Labourer - Power Line Construction
- Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- You are a Laborer with 1-3+ years of experience in powerline utility construction.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
If you are safety driven, physically capable, experienced in power line construction, join our Utilities team in Saskatchewan today!
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Essential Responsibilities:
- Completes regular vehicle maintenance checks and associated paperwork
- Drives cube van or 3-ton dump truck with trailer in tow
- Keeps crew vehicles consistently clean and organized
- Works with crew members to perform the day’s tasks (excavating pits, rod, and rope conduits, placing underground cables in conduits, assisting in directional bore operations, removing and replacing concrete and asphalt, etc...)
- Operates equipment and lifts heavy items (up to 50 lbs.)
- Reads underground utility locates and ensures safe digging practices are always being adhered to
- Assists in restoring job sites back to their original state
- Maintains a healthy and safe work environment for the crew, the public, the customer, and Ledcor
Qualifications:
- Experience working in powerline utility construction, civil construction or landscaping is an asset
- Capable of reading underground telecommunication plans and work maps is an asset
- Experience operating and maintaining mini excavators, skid steers and backhoes
- Strong time management skills with the ability to attend to a broad range of activities
- Technically adept with a strong ability to learn quickly, analyze information, and problem solve
- Clean drivers abstract
Work Conditions:
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the position which involves sitting, standing, bending, lifting (up to 75 pounds), in confined spaces and in all types of weather conditions (rain, snow, heat etc.)
- Applicants that reside in Saskatchewan will be given preference due to the location of this project
- Some travel will be required to site and/or other office locations
Additional Information
Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.
Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.
Employment Equity
At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.
Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.
Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Perform general labor for power line utility construction, including excavation, conduit and cable work, directional boring support, and concrete or asphalt restoration. Maintain vehicles and equipment, follow utility locates and safe digging practices, help restore job sites, and support a safe work environment for the crew and public.
Requirements
The role seeks 1–3+ years of experience, with power line utility construction experience and civil construction or landscaping experience considered assets. Candidates should be physically capable of lifting and working in varied weather and confined spaces, have a clean driver's abstract, and ideally be able to operate construction equipment and read underground utility plans or work maps.
Skills
- Power Line Construction
- General Labor
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Driving Cube Vans and Dump Trucks
- Trailer Towing
- Excavation
- Underground Cable Installation
- Directional Boring Assistance
- Concrete and Asphalt Restoration
- Equipment Operation
- Reading Underground Utility Locates
- Reading Telecommunication Plans and Work Maps
- Safe Digging Practices
- Site Restoration
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Benefits Supporting Physical, Mental, and Financial Wellbeing
- Skills and Knowledge Development Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Construction
- Trades
- Energy
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Power Line Construction
- Utility Construction
- Civil Construction
- Landscaping
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Cube Van
- Three-Ton Dump Truck
- Trailer Towing
- Excavation
- Conduits
- Underground Cable
- Directional Boring
- Concrete Removal and Replacement
- Asphalt Removal and Replacement
- Mini Excavator
- Skid Steer
- Backhoe
- Underground Utility Locates
- Telecommunication Plans
- Work Maps
- Safe Digging
- Site Restoration
- Clean Driver's Abstract
- Worksite Safety
- Heavy Lifting
- Saskatchewan