Parks and Trails Technician

(REGULAR, FULL-TIME)
 
The North Okanagan is an exceptional place to live, work and explore. With its diverse landscapes and extraordinary recreational opportunities, our residents enjoy a comfortable balance of work-life activities. With a regional population of 95,000, the Regional District of North Okanagan offers a wide range of services directly to residents and through partnerships with its six member municipalities.
 
We have an opening for the regular, full-time position of Parks and Trails Technician within our Strategic and Community Services Department. The successful candidate will have a diploma in horticulture, forestry or landscape construction and hold a valid BC driver’s license. The Regional District will support the successful candidate in their completion of any required certifications identified within the job description.
 
You are friendly and outgoing, with exceptional communication skills. You have excellent knowledge of risk assessment, inspection procedures, contract management, and project management. You are physically fit, able to work in adverse weather conditions and terrain, and have the skills to safely operate and maintain power tools and equipment.
 
Reporting to Manager, Parks and Recreation, the Parks and Trails Technician maintains and repairs the regional parks and trail systems directly and through service contracts to ensure a high standard and the safe use of the facilities and amenities by the public.
 
Come be part of a great team who takes pride in their work to enhance the very reasons the North Okanagan is such a great place to live, work and play. This is a regular, full-time position (35 hours/week) with a wage range of $33.42 to $38.40 per hour, depending upon experience and qualifications, as well as an extensive benefits package and generous compressed work schedule.
 
To apply, please visit our website at rdno.ca/careers and submit your resume, cover letter and any corresponding information in PDF format quoting Competition No. 23-16.
 
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2023.
 
We thank all interested applicants, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
No telephone or email enquiries please.

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