Highway Maintenance Leadhand

This posting is to fill permanent position.

Highways and Public Works - who we are

Employees at Highways and Public Works are responsible for ensuring safe and efficient public highways, airstrips, buildings, and information systems. Our collective vision is to make a difference in the lives of Yukoners. At all levels of our organization, we value leadership, innovation, teamwork, and keeping our people safe. Our priorities are to be client focused, to support our people, to build sustainably, and to advance reconciliation throughout Yukon.

This opportunity…

Reporting to the Road Foreperson, this position is responsible for operating various pieces of light and heavy equipment to maintain highways, recreational roads and airstrips to acceptable standards. Duties include assessing work to be performed, terrain, weather conditions and equipment needs; supervising and assigning work to a crew of employees to ensure maintenance activities are carried out safely, efficiently and within budget.

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Essential Qualifications (what we're looking for in your resume):

• Considerable experience operating a variety of heavy equipment (must include loader, grader, and truck) in extreme weather and snow conditions;
• Experience with highway maintenance and/or road construction;
• Experience leading, motivating, training and directing others;
• Public interaction/relations experience including working with various regulatory bodies and stakeholders;
• Experience with a variety of computer programs including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.

If you have these qualifications, ensure you clearly expand upon them (for each applicable employer) in your resume.

Candidates who have education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above will be equally considered.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability (what candidates will be assessed on):

• Safety and service orientated;
• Ability to deal effectively with stakeholders;
• Adaptable to change;
• Sound judgment;
• Ability to foster an environment which promotes respect, dependability and reliability;
• Effective communication skills;
• Self-motivated.
  

Conditions of Employment

• Must possess and maintain a valid Yukon Class 3 driver's licence with air endorsement
• Must possess and maintain a valid Yukon Class 1 driver's licence with air endorsement (must be obtained within 6 months of hire)
• YG competency on heavy equipment (grader, loader, dump truck or tractor trailer)
• Transportation Dangerous Goods Certificate (must be obtained within 6 months of hire)
  

Job Requirements

Travel, working in adverse weather conditions, mandatory use of personal protective equipment, steel toed work boots, adhering to the safety program and all applicable policies and procedures, shift work, and working outside of headquarters area for extended periods of time.

Additional Information

• Find out what we offer our employees
• See why Yukon government has been identified as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers since 2014
  

Questions?

If you have questions about this position, please contact Jonathan Rudolph, Northern Area Superintendent at Jonathan.Rudolph@yukon.ca

If you have questions about applying on a job with Yukon government or if you need an accommodation for this staffing process, please contact JC (Jennifer Collon), HR Consultant II at Jennifer.Collon@Yukon.ca