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Irrigation

Technician - Full Time Permanent Welcome to Salmon Arm , a vibrant city where a combination of beauty and forward thinking attracts adventurers, entrepreneurs and families of all ages. We're looking for a skilled, safety-minded, and service-focused Irrigation Technician to join our Parks team in a full-time permanent capacity. This hands‑on role designs, installs, maintains, operates, starts up, and winterizes the City’s manual and automated underground irrigation systems, while helping keep parks, sports fields, boulevards, water parks, and landscaped areas healthy, efficient, and ready for public use.

This position plays an important role in supporting the care and operation of City parks and public spaces. Working within the Parks team, you will use your irrigation knowledge, technical judgment, equipment‑operating skills, and respectful communication style to maintain reliable irrigation systems, support water‑efficient operations, and minimize interruptions to public use of City facilities. If you have recent experience with automated underground irrigation systems, enjoy practical problem solving, and take pride in maintaining high‑quality outdoor spaces for the community, we’ll love to hear from you.

Program computerized irrigation systems, weather stations, and water park controls. Assess turf, trees, shrubs, flowers, soil, and moisture needs to support healthy growing conditions. Plan materials, equipment, contractor support,



and Public Works support for irrigation projects.

Provide on‑site directions to contractors, labourers, and Parks crew members. Support project estimates, site preparation, clean‑up, restoration, and repairs.

Operate

Parks equipment and assist with snow, ice, and other seasonal work as needed. Grade 12 graduation or equivalent. Formal training in irrigation system design and repair, or equivalent.

Experience with irrigation system design, installation, operation, maintenance, start‑up, and winterization. Valid BC Class 3 Driver's License with Air Endorsement, or ability to obtain it within 90 days. Knowledge of turf, parks, soil, flowers, shrubs, trees, and moisture needs.

Ability to operate light and heavy equipment and meet the physical demands of the work. Working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Low voltage certification, backflow prevention, WHMIS, and Level 1 First Aid.

Experience with computerized irrigation controls; Toro Sentinel experience is an asset. For more information, we encourage you to check out our full on the Careers page of our website . The rate for this union position is $37.46 per hour and in accordance with the CUPE Local 1908 Collective Agreement.

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to join the union and pay union dues via payroll deduction. Employer-paid extended health and dental coverage Overtime banking Employee and Family Assistance Program Opportunities to build irrigation and technical skills Team-based Parks and Public Works setting Work that supports community recreation and public spaces

📌 Irrigation Technician - Full Time Permanent (Salmon Arm)
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