Environmental Technician
Top Benefits
About the role
##Sunshine Coast Regional District
##Environmental Technician
Competition #V1958
(Full-Time, Temporary) Closing Date: 4:30pm, Friday, April 10, 2026
The****Sunshine Coast A natural paradise blessed with mild winters, beautiful surroundings, and showcasing the best aspects of outdoor adventure, arts, and culture. Bordered by rugged mountains and blue ocean waters, situated on a peninsula (not an island) in the ancestral lands of the shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations, this is the Sunshine Coast. Whatever hobby or interest you might enjoy, we have it right here. Hike the trails, get out in a kayak, try golfing, swimming, fishing, cross-country skiing, attend festivals, visit museums, go whale-watching, or any of the other recreational activities that are right at our doorstep. Big city life is only a 40-minute ferry ride away. A preferred tourist destination, a great place to live and play, now is the time to consider making this amazing place your home.
Environmental Technician Position Overview The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is currently inviting applications for the temporary position of Environmental Technician to perform technical and administrative work related to the delivery of environmental services in Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management functions, operating within designated service areas to ensure that delivery of service meets the expectations of internal and external customers, and making the best use of available resources. Further details are included in the job description found atwww.scrd.ca/careers.
Compensation and Benefits **We have what is being called one of the best compensation and benefits packages that are****out there.**Immediately upon hire this position includes an additional $3.05 per hour cash-in-lieu of benefits, offers 6% vacation pay, and after 30 days of employment the wage rate will include an additional 5% in lieu of statutory holiday pay. After 90 days of employment, this position is eligible for up to five (5) paid sick days for previously scheduled work. Please note that current regular employees of the SCRD who post into temporary vacancies will retain full benefit coverage.
The Environmental Technician is a bargaining unit position with a wage rate of**$41.41 per hour (under review)**, working 35 hours per week, in a temporary capacity. Upon the return of the incumbent, this position will move from temporary full-time to casual and will have the opportunity to join the General Casual List.
How to Apply We welcome your application! Please send a current resume and a cover letter quoting the competition number viaemailby the closing date and time shown above.**In the subject line of the email please include your name and the competition number.**The SCRD is committed to equitable access to employment opportunities. We value a diverse workforce to best represent the communities we serve, and we thank all applicants in advance for your interest.
Contact:hr@scrd.caorwww.scrd.ca/careers
Education : Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience : Experience an asset
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About Sunshine Coast Regional District
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is the regional government serving the residents of the Sunshine Coast. Formed in 1967, the SCRD is one of 27 regional districts that were designed to establish a partnership between electoral areas and member municipalities within their boundaries. The municipalities and electoral areas in the SCRD are:
The District of Sechelt Town of Gibsons Sechelt Indian Government District Electoral Area A – Egmont/Pender Harbour Electoral Area B - Halfmoon Bay Electoral Area D - Roberts Creek Electoral Area E - Elphinstone Electoral Area F - West Howe Sound The purpose and roles of a regional district include:
Providing good government for the communities it serves. Providing services that the board considers as necessary or desirable for all or a part of its communities. Providing stewardship of public assets within its communities. Fostering the current and future economic, social and environmental well-being of member communities. Through the electoral area and municipal partnerships, the SCRD provides services that can be regional (supplied to the whole region), inter-municipal (supplied to two or more members within the region) or local (provided to electoral areas, or within a subset of an electoral area, within the region).
Get to Know the SCRD and watch this three minute video that answers the questions: What services does the SCRD provide? What don't they provide? What is the annual revenue and spending of the SCRD? And how can you get involved? Here is an infographic of how the SCRD works.
Detailed information on why Regional Districts were formed and how they function is available at A Primer on Regional Districts in British Columbia.
The SCRD is governed by the Local Government Act and Community Charter and is run by a Board of Directors. SCRD Board members also sit as members of the Regional Hospital District Board.
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Environmental Technician
Top Benefits
About the role
##Sunshine Coast Regional District
##Environmental Technician
Competition #V1958
(Full-Time, Temporary) Closing Date: 4:30pm, Friday, April 10, 2026
The****Sunshine Coast A natural paradise blessed with mild winters, beautiful surroundings, and showcasing the best aspects of outdoor adventure, arts, and culture. Bordered by rugged mountains and blue ocean waters, situated on a peninsula (not an island) in the ancestral lands of the shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations, this is the Sunshine Coast. Whatever hobby or interest you might enjoy, we have it right here. Hike the trails, get out in a kayak, try golfing, swimming, fishing, cross-country skiing, attend festivals, visit museums, go whale-watching, or any of the other recreational activities that are right at our doorstep. Big city life is only a 40-minute ferry ride away. A preferred tourist destination, a great place to live and play, now is the time to consider making this amazing place your home.
Environmental Technician Position Overview The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is currently inviting applications for the temporary position of Environmental Technician to perform technical and administrative work related to the delivery of environmental services in Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management functions, operating within designated service areas to ensure that delivery of service meets the expectations of internal and external customers, and making the best use of available resources. Further details are included in the job description found atwww.scrd.ca/careers.
Compensation and Benefits **We have what is being called one of the best compensation and benefits packages that are****out there.**Immediately upon hire this position includes an additional $3.05 per hour cash-in-lieu of benefits, offers 6% vacation pay, and after 30 days of employment the wage rate will include an additional 5% in lieu of statutory holiday pay. After 90 days of employment, this position is eligible for up to five (5) paid sick days for previously scheduled work. Please note that current regular employees of the SCRD who post into temporary vacancies will retain full benefit coverage.
The Environmental Technician is a bargaining unit position with a wage rate of**$41.41 per hour (under review)**, working 35 hours per week, in a temporary capacity. Upon the return of the incumbent, this position will move from temporary full-time to casual and will have the opportunity to join the General Casual List.
How to Apply We welcome your application! Please send a current resume and a cover letter quoting the competition number viaemailby the closing date and time shown above.**In the subject line of the email please include your name and the competition number.**The SCRD is committed to equitable access to employment opportunities. We value a diverse workforce to best represent the communities we serve, and we thank all applicants in advance for your interest.
Contact:hr@scrd.caorwww.scrd.ca/careers
Education : Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience : Experience an asset
Not the right fit? Search for Environmental Technician jobs in Sechelt, BC
About Sunshine Coast Regional District
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is the regional government serving the residents of the Sunshine Coast. Formed in 1967, the SCRD is one of 27 regional districts that were designed to establish a partnership between electoral areas and member municipalities within their boundaries. The municipalities and electoral areas in the SCRD are:
The District of Sechelt Town of Gibsons Sechelt Indian Government District Electoral Area A – Egmont/Pender Harbour Electoral Area B - Halfmoon Bay Electoral Area D - Roberts Creek Electoral Area E - Elphinstone Electoral Area F - West Howe Sound The purpose and roles of a regional district include:
Providing good government for the communities it serves. Providing services that the board considers as necessary or desirable for all or a part of its communities. Providing stewardship of public assets within its communities. Fostering the current and future economic, social and environmental well-being of member communities. Through the electoral area and municipal partnerships, the SCRD provides services that can be regional (supplied to the whole region), inter-municipal (supplied to two or more members within the region) or local (provided to electoral areas, or within a subset of an electoral area, within the region).
Get to Know the SCRD and watch this three minute video that answers the questions: What services does the SCRD provide? What don't they provide? What is the annual revenue and spending of the SCRD? And how can you get involved? Here is an infographic of how the SCRD works.
Detailed information on why Regional Districts were formed and how they function is available at A Primer on Regional Districts in British Columbia.
The SCRD is governed by the Local Government Act and Community Charter and is run by a Board of Directors. SCRD Board members also sit as members of the Regional Hospital District Board.