Employment Opportunities

Roughly 650 person years of trades work over five years

All union labour for the project will be hired through the Collective Agreement between the Columbia Hydro Constructors Ltd (CHC) and the Allied Hydro Council of British Columbia (AHC) which represents the affiliated unions. All workers on the Mica projects are required to stay at BC Hydro's Mica Creek camp.

The CHC hiring process for any position gives preference to workers who are residents of the Columbia River watershed. All jobs will be advertised at local union halls. Jobs may also be advertised at local employment centres and in newspapers as necessary. The best contact for job seekers is their local union or use the address below:

Columbia Hydro Constructors
Phone: 250 805 4300
Fax: 250 805 4340
Email

CHC will forward all resumes they receive to the appropriate union hall and to the appropriate contractors working on the Mica Projects.

What kind of jobs are in demand?

Construction of the Mica Projects is expected to require roughly 650 person years of trades work over four years. A person year is equivalent to 1,600 hours of work.

Some positions will require a Trade Qualification ticket. For these positions, individual workers will need either an Interprovincial Red Seal standard and/or the designated British Columbia Trade Qualification ticket to be considered.

For those positions not requiring a Trade Qualification ticket, candidates will be evaluated based on experience and qualifications. There will be also be opportunities for trades apprentices.

Labour needs will change as the project goes through the construction stages. In the first year of the project, Contractors are expected to hire the following.

Trade qualification ticketed workers:

• Carpenters
• Cement masons
• Ironworkers
• Electricians (temporary power)

Other workers:

• Labourers
• Drillers
• First Aid attendants
• Bus/van/truck drivers
• Overhead crane operators
• Clerical
• Inspectors