About our Community

About the Opportunity

Interested?

Didsbury is a town of approximately 5,000 located 80
kilometres north of Calgary, approximately half-way
between Calgary and Red Deer and an hour’s drive to the
Rockies. Didsbury offers small community living with big city
amenities just a short drive away.

Didsbury is a family-focused community with four schools, a
hospital, public library, and robust recreational facilities,
including a two-surface arena, five-lane swimming pool,
four-sheet curling rink, ball diamonds, skate park and
numerous playgrounds and pathways. The top industries in
the community include agriculture, construction, real estate,
professional services, and transportation.

Reporting to the Manager of Public Works, this position will be
responsible for performing a variety of repairs, installation and
maintenance activities in support of water and wastewater
systems and performing related duties as assigned. Other
duties may include the maintenance and repair of water mains,
pumps, motors, main line valves, installation and testing of
water meters and monitoring of storage tanks; maintenance
and repair of sewer lines, pumps, lagoons and related
operating facilities.

The Utility Operator will also assist with other Public
Works-related functions such as street and walkways
maintenance and repair, parks maintenance, buildings and
grounds maintenance, snow removal,



traffic control signage,
and cleaning roadside ditches, culverts, and catch basins.

Hours: 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday with rotational stand-
by requirements that include evening, weekend and holidays.

Closing Date: Until a suitable candidate is found

If you are looking for a challenging prospect, you
are invited to submit a cover letter and resume
quoting Competition 2026-19 to:

Stefanie Halfyard, Manager of Human Resources
Town of Didsbury
Box 790, Didsbury, Alberta, T0M 0W0
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (phone hidden) | Fax: (phone hidden)

To learn more about the Town of Didsbury,
please visit us at www.didsbury.ca.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only
those selected for an interview will be contacted

COMPETITION 2026-19
Permanent, Full-Time

Utility Operator

WHAT THE TOWN OF DIDSBURY IS LOOKING
FOR IN A CANDIDATE:

Required

 Alberta Environment Water Distribution Level II
 Alberta Environment Wastewater Collection Level II
 Alberta Environment Wastewater Treatment Level I
 Minimum two years working experience in a public works,

construction or environmental services
 Emergency First Aid
 Class 5 Alberta driver’s licence
 Experience operating equipment

Desired

 Confined Space Entry
 WHMIS
 Ground Disturbance

📌 COMPETITION 2026-19 Permanent, Full-Time Utility Operator (Didsbury)
🏢 Town of Didsbury
📍 Didsbury