Job Description

The Municipality of Powassan is seeking candidates for the position of Public Works Assistant. Reporting to the Public Works Foreman, the successful applicant will be responsible for the maintenance of municipal infrastructure including roads, sidewalks, cemeteries, and recreational areas.

This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

Critical responsibilities for the role include:

Performing daily inspections and operating and maintaining heavy equipment, including, backhoes, trucks, trackless, graders, and loaders. Using equipment as directed to perform road maintenance duties such as plowing, sanding, hauling, culvert replacement, bridge maintenance, ditching, brushing, grading, and culvert thawing as required. Maintaining cemeteries through grass cutting, installation of foundations, digging graves, and ensuring gravestones are stable and safe. Performing routine maintenance on municipal equipment and updating logbooks with maintenance and repair details
A DZ licence is required. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma with three years related experience, with excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated interpersonal skills dealing with the public, staff, external groups and agencies and/or Council.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by email to Brayden Robinson, Treasurer/Director of Corporate Services, by Tuesday September 9, 2025. For more information on how to apply, or to review a detailed job description, please visit the municipal website: https://powassan.net/content/municipal-services/employment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $25.12-$31.40 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Dental care Extended health care
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-09-05