Qualified Electrician (JIB Gold Card)

Preconstruction, VDC and safety teams support every project from bid to closeout. Self-perform crews of carpenters, ironworkers and laborers number in the thousands. Start time is 6:30 a.m., and crews work 10-hour days in summer.

Job summary:

Northern Construction is hiring a Qualified Electrician (JIB Gold Card) for commercial tenant improvement and new construction work around Auckland. This is an in-person role at our Auckland location.

Key responsibilities:

• Pull wire and cable, including MC, Romex and VFD cable.
• Set and dress panels, transformers and disconnects.
• Complete daily time sheets and job notes in the company app.
• Direct one or two apprentices and check their work.
• Bend and install EMT, rigid and PVC conduit up to 4 inches.
• Follow lockout/tagout and NFPA 70E practices around energized equipment.
• Keep the gang box, van and job site clean and organised.

What you need:

• 3-5 years of commercial or industrial electrical experience.
• Solid understanding of the current NEC.
• Basic math for conduit bends and load calcs.
• Can read and work from blueprints without hand-holding.
• Own hand tools appropriate to the trade.

Rate: $80,000 - $107,000 per year

What we offer:

• Health insurance.
• KiwiSaver contributions.
• Five weeks annual leave after the first year.
• Flexible hours.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Northern Construction.