Competition No: 2026-046

Duration: Regular Full Time

Salary: $34.63/hour (2024 Rates)

Schedule:

Special Notes: Normal for CUPE 23 Outside Division Collective Agreement

Last Updated: 2/6/26

This position works in the Signs and Markings organizational unit. This is traffic maintenance work involving unskilled and semi-skilled manual tasks. An employee of this class performs tasks assigned by a supervisor engaged in skilled traffic maintenance work which includes painting crosswalks, safety zones, and other road markings, as well as installing and replacing signs and mountings. An incumbent loads and unloads equipment and materials; fills paint containers or tanks; loads thermoplastic bricks into heater; sweeps street to prepare for painting; operates a water sprayer to cool thermoplastic when applied; sets out cones at crosswalks for protection around painting areas; gathers cones when paint is dry; observes and controls traffic flow and alerts the supervisor to hazards, if necessary. Digs holes for the installation of street signs and posts; breaks concrete and asphalt with steel bar or jackhammer; backfills holes with dirt or cement; removes and fastens signs. May operate a variety of City vehicles used in transporting equipment, parts, materials, supplies, tools and employees to job sites; loads and unloads material, supplies and equipment and maintains vehicle as required. Performs related work as required.

Qualifications include completion of Grade 12, plus some experience in related work. The ideal candidate will bring some knowledge of practices, methods, tools, materials and equipment used in traffic maintenance work. As well as having some knowledge of the standards governing the type and location of crosswalks, other related road markings and signs. Ability to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions as well as recognize the hazards involved in working amidst traffic and take necessary precautionary measures. Additionally, the candidate will have the skill in the use of hand brushes and other equipment used in the work. Other additional preferred certifications include WHMIS, Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Fall Protection and TCP. A Driver’s Licence for the Province of British Columbia is required.

Schedule: 40 hours weekly; Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM. (Shifts may range between Monday to Sunday 7 AM – 7 AM).

Please apply online by February 17, 2026.

Copies of relevant professional certificates, degrees, or tickets will be required at the time of the interview. Please contact People and Culture**at 604-294-7303**if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online at www.burnaby.ca/careers. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

We respectfully acknowledge that the City of Burnaby is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Peoples (Kwikwetlem). Each Nation has distinct histories and distinct traditional territories that fully or partially encompass the city. We encourage you to learn more about the Host Nations whose ancestors have occupied and used these lands, including parts of present-day Burnaby, for thousands of years. We are grateful to be on this territory as we dedicate ourselves to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects our vibrant community and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.