Heavy Equipment Mechanic​/Truck & Transport Mechanic

Position: Heavy Equipment Mechanic / Truck & Transport Mechanic
Location: Lake Louise

Heavy Equipment Mechanic / Truck & Transport Mechanic

Parks Canada - Highway Operations Unit

Closing date:
March 27, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Reference number
CAP
26J
- Selection process number
2026-CAP-HOU-EA-001 Location
Lake Louise-Yoho Operating Area (Lake Louise, AB)
Banff-Kootenay Operating Area (Radium Hot Springs, BC)
Employment tenure
Term Salary
$37.85 to $41.12 per hour - salary under review Level
GL-VHE-10 Who can apply
All persons who have legal status to work in Canada. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada:
Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.
Organization information
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About the position

Duties
A job that takes your breath away! Start your career with the Highway Operations Team today!

What’s in it for you?
• Work/life balance — 4 days on and 3 days off per week!

• Benefits – Extended medical, dental after 3 months. (for positions 6 months in duration or longer).

• Pension Plan

• Guaranteed full time hours.

• Opportunity to grow and apply to internal positions across the Public Service.

• The chance to live and work in some of the most iconic mountain environments.

Provides skilled mechanical maintenance, repair and modification of heavy and light vehicles and equipment in a Parks Canada Agency field unit or service center.
Work environment
Experience what it’s like to live and work with the mountains on your doorstep! The Highway Operation Unit spans all through the Mountain National Parks, including Jasper, Banff, Lake Louise/Yoho, Kootenay, and Mount Revelstoke & Glacier. Our employees play a critical role in keeping highways safe and maintained year round.

We offer an engaging work environment with opportunity for growth and advancement. Our diverse teams are made up of drivers, mechanics, welders, and supervisory roles. Become a part of our dynamic team today!
Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to fill one, 3-year term vacancy in Lake Louise, AB and one, full-time term position in Radium Hot Springs, BC.This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels, or linguistic profiles in same or other parts of the country.
Positions to be filled
2 Important messages
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing  your application, include contact information for 2 references. One reference needs to be a recent
* direct supervisor, and the second a past supervisor.
* Recent is defined as within the last 5 years.

Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Status security clearance

• Possession of a valid class 5 drivers license or equivalent

• Willingness to wear identifier clothing and personal protective equipment;

• Willingness to travel and/or work in a variety of weather conditions and terrain for extended periods of time;

• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays, provincial/territorial holidays and call back or standby duty;

• Candidates may be required to undergo and meet the requirements for a medical examination/pre-employment medical examinations and periodic medical checks.

Operational Requirements

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTSThis position requires the incumbent to:

• Conduct repetitive tasks;

• Make moderate
* to heavy
** physical efforts, including lifting supplies, tools and equipment and standing for prolonged periods.
* Moderate is defined as lifting 50 lbs maximum with frequent lifting/carrying up to 25 lbs.

** Heavy is defined as lifting 100 lbs maximum with frequent lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs.

Physical Effort:
The work requires working in awkward or confined positions in and under equipment with regular requirements to manipulate heavy objects such as tires,…