JOB POSTING - EXTERNAL

Position: Labourer V Date of Posting: October 26, 2026 Department: Operations Department Closing Date: November 9, 2026 Job Type: Full-time (40 hrs/week) Employment Type: UNION – CUPE Local 105 Work Location: In Person - Prince Rupert, BC 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 a full-time Labourer V to join our team in the Public Works Sector of the Operations Department. Reporting to Operations Management, the successful candidate will perform manual labour and operate all equipment for 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 Operator must be aware of the excavation techniques, hazards and job site traffic flows to minimize the risk of injury and property/equipment damage. 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; Class 3 BC driver’s Licence with Air Brake endorsement; A minimum of 2000 hours experience and proficient with all equipment in the Operator II classification as
- per the hours listed by the ITA Heavy Equipment Operator “Challenge Pathway” or Certification from a recognized Heavy Equipment Training Institution;
- 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:
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Must have a minimum of 4,000 hours of recent and relevant work experience pertaining to installing and repairing water distribution systems or sanitary and storm sewer collection systems or similar civil infrastructure and/or other relevant experience, such as plumbing, pipefitting;
2. Water Distribution Operator 1 EOCP certification;
3. Wastewater Collection Operator 1 EOCP certification;
4. Chlorine Handlers’ Certification;
5. California State University at Sacramento (CSU) Wastewater Collection System Operation & Maintenance Volume 1 and CSU Water Distribution System Operation & Maintenance Volume 1 (these are home study correspondence courses).

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

- WHMIS Certification
- Confined Space Certification
- Traffic Control Certification will be required
- Water Distribution Operator I – EOCP certification

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 WorkSafe BC Regulation, and to pass an annual full-face respirator fit test; This position is physically strenuous and demanding at times, which requires the employee to be in good physical condition; and, Heavy lifting, pulling and managing equipment/objects are part of the assigned tasks and must be able to handle weight up to 100 lbs and able to lift 40 lbs.

What you’ll do

- Able to follow protected work practices; Operate all heavy equipment in an organized, efficient, safe and proper

📌 Labourer V (Canada)
🏢 Prince Rupert
📍 Canada