MAINTENANCE
WORKER – UTILITIES
Regular Full-Time – Up to 6 Positions
About Us
One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningful
career opportunities to make a difference within the local community. As
the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Our
diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through
innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and
state-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing our
resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant,
growing regional urban centre. We
envision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you!
About You / What We
Are Looking For
We are currently looking to recruit up to four regular full-time
Maintenance Worker Utilities in our Water section, one regular full-time
Maintenance Worker Utilities in our Sewer Drainage section, and one regular
full-time Maintenance Worker Utilities in our Capital Construction section of
the Public Works Division. As a
Maintenance Worker Utilities, you will be performing skilled manual work
repairing, maintaining, and constructing waterworks, sewer and drainage
infrastructure. You will also ensure City fire hydrants and pumps are operating efficiently in
addition to repairing or replacing mains, services, valves, and pressure
reducing valves. You will also operate relevant equipment such as hand held tools such as cut off saws, road
saws, jumping jack, and power broom, snow plows and heavy equipment up to and
including tandem axle dump trucks.
Minimum
Qualifications
- Have completed at least Grade 12 education.
- Have considerable related work experience
in water or sewer/drainage systems.
- Have completed relevant post-secondary
courses in Public Works.
- Possess sound knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, materials,
tools and equipment used in
water
or sewer/drainage systems infrastructure maintenance.
- You will also have the ability to recognize
and apply safe work procedures.
- This position
will require you to work as part of a team and to demonstrate excellent customer service skills with members
of the public and co-workers
- You will be required to hold a valid Class 3 BC Driver’s License with
air brake endorsement by the end of the probation/trial period.
Preferred Qualifications
- EOCP Certified Water Distribution 1 or Waste Water
Collection 1
What We Offer:
This CUPE position has
an hourly rate of $38.45. The rate of
pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications, knowledge,
experience and skills. Additionally,
there is an opportunity to participate in an earned day off program. The City
offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including the
ability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan.
You will have the chance to
join a rapidly growing and diverse team dedicated to supporting the local
community, and be able to engage in variety of learning and development
opportunities.
Accessibility / Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Coquitlam
is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards enhancing
equitable practices in our recruitment and retention processes. As an
organization we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment to
support our growing and diverse work force. To learn more about what equity,
diversity, and inclusion means, and the City’s efforts in support of these
principles, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.
If at any time during the application or recruitment process you require
additional assistance or an accommodation, please contact our team for
confidential support. Staff can also provide in-person support if required.
Applicants under consideration may be required to undergo and submit an
acceptable police information check.
Good people make Coquitlam great, sign up for career alerts through our
recruitment portal to stay up to date about opportunities within our team, or
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how #YouCouldWorkHere too!
Please apply online at www.coquitlam.ca/careers by 11:55 pm on October 8, 2026.
We thank all
applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview
will be contacted.