear experience
- IR/UV thermography or NDT training
- Underground mining or industrial plant experience

The honest parts

- There is no fixed schedule.



Work follows our contracts, so the pattern changes month to month — some stretches are heavy travel, others have you closer to home. If a predictable Monday-to-Friday routine is what you need, this isn't that job.
- Travel is genuine: Canada-wide, sometimes weeks at a time. Every expense is covered.
- It's physical work in hard environments — dust, moisture, heat, heights, confined spaces.
- Much of the work happens on live equipment. The training is thorough because the margin is small.

What we offer

- $145,000 – $165,000
- All travel expenses paid — hotels, meals and transportation
- On-the-job training in a specialty you cannot learn in a classroom
- Full benefit package and pension plan
- A small, experienced crew where your work is visible and your judgement matters

To apply Send your resume to [email protected] with "Underground Electrician" in the subject line. Tell us your licensing status, your underground certification, and where you're based.

Pay: $140,000.00-$165,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Application question(s):
- Willing to relocate to the Timmins area?

Experience:
- Underground Electrical : 5 years (required)

Language:
- English (required)

Licence/Certification:
- Electrician Licence (required)
- Red Seal (preferred)
- Class G Licence (required)
- Common Core (required)

Location:
- Timmins, ON (preferred)

Willingness to travel:
- 75% (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Underground Electrician (Timmins)
🏢 Highvec Canada
📍 Timmins