Lane Closure Technician

**Are you a hardworking and growth oriented individual looking to make a career switch?**

The Universal Group, recognized as one of Canada’s best-managed companies in 2023, has exciting opportunities in our Traffic Control team. As a Lane Closure Technician (LCT), you play an essential role in supporting the safety of your fellow roadworkers, crews and members of public on the road. You will work to provide Peace of Mind to multiple parties by safely and effectively controlling traffic.

**What you will be responsible for**:

- Safely setting up and tearing down worksites
- Protecting your team and clients with safety at the forefront all the time
- Directing other TCP’s on-site
- Filling out and signing off on pre-job paperwork, including FLRA’s and TMP’s
- Communicating clearly with drivers, crews on-site and fellow traffic control personnel
- Coming home safe to your family

**What you get from us**:

- A company pickup truck and gas card
- Priority access to prominent civil construction, resource procurement, hydro, and utilities projects that provide stable hours
- A highly experienced and knowledgeable Health & Safety department dedicated to your safety on site
- Excellent total compensation package and vacation pay paid out on every cheque
- Exclusive Corporate Discounts
- Medical and Dental benefit coverage after probationary period
- Opportunities for growth into higher level positions, including field, operations and health and safety positions.

**What we need from you**:

- Minimum 6 months of BC LCT experience.
- Current TCP certification recognized by WorkSafeBC or equivalent provincial regulator
- Drivers License with a clean driving record
- Possession of and ability to use a smartphone with a data plan
- Available to work Monday-Friday for different shift times
- Comfortable with the physical demands of the LCT role, including but not limited to:

- Lifting up to 30 lbs
- Standing for long periods of time uninterrupted
- Working outdoors in all weather conditions
- The ability to navigate a mobile dispatch app

**Where/When you will be working**:

- Dispatchable region across Vancouver Island
- Available 5 weekdays (Mon-Fri)
- Occasional weekend work available
- Working outdoors in all elements and weather

The recruitment process for this role typically lasts 1 week and includes a phone screen, behavioural assessment and an in-person interview.

**Why Universal Group?**

The Universal Group is driven by our purpose to provide Peace of Mind to both our clients and team members. Our people embrace our core values of being ‘Passionate, Authentic, and Driven’ in everything we do and in every decision we make every day. They are the fabric of who we are and, without question, the reason for our success and continued growth.

The safety of our team members and the public drives us daily.

The Universal Group is an industry leader in traffic control services, traffic management planning, traffic equipment supply, landscaping, temporary labour and occupational health and safety training. We are a one-stop shop, as our full suite of services ensures that we can manage projects from conception to completion.

For more information about the company, please visit our Indeed Profile

**Our Commitment to Diversity**

The Universal Group is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.

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