Utility Technician I
Top Benefits
About the role
Sunshine Coast Regional District Utility Technician I
**Competition #**V1898
Full Time, Regular
Closing Date: 4:30 pm, Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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.
Utility Technician I Position Overview
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is currently inviting applications for the position of Utility Technician I to ensure the efficient and continuous supply and treatment of potable water to the Sunshine Coast Regional District and the efficient and effective treatment of the sanitary sewer systems. This work is performed to ensure that service delivery meets the expectations of internal and external customers, in accordance with the appropriate regulatory and license requirements. Further details can be found in the job description found at www.scrd.ca/careers.
Compensation and Benefits
We have what is being called one of the best compensation and benefits packages that are out there. Are you currently working full-time in local government or in the public sector (4+ years)? If so, we thank you for your service, and we demonstrate our appreciation by enhancing your initial annual vacation entitlement, which starts at three weeks, upon hire. We look forward to discussing this further during the interview process.
Whatever your background, immediately upon hire, our comprehensive benefit package is yours! This means extended health and dental coverage, including paid eyewear and eye exams, orthotics, and up to $1250 annually for chiro, massage, acupuncture, physio, and more. In addition to three weeks of vacation, we offer 13 paid statutory holidays (after 30 days of employment), as well as paid family responsibility leave, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability leave, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, participation in the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP), and free confidential counselling services.
The Utility Technician I is a bargaining unit position with a wage rate of $40.30 per hour, working 37.5 hours per week.
How to Apply
We look forward to hearing from you! Please send a current resume and a cover letter quoting the competition number via email by 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.ca or www.scrd.ca/careers
Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years
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.
Utility Technician I
Top Benefits
About the role
Sunshine Coast Regional District Utility Technician I
**Competition #**V1898
Full Time, Regular
Closing Date: 4:30 pm, Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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.
Utility Technician I Position Overview
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is currently inviting applications for the position of Utility Technician I to ensure the efficient and continuous supply and treatment of potable water to the Sunshine Coast Regional District and the efficient and effective treatment of the sanitary sewer systems. This work is performed to ensure that service delivery meets the expectations of internal and external customers, in accordance with the appropriate regulatory and license requirements. Further details can be found in the job description found at www.scrd.ca/careers.
Compensation and Benefits
We have what is being called one of the best compensation and benefits packages that are out there. Are you currently working full-time in local government or in the public sector (4+ years)? If so, we thank you for your service, and we demonstrate our appreciation by enhancing your initial annual vacation entitlement, which starts at three weeks, upon hire. We look forward to discussing this further during the interview process.
Whatever your background, immediately upon hire, our comprehensive benefit package is yours! This means extended health and dental coverage, including paid eyewear and eye exams, orthotics, and up to $1250 annually for chiro, massage, acupuncture, physio, and more. In addition to three weeks of vacation, we offer 13 paid statutory holidays (after 30 days of employment), as well as paid family responsibility leave, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability leave, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, participation in the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP), and free confidential counselling services.
The Utility Technician I is a bargaining unit position with a wage rate of $40.30 per hour, working 37.5 hours per week.
How to Apply
We look forward to hearing from you! Please send a current resume and a cover letter quoting the competition number via email by 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.ca or www.scrd.ca/careers
Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years
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.