Trades - Steamfitter

Staff - Union

Job Category: CUPE 116 Job Profile

CUPE 116 Salaried - Trades 2 - Steamfitter

Job Title: Trades 2 - Steamfitter

Department: Mechanical Maintenance Trades | Mechanical | Building Operations | Facilities

Compensation Range: $6,774.00 - $7,226.00 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date: January 25, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date:
Ongoing

Steamfitter / Pipefitter (DAY SHIFT)

Salary: $81,288 - $86,712 (Annual Gross) | $41.69 - $44.47 per hour

Supplemental Pay Types:

• Salary premium for Gas Fitting Ticket (B) of $1.75 per hour
• Opportunity for OT at Double Time (bankable for additional time off)
• Evening/Weekend shift premiums when applicable

Schedule:

• Working nine day-shifts (6:37am to 3:30pm) over a two-week period
• Every second Friday or Monday off

Vacation Allotments:

• Year 1: 1.25 vacation days earned per month
• Year 2:
  Three weeks of vacation
• Year 5:
  Four weeks of vacation
• Year 8:
  Five weeks of vacation
• Year 14-18:
  One additional day of vacation earned per year
• Year 18:
  Six weeks of vacation
• Every year:
  Three additional vacation days between Christmas and New Years

University Pension Contributions: 9.4% of your gross pensionable earnings (basic salary). Read more here.

Eligibility for tuition credit tuition waiver in each 12-month period as follows:

• 12 credits of UBC undergraduate courses (transferable to your eligible dependent spouse or child); or UBC Extended Learning and approved Continuing Studies non-credit courses (the dollar equivalent of 12 undergraduate credits)

Other UBC perks for staff. Read more here.

On-site Staff Fitness Centre & Classes Available

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Steamfitters perform skilled steam fitting/pipe fitting work at the journeyperson level in the planning, layout, assembly, installation, maintenance, repair and renovation work of building steam and hot water heating systems, chilled water systems, high and low pressure steam lines and equipment throughout the University.

Steamfitters report to Manager, Thermal Utilities. Steamfitters work both independently as well as with other Steamfitters and associated tradespeople, both at the apprentice and journeyperson level. Steamfitters receive daily work assignments and directions from the Head Steamfitter as well as the Sub Head Steamfitter.

Duties required in the Steamfitting trade following recognized procedures and techniques for such work:

• Installing, maintaining, repairing and renovating building steam and hot water heating systems, chilled water systems and high and low pressure steam lines and equipment
• Handling asbestos or other hazardous insulation materials
• Repairing machinery and equipment through inspection tests
• Diagnosing defects in equipment
• Assembling parts, equipment, fittings and joining them by soldering, brazing, gluing, screwing, calking, bolting and other methods
• Working from oral and written instructions, work orders and drawings
• Responding to trouble calls and emergencies during normal working hours and after working hours in a safe efficient manner
• Working in correct and safe manner and following safe work practices
• Attending required schooling as per ITA BC schedule and ensuring work is carried out to achieve passing grades and performing other related tasks

Work is performed within prescribed and accepted trade standards, in accordance with job requirements and specifications and external regulatory requirements; inappropriate repair/maintenance decisions could delay resolution of problems and adversely affect users of equipment/system and possible safety of users and the general public.

Works under the general supervision of the Head and Sub Head Steamfitter as well as Journeymen. Steamfitters are…