The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver

Labourer 3

Temporary Full-time

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.

The Infrastructure, Transportation & Parks Department requires a temporary full-time Labourer 3 to join the Urban Forestry team for approximately 15 months. In this position, you will assist the Urban Forestry team with the maintenance of the City’s urban forest, natural areas, and trails. Duties include invasive plant management, ecological restoration, trail clearing, tree planting and care, and a variety of urban forestry and heavy labour activities.

You will operate power and hand tools and assist with park and natural area work. You may also act as Lead Hand, supervising small crews and performing other related duties as required.

You will have experience performing outdoor maintenance work and safely operating the tools and equipment used in urban forestry and natural area maintenance. Experience operating chainsaws, brush cutters, chippers, and other landscape or forestry equipment is an asset.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong teamwork, leadership and public relations skills and be capable of performing heavy manual work outdoors in all weather conditions while following safe work practices and procedures.

A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence is required. Experience or training in urban forestry, ecological restoration, or natural areas management is an asset.

Salary:
$36.23 per hour
(2026 rates)

Hours of Work:
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday

If you are passionate about making the City of North Vancouver an even greater place to live, work and play, apply on-line through the Career Portal at www.cnv.org by Friday, June 5, 2026.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer—one that reflects the diversity of our community and values the unique contributions of each person. Guided by our core values and Council’s vision for an open and inclusive city, we work to create respectful, safe, and accessible workplaces. We regularly review and improve our hiring practices to help identify and remove barriers. Through ongoing learning, we continue to address any that remain.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you need an accommodation during the selection process, or are having trouble completing or submitting your application, please contact us at hr@cnv.org. We’re here to support your full participation.

Thank you for your interest in the City of North Vancouver.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵ wx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and Sə l̓ ílwə taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.

Posting: 2026-0063

May 25, 2026

Education : Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience : Experience an asset