Labourer IV

City of Prince Rupert

Department:
Operations Department

Job Type:
Full-time (40 hrs/week)

Work Location:
In Person - Prince Rupert, BC

Date of Posting:
July 31, 2026

Closing Date:
August 13, 2026

Employment Type:
Union – CUPE Local 105

Expected Start:
TBD

The City of Prince Rupert provides services to over 12,000 residents and hundreds of businesses and industries. Nestled against the stunning backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, Prince Rupert, BC, offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and a welcoming community spirit. As you embark on your professional journey in this coastal gem, you’ll find a workplace environment that mirrors the City’s picturesque landscapes – dynamic, invigorating, and full of potential.

The City of Prince Rupert respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Ts’msyen and Sm’algyax-speaking peoples. We offer gratitude to the people who have lived on these lands since time immemorial. We, the City, value the diversity of the people we serve and hire, and we encourage applicants from all walks of life.

We are committed to fostering a workplace where individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

The City of Prince Rupert is currently recruiting for up to two (2) full time Labourer IV’s to join our team in the Public Works Sector of the Operations Department. Reporting to Operations Management, the successful candidate will perform manual labour in all sections of Public Works. Included on the last page of this posting is an appendix of labouring duties.

This position will require the applicant to be able to perform duties in adverse working conditions, have specialized skills and without direct supervision. The successful candidate will be responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all aspects of the water/wastewater infrastructure along with installing and maintain civil infrastructure including concrete, asphalt, and other duties as assigned. This position is attendance sensitive and is required to work overtime and weekend on call as operationally necessary.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Required:

• Dogwood Diploma or GED;
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of recent and relevant experience (within the last 7 years) in the installation and construction of civil infrastructure namely asphalt, concrete and/or utilities. Experience working with relevant Trades (for example: Plumbers, Carpenters, Millwrights, Stonemasons and Pipe fitters) may be considered;
• Familiar with all parts and tools required to perform the work. You will be required to score 70% or better on the test;
• Shall be capable of understanding, reporting verbally and by written report in English and accept and comprehend verbal instructions; and,
• At least one of the five requirements listed below, which all will be required within two years:

Certifications Required (if not current, within 2 years):

• WHMIS Certification;
• Class 3 with Air Brake Endorsement Drivers Licence;
• Confined Space Certification;
• Traffic Control Certification will be required; and,
• Emergency First Aid Level 1.

Fitness Requirements:

• Must be able to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods in all weather condition;
• Physical ability to frequently stand and walk throughout the day and climb in and out of ditches and trenches while attending job sites;
• Must be clean-shaven to enable a respirator to be worn as per Work Safe BC Regulation, and to…