Maintenance Worker

Employment Status **Regular Full-Time**

Pay Range **$35.60 per hour (2024 rates) + comprehensive benefits package**

Closing Date **11/23/25**- **New Westminster, British Columbia**:

- **Number of Openings**: 2
**Hours per Week**: 40 hours per week.
**Employee Group**: CUPE, Local 387
**Location**: Engineering Operations Division: 901 First St
**Competition #**: 1159
**Additional Details**:

- As a central hub in the Metro Vancouver area, the City of New Westminster delivers a broad spectrum of urban services to over 85,000 residents. It is a city rich in history with a viable and thriving economy, a population representative of the diversity of the region, and is staffed by talented and dedicated employees who work together to achieve its strategic vision.- Reporting to the Superintendent, Water & Wastewater, you will perform manual maintenance, repair and installation work on the City’s waterworks system. As a Maintenance Worker, you will be responsible for: locating and repairing broken or leaking water services and mains; installing water services; performing maintenance on the water system such as valves, hydrants, meters etc.; constructing new mains; installing valves, sleeves and elbows; installing and repairing hydrants; cutting pipe; installing meter boxes; using tapping machines; advising contacts of water service disruption; responding independently to emergency and after hour calls, providing direction and guidance to labourers assigned to the work; and other related duties as required. As a member of the Water & Wastewater team, you may also have the opportunity to receive training in the City’s wastewater utility and provide support in the related maintenance, installation and repair work.

** If you have the following characteristics and qualifications, we want to hear from you**:

- Grade 12 graduation supplemented by considerable experience & knowledge in the maintenance of a municipal waterworks system, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Completion of BCWWA Water Distribution Level 1 is preferred.
- Considerable knowledge of and skill in the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the work.
- Considerable knowledge of the work site safety precautions and hazards applicable to the work.
- Effective leadership skills and the ability to delegate and oversee the work of labourers engaged in waterworks maintenance, installation and repair operations.
- Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to read and work from design plans, layouts and sketches, and prepare and maintain records related to the work.
- Ability to effectively perform tasks with mínimal supervision and to exercise good judgment and independence in the work performed.
- Effective conflict resolution skills.
- Exceptional customer service skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and other contacts.
- Ability to respond to after hours emergency calls.
- Must possess and maintain a valid BC Driver’s License.
- Must successfully pass and maintain a clear Police Information Check.-
- _This position participates in a compressed work week program, working an extra half hour per day, accumulating time for a paid day off._-
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We offer our employees great work-life balance, competitive salaries, comprehensive health, benefit and retirement plans (a percentage in lieu of benefits for auxiliary positions), education and training opportunities and challenging and rewarding work.**- _ To support a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community; women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversity of our workforce, are encouraged to express their interest._
- _ New Westminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halq'eméylem-speaking peoples. It is acknowledged by the City that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land._
- We are learning and building relationships with the people whose lands we are on._
- _ We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted._
- This position is only open to those legally entitled to work in Canada._

Employment Status **Regular Full-Time**

Pay Range **$35.60 per hour (2024 rates) + comprehensive benefits package**

Closing Date **11/23/25