Telecommunications

Work with your hands, work with your team and work outdoors. Work with us.

Telecontrol Technicians install, commission, maintain and calibrate all types of telecommunications systems, including two-way radio, microwave, telephony, teleprotection, datacom, fibre optics and remote monitoring/control of the power system.

Become a telecontrol technician

Get paid to learn!

This two-year fully paid apprenticeship includes formal classes and on-the-job training.
During your paid training, you'll be rotated to different work locations throughout Manitoba.
After you complete your training, and successfully pass testing and evaluation, you will receive a journeyperson’s certificate.
Apprentices make an hourly rate of $30.54 and $35.38. A journeyperson makes an hourly rate between $42.64 and $52.21.

Qualifications

All of these qualifications are required for the apprenticeship program.

You must:

have a diploma from an accredited electronic, computer or communications engineering technology program or equivalent certification as an engineering technologist with the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM)
have a valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s licence (intermediate or full) or equivalent
have accurate colour perception
have an aptitude for technical skills involving computer and electronic equipment
have a high degree of mechanical ability
be capable of interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams
have a strong aptitude for mathematics
be physically capable of performing all the duties of the position
be willing to relocate to various locations within Manitoba

Recruitment journey

We typically recruit annually in March, but recruitment dates are subject to change.

This recruitment normally takes approximately five–seven months.

Step 1

Apply online
Step 2

Aptitude testing

If selected, you will write standardized aptitude tests to assess how well your abilities match the requirements of the job.
Step 3

Skills assessment training orientation day

If selected for the next step, you will participate in a pre-employment skills assessment and trade orientation session to demonstrate your job-related skills. This component may include an interview. A current driver’s abstract must be provided at this time.
Step 4

Selection for hire
Step 5

Offers of employment
Step 6

Orientation

Current positions

View current job postings to check if the role is posted. If it is not posted, set up a job alert to be notified when the application period is open. Use the “Register now” button to set up your online registration (if you don’t have one already set up). Your online profile is not an application. Once you've registered, you must submit an application for the job during the recruitment period.

View instructions for creating a profile and setting up job alerts. Set up the job alert, select “trades” and “telecontrol” as your area of interest.

How to apply

Applications must include:

current resumé and cover letter
any post-secondary school transcripts

If you're selected, you'll write standardized aptitude tests to assess how well your abilities match the job’s requirements and participate in a panel interview. A current driver’s abstract must be provided at this time.

Note: Register on a desktop computer or laptop – the application will not work on your mobile device.

Apprenticeship program benefits

You won’t accumulate any student or trainee debt in this program. We pay you a bi-weekly salary during the two-year formal classes and on-the-job training. You’ll belong to a union and have a collective agreement.

Safety

Safety remains our top priority in everything we do.

You'll receive all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), including clothing, eyewear and hardhats and learn how to use and care for your PPE.

You will receive safety training and learn safe work procedures. Before each job, crews participate in job planning and tailboard meetings to discuss the best and safest way to do the work. You also have the right to refuse a task you believe to be unsafe.