Highway Patroller - Highway Maintenance, Glenevis

At Ledcor, our highway maintenance teams play a vital role in keeping roadways safe for the travelling public year-round. As a Road Patroller, you will be responsible for monitoring highway conditions, identifying and documenting deficiencies, responding to hazards, and supporting maintenance operations in accordance with contractual performance standards. This role combines independent field work, public safety, data collection, and hands-on maintenance activities.
If you are safety-focused, detail-oriented, and enjoy working outdoors in varying conditions, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled highway patrols and inspections in accordance with performance specifications and response requirements
• Monitor, assess, and report highway conditions, roadway hazards, and infrastructure deficiencies
• Identify, document, and track defects using electronic field applications, tablets, and reporting systems
• Respond promptly to incidents, emergency situations, and hazardous conditions that may impact the travelling public
• Complete required inspections of highway assets, including signage, roadway surfaces, lighting, guardrail systems, and other infrastructure
• Perform minor maintenance activities during patrols, including -debris and litter removal, sign straightening and minor repairs, hazard mitigation and cleanup
• Communicate maintenance priorities and defect information to supervisors and operations teams
• Assist maintenance crews with general highway maintenance duties
• Participate in emergency response operations as required
• Promote and maintain Ledcor's commitment to health, safety, and environmental stewardship

Qualifications

• Valid Class 5 Driver's License with a clean driving record.
• Strong understanding of highway infrastructure, including roadway surfaces, signage, guardrail systems, and related assets.
• Excellent observation skills and attention to detail.
• Experience using tablets, mobile devices, and electronic field-based reporting applications.
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in the field.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and time management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and road conditions.

Work Conditions

• Work is performed primarily outdoors in varying weather conditions throughout the year.
• Patrollers work assigned shifts based on operational requirements.
• Evening, night shift, weekend, and emergency response work may be required during weather events, emergencies, or changing operational demands.
• Travel throughout designated highway maintenance areas is required.

Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

We are committed to the long-term success and wellbeing of our employees. Employees are provided with a comprehensive health and benefits package which includes extended health and dental, vision care, disability, and life insurance coverage as well as access to mental health and wellness resources through an employee family assistance program.

Employees also receive a competitive retirement package.  These programs are administered through the Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable collective agreement.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.  

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.