Excavator / Backhoe Operator - Underground Utilities

4 days ago


Lower Mainland, Canada Complete Utility Contractors Ltd Full time

**Excavator Operator - Underground Utilities (with Backhoe Experience)**

You know underground work — tight digs, live utilities, tricky grades, and no room for error. You understand that every bucket counts, and that good pipe work starts with a skilled operator who knows how to work with their crew. If that sounds like you, we’d like to meet you.

**What You’ll Be Doing**
- Operating excavators and backhoes on **underground utility projects** - storm, sanitary, and watermain installations
- Digging trenches safely around **existing utilities** and maintaining proper line and grade
- Working hand-in-hand with the **pipe layer and foreman** to keep production moving efficiently
- Preparing trenches with accurate depth and slope for bedding and pipe installation
- Backfilling and compacting to spec after inspections
- Maintaining your equipment and keeping your work area clean and safe

**What You Bring**
- Proven experience on **civil underground utility projects** (municipal or private)
- Skilled with both **excavators and backhoes** in deep trench, confined, and multi-utility environments
- Strong understanding of **grades, trench safety, and shoring systems**:

- Ability to **spot for utilities**, work safely around live lines, and support your crew when needed
- A calm, steady approach — even when the trench is tight or the day is long
- Reliable transportation
- **Valid BC Driver’s License with clean Driver’s Abstract is a must**

**What You’ll Get**
- **Competitive wages** based on experience and performance
- **Consistent work year-round** with overtime opportunities
- **Comprehensive benefits** after 6 months (premiums 100% paid by company)
- A **respectful, tight-knit crew** that values skill and teamwork
- Opportunity to **for growth**

If you’re an operator who knows underground — not just how to dig, but how to **build a system from the ground up** — we want you on our team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $35.00-$45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Application question(s):

- Do you currently reside in the lower mainland
- Our sites are located in Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Surrey, and Delta - are you able to commute to all of these areas
- We require someone with strong backhoe experience; how many seat hours do you have working on a backhoe
- What type of excavators have you operated and how many hours on each
- Explain your experience with underground utilities
- What are your wage expectations

Work Location: On the road


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