Position Summary
The Construction Labourer supports roadwork, concrete, asphalt, excavation, utility restoration, telecommunications infrastructure, and general civil construction projects.
This is a hands-on position involving a variety of duties, including site preparation, excavation, gravel-base installation, compaction, concrete placement, asphalt preparation, grading, material handling, telecommunications infrastructure installation, and site restoration.
The successful candidate must be physically capable, dependable, safety-conscious, and willing to perform different duties as project requirements change. Work is completed outdoors in varying weather conditions and may involve extended hours during the construction season.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with road, sidewalk, curb, approach, parking lot, utility-cut restoration, telecommunications, and other civil construction projects.
- Prepare work areas by removing asphalt, concrete, soil, sod, gravel, and other materials.
- Assist with excavation, trenching, backfilling, rough grading, and final grading.
- Place, spread, level, and compact gravel, limestone, sand, and other base materials.
- Use plate compactors, jumping jacks, and other compaction equipment.
- Check elevations, grades, depths, slopes, and material thicknesses under the direction of a supervisor.
- Assist with the construction and repair of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, approaches, pads, and other concrete structures.
- Support asphalt crews by preparing base surfaces, cleaning work areas, applying tack coat, raking asphalt, compacting edges, and completing handwork.
- Assist with the installation of underground telecommunications infrastructure, including conduit, ducts, vaults, handholes, pull boxes, pedestals, and related components.
- Assist with fibre-to-the-home projects, including property access preparation, excavation, conduit installation, service-drop installation, vault and pedestal installation, backfilling, compaction, and final restoration.
- Assist with pulling, placing, and organizing telecommunications conduit, cables, ropes, and related materials under the direction of trained personnel.
- Complete hand excavation and daylighting around existing utilities and other sensitive infrastructure.
- Assist equipment operators by spotting, directing trucks, checking clearances, and maintaining safe separation from workers, equipment, utilities, and members of the public.
- Load, unload, move, and organize construction materials, tools, barricades, signs, telecommunications materials, and equipment.
- Operate hand and power tools such as shovels, rakes, picks, drills, saws, jackhammers, compactors, concrete vibrators, and cut-off saws when trained and authorized.
- Install and maintain temporary barricades, fencing, signage, cones, and other traffic-control devices.
- Keep work areas organized and remove debris, excess material, mud, and construction waste.
- Assist with surface restoration, including gravel, asphalt, concrete, topsoil, sod, seed, landscaping, and general property repairs.
- Complete daily tool and equipment inspections and report damaged equipment, unsafe conditions, utility conflicts, quality concerns, or other site issues.
- Follow project drawings, specifications, safe-work procedures, traffic-control requirements, utility-owner requirements, and supervisor instructions.
- Wear all required personal protective equipment and comply with company safety policies.
- Work cooperatively with supervisors, equipment operators, truck drivers, subcontractors, inspectors, clients, utility representatives, and other crew members.
- Perform additional construction-related duties as assigned based on project and operational requirements.
Qualifications and Skills
- Previous experience in roadwork, concrete, asphalt, excavation, landscaping, utility construction, or civil construction is an asset.
- Telecommunications construction experience is considered an asset, particularly experience with fibre-to-the-home projects, conduit installation, vaults, handholes, pedestals, service drops, and related underground infrastructure.
- Experience preparing, grading, and compacting gravel bases is considered an asset.
- Ability to safely use common construction hand tools, power tools, and small equipment.
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
- Basic knowledge of grades, elevations, measurements, and construction materials is an asset.
- Strong work ethic with reliable attendance and punctuality.
- Willingness to learn new tasks and work across different areas of civil and telecommunications construction.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a crew.
- Good judgment and situational awareness when working around moving equipment, traffic, open excavations, underground utilities, and members of the public.
- Valid driver’s licence and reliable transportation are considered mandatory.
- Construction safety training, first aid, traffic-control training, ground-disturbance training, or equipment certifications are considered assets.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull construction materials and equipment weighing up to approximately 50 pounds, with heavier items handled using assistance or mechanical equipment.
- Ability to repeatedly bend, kneel, crouch, shovel, rake, climb, and work from standing positions.
- Ability to work outdoors in heat, cold, rain, dust, mud, noise, and other construction-site conditions.
- Ability to work around heavy equipment, traffic, open excavations, uneven surfaces, concrete, asphalt, gravel, and construction materials.
- Ability to work extended hours, early mornings, evenings, weekends, or overtime when required during the construction season.
Work Expectations
Employees are expected to arrive on time and ready for work with all required personal protective equipment. Construction Labourers must follow safety requirements, communicate concerns promptly, take care of company tools and equipment, and maintain a professional attitude toward coworkers, clients, inspectors, utility representatives, and members of the public.
This position requires flexibility. Employees may be reassigned between roadwork, gravel-base preparation, concrete, asphalt, excavation, telecommunications, utility restoration, traffic control, landscaping, and general labour duties depending on operational and project requirements.
Pay: $19.00-$25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
