Park Maintenance Workers

Job Information

Job Title:

Park Maintenance Workers - Fort Mc Murray

Job Requisition

Ministry:
Forestry and Parks

Location:

Fort McMurray District - Gregoire Lake Provincial Park

Full or Part-Time:
Full-Time

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Temporary – Wage, Seasonal

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
Open Until Suitable Candidates Found

Classification:
Maintenance Service Worker 1 and Maintenance Service Worker 2

Maintenance Service Worker 1 (MSW1) – Park Maintenance Worker 1:

$23.11 - $26.00 per hour

Maintenance Service Worker 2 (MSW2) – Park Maintenance Worker 2

$24.80 - $30.36 per hour

In addition to regular wages, regular Wage employees receive 11.6% in lieu of benefits and vacation leave:

• 5.6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays
• 6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay

In addition to the regular wages and the additional pay in lieu of benefits and vacation, regular wage employees are entitled to shift premium pay:

• $3.25 per hour for weekends and holidays
• $2.75 per hour for evenings

Wage employees may be entitled to the Fort McMurray Allowance of $478.18 bi-weekly.

Provincial Parks are essential to the quality of life that Albertans enjoy. They conserve our natural landscapes and wildlife habitat and offer a broad range of nature-based outdoor recreational opportunities. Alberta’s parks inspire people to discover, value, protect, and enjoy the natural world and the benefits it provides for current and future generations.

For more information about the Ministry of Forestry and Parks, visit  .

For more information on Park locations visit:  .

Fort McMurray District is a part of the North Region. One of the larger communities near Gregoire Lake is Fort McMurray and Anzac, Alberta. This district includes:

• Gregoire Lake Provincial Park
• Hangingstone Provincial Recreation Area
• Crow Lake Provincial Recreation Area
• Maqua Lake Provincial Recreation Area

If you enjoy working outside and are committed to caring for Alberta Park’s facilities and campgrounds, come join our Maintenance Team in the Fort McMurray District. We are looking for highly motivated, well-organized, responsible Maintenance Service Workers for the 2026 summer operating season.

Individuals will be part of a team accountable for providing regular maintenance and operational duties that support the day use areas, campgrounds, facilities and trail systems.

We are currently looking to hire Park Maintenance Workers for the following Provincial Parks in the Fort McMurray District:

• Gregoire Lake Provincial Park
• 1 Park Maintenance Worker 2 (MSW2)
• 1 Equipment Operator (MSW2)
• 9 Park Maintenance Workers 1 (MSW1)

• Lawn maintenance and minor repairs of facilities.
• Performing routine custodial and cleaning duties of park facilities.
• Responding to in-person requests for information on area amenities and park conditions, as needed.
• Performing routine and preventative maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment.
• Completing trail and signage projects.
• Reporting all maintenance concerns accordingly.
• Being familiar with and practicing all pertinent Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) policies, procedures and protocols as well as the Facility Emergency Response Plan and protocols.
• Completing administrative tasks such as timesheets, expense claims, commencement and termination paperwork, and online courses.

All positions will require you to work various shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays. You have the opportunity to work up to 40 hours per week and will be paid for the number of hours worked. You must have good physical stamina to be able to perform manual duties outdoors and in any weather conditions, rain or shine.

• Conducting trail maintenance projects.
• Maintaining roads and parking lot areas.
• Assisting with playground routine inspections and maintenance.
• Installing and removing docks, maintaining beaches.
• Operating heavy equipment such as loaders, graders, garbage trucks, etc.
• Operating chainsaws, brush saws and other higher risk…