Labourer I / Relief Labourer, Parks & Roads Services Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 51412)

Description

Have you ever looked at one of our beautiful parks or at a busy road and wondered how it's cared for? 
Join our Parks and Roads team! We're the ones who make our city look great and take pride in our work.

As a Labourer in Parks and Road Services, you will do different labour construction and landscaping jobs. You'll work with different-sized crews and help make our city better. Each day brings new tasks in different places, and you'll work various shifts in a variety of weather conditions. 

What's in store for you? Well, that depends on your assigned area, but in this role, get ready to:

• Perform light to medium shovel work, including digging holes
• Care for shrubs and flower beds (watering, planting, weeding, mulching, pruning, cutting and clearings)
• Load and unload materials
• Sports field turf care and maintenance, including mowing and line marking 
• Grind, patch, pour, spread and level concrete 
• Operate and perform minor maintenance of equipment 
• Operate light delivery vehicles to transport materials, supplies and pull trailers 
• Assist tradespeople in general building maintenance and construction 
• Maintain roadways including paving, crack sealing and manhole and pothole repairs 
• Sweep sidewalks and collect garbage in parks, playgrounds, streets and natural areas 
• Service and monitor amenities in parks, such as fire pits, washrooms and pavilions 
• Assist with urban forestry, including tree maintenance, tree planting, stump grinding and nursery operations
• Apply fertilizer and/or pesticides
• Assist in the maintenance and inspection of wooden sidewalks, steps, fences, guardrails, playspaces, chain link fences, retaining walls, bridge structures and foundations 
• Clean vacant encampments across Edmonton, remove chemical and bio-hazardous waste, needles, and large volumes of debris and refuse from encampments
• Other duties, as assigned