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Experienced Civil Pipelayer – Underground Utilities & Deficiency Work

Location: Langford / Victoria, BCJob Type: Full-TimeStart: Immediate

We are seeking an experienced Civil Pipelayer to join our civil construction team for the completion of underground utility deficiencies and final site works on an active residential development in Langford.

This position is intended for an experienced civil construction professional who understands underground infrastructure and can work productively alongside a Civil Foreman and Excavator Operator with minimal supervision.

This is not an entry-level labourer position.

The successful candidate must have hands-on experience installing and repairing sanitary sewer, storm drainage and water systems, setting pipe accurately to line and grade, working around existing live utilities, and completing civil work through backfill, compaction and final paving preparation.

Responsibilities

- Install, repair and replace underground civil utilities including:
- Sanitary sewer
- Storm drainage
- Water services
- Service connections
- Cleanouts
- Catch basins
- Manholes
- Service boxes / Brooks boxes
- Install PVC, HDPE and other civil piping as required.
- Set pipe accurately to required line, grade and invert elevations.
- Set up and operate pipe lasers and grade lasers.
- Read and understand civil drawings, profiles, elevations and details.
- Review deficiency information with the Civil Foreman and locate required repairs in the field.
- Assist with exposing and identifying existing underground infrastructure.
- Work safely around live gas, water, sanitary, storm, hydro and telecommunications utilities.
- Direct and spot excavator operators during precision excavation around underground services.
- Communicate required trench depths, widths and elevations to the operator.
- Prepare pipe bedding and ensure proper support beneath installed utilities.
- Install fittings, couplers, bends, tees and service connections.
- Cut and connect existing pipe systems as required.
- Bench and install manholes and catch basins.
- Repair and adjust cleanouts and service boxes.
- Install bricks, lids, bolts and associated components for service boxes where required.
- Perform proper pipe-zone backfill.
- Direct and assist with compaction around underground infrastructure.
- Use compactors and other small civil equipment.
- Perform safe rigging for pipe, manholes, catch basins and other structures.
- Select appropriate slings, shackles and lifting equipment.
- Assist with flushing,



cleaning and preparing underground systems for inspection.
- Identify damaged infrastructure or conditions that do not match the drawings and immediately bring them to the Foreman’s attention.
- Assist with road and parking-area civil works.
- Complete final grading and preparation for base gravel and asphalt paving.
- Maintain an organized, safe and productive trench and work area.

Required Experience Applicants must have proven underground civil pipelaying experience.

You should have experience with:

- Sanitary sewer installation and repair.
- Storm drainage installation and repair.
- Water-service installation.
- PVC pipe installation.
- Setting pipe to precise line and grade.
- Pipe and grade lasers.
- Reading civil construction drawings.
- Understanding invert elevations.
- Service connections and cleanouts.
- Manholes and catch basins.
- Bedding and pipe-zone backfill.
- Compaction.
- Rigging civil pipe and structures.
- Working around existing underground utilities.
- Directing and spotting excavators.
- Civil deficiency and repair work.

Working Around Live Utilities A significant portion of this work involves existing infrastructure. Applicants must be comfortable working around and helping safely expose:
- Live gas lines
- Water services
- Sanitary systems
- Storm systems
- Hydro
- Telecommunications
- Other shallow utilities

You must understand that working around live infrastructure requires patience, communication and precision. Production is important, but protecting existing utilities and personnel takes priority.

What We Are Looking For

We want a pipelayer who understands the entire underground operation — not someone who simply waits in the trench for pipe.

You should be able to look at the drawings, understand what is being built or repaired, establish the required elevation, communicate with the excavator operator, prepare the trench, install the pipe and ensure the work is properly backfilled and compacted.

A strong candidate should be able to work with:

Civil drawings + deficiency information + a foreman + an excavator/operator

…and efficiently execute the work in the field.





You should be able to anticipate what the operator and crew need next and help keep production moving.

Qualifications

- Minimum 3+ years of underground civil pipelaying experience preferred.
- Solid sanitary, storm and water experience.
- Experience with existing utility repairs strongly preferred.
- Ability to read civil drawings and elevations.
- Experience using pipe and grade lasers.
- Knowledge of proper pipe bedding and compaction procedures.
- Experience safely working around live utilities.
- Knowledge of safe rigging procedures.
- Valid driver’s licence.
- Reliable transportation.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Safety-focused and dependable.
- Physically capable of performing demanding civil construction work.

Physical Requirements This is a hands-on construction position.

Applicants must be capable of:

- Working in and around excavations.
- Lifting and positioning pipe and fittings.
- Shovelling and grading bedding material.
- Operating compactors and small equipment.
- Climbing in and out of trenches safely.
- Working outdoors in changing weather conditions.
- Lifting approximately 50 lbs when required.

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is an experienced civil pipelayer who takes pride in clean, accurate underground work. You understand that a few millimetres of grade, proper bedding, a clean connection and correct compaction matter.

You communicate well with operators, think ahead, recognize problems before they become expensive deficiencies and take ownership of the quality of your work.

Application Questions

Please answer the following when applying:

- How many years of underground civil pipelaying experience do you have?
- What experience do you have with sanitary, storm and water systems?
- Are you experienced setting pipe using a pipe laser or grade laser?
- Can you independently read civil drawings, profiles and invert elevations?
- Do you have experience repairing existing underground services?
- Are you comfortable working immediately adjacent to live gas and other existing utilities?
- Do you have experience installing manholes and catch basins?
- Do you have experience rigging pipe and precast civil structures?
- Can you effectively direct and spot an excavator operator while installing pipe?
- Are you available to start immediately in Langford, BC?

Applicants without previous underground civil pipelaying experience will not be considered for this position. Pay: $38.00-$45.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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