Roads Labour Foreperson 2

About Red Deer 

Red Deer sits at the heart of Central Alberta along the QEII corridor, perfectly positioned between Calgary and Edmonton. With more than 100,000 residents and a regional reach of over 300,000, it’s a growing hub for business, services, and opportunity.

Here, big-city amenities meet small-city ease. Enjoy abundant parks and trails, vibrant arts and culture, excellent recreation and education, and a strong sense of community.

With easy access to lakes, outdoor adventures, and the mountains, plus a thriving economy and high quality of life, Red Deer is an inviting place to live, work, and grow.

About The City of Red Deer Municipal Government

The City of Red Deer is a dynamic municipal organization with a $480M operating budget, a $60M capital program, and a workforce of nearly 1,700 employees. It is focused on growing with purpose by attracting talented, community-minded people who want to make a difference.

Guided by the vision “Our City, One Voice,” Red Deer is building a thriving, inclusive, and connected community, with priorities centered on a vibrant economy, community wellbeing, and strong engagement.

At its core, the City values its people, embracing diverse perspectives and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and shared success.

The Opportunity

The Roads Labour Foreperson 2 coordinates and efficiently utilizes heavy equipment, personnel and materials to complete roads snow and ice control to schedules, required specifications and standards. Supervises crew members and ensures that all safety precautions are followed. Keep written or computer records of daily activities.

Top Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee road snow and ice maintenance.
• Lead and supervise work crews and contractors by assigning tasks, monitoring productivity, ensuring quality standards, and providing direction and training.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, identify workplace hazards, and maintain safe work practices and job sites.
• Coordinate equipment, materials, traffic control, and site preparation activities to support efficient project delivery.
• Inspect work and ensure projects meet specifications, standards, and timelines.
• Complete daily reports, track labour, equipment and material usage, and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Operate heavy equipment and perform field work as required.
• Coordinate and monitor the work of external contractors and act as a liaison with suppliers, City departments, and the public.
• Interpret plans, specifications, and maintenance standards.
• Escalate issues related to safety, costs, schedules, construction challenges, or personnel matters to the Supervisor.

As our preferred candidate, you will have

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Must have a minimum Level One Certified Public Works Supervisor designation from the Canadian Public Works Association - Alberta Chapter. Completion of Supervisory, Foremanship, Safety and First Aid courses
• 3.5 years’ experience in related construction and maintenance activities, or equivalent. Ability to provide knowledge of the types and capabilities of equipment, the use of manpower, the type and proper use of materials and standard methods and techniques of construction and maintenance. (The Roads Foreman requires specific experience in the construction, maintenance and repair of streets and lanes, etc.).
• Knowledge of basic surveying methods is desirable.
• Valid Alberta Class 3 Driver's License with a "Q" endorsement.
• Ability to operate or drive a variety of heavy equipment typically used in assigned activities and to use various machines and tools (e.g., water pumps, power tamper, chainsaws, level and measuring instruments).
• Ability to read and interpret specifications, etc. and to accurately complete various records and statistics of programs and projects.
• Ability to supervise, organize and coordinate personnel and equipment, to communicate clearly to crewmembers and to provide encouragement and discipline as required.
• Ability to work with considerable independence in supervising activities and in making efficient use of significant expenditures (e.g., $15 000 per shift).
• Ability to exercise care (e.g., when working near traffic, in ditches (up to 10 metres), near power lines and in areas which may contain potentially dangerous gases).
• Ability to prepare cost estimates for future and existing projects and to prepare anticipated future work lists.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using Microsoft Excel, Word and Access software. 

            Specific Demands of the Job

• Ability to work outside continuously in all types of weather and in conditions which may be particularly muddy, noisy and disagreeable (e.g., snowstorms, road excavations, creeks).
• Ability to exert occasional moderate physical effort (e.g., lifting manhole covers, climbing into ditches).
• Ability to respond courteously to public inquiries and complaints.
• Ability to be on call for emergencies (e.g., flooding, snow removal).

Affiliation:  

Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 417

Status:   

Term Full-time

Remuneration:  

$39.57 to $41.90 per hour 

Hours of Work:  

80 hours biweekly; Rotating shifts 24 hours, 7 days per week. Some overtime work may be required.

Additional Information: 

The term of this position is anticipated to be approximately 6 months.

The City of Red Deer does not permit the use of unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools  (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI) during interviews or any supervised or timed assessments.  Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.

We thank you for your application. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.