Heavy Equipment - Finish Grade Excavator Operator

**Location:** Based at 242144 112 St E, De Winton, AB, T0L0X0, *required to work in various locations in the Calgary and surrounding areas* *(Airdrie, Crossfield, Chestermere, Okotoks, etc)* **Schedule:** Seasonal, Full-Time Monday-Friday and every other Saturday 7:00am-6:00pm (10.5hrs per day) *hours may vary depending on weather* **Anticipated Start Date:** Early Spring 2027 *actual start date is weather dependent* **JOB REQUIREMENTS** **Language:** Basic English **Experience:** Minimum 3 years of relevant experience; must be able and willing to pass the company's practical test prior to hiring. **Area of Work/Industry:** Land development, Earthworks, Landscaping, Landscape Construction (parks, green spaces, sports fields, environmental reserves, retention ponds, irrigation, maintenance, civil earth moving, etc.) **Equipment Operated:** Excavator (primary), Dozers (often), Skid Steers (sometimes), Loaders (infrequent) **Worksite Environment:** Outdoor, wet, noisy, dusty, hot **Own Tools/Equipment:** Steel-toed safety boots **Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:** Fast-paced environment, physically demanding, some handling of heavy loads (up to 23kg/50lbs), manual dexterity, attention to detail **Personal Suitability:** Dependability, reliability, efficient, interpersonal skills, organized, team player, strong communication skills **DUTIES:** - Operate heavy equipment reaching finish grade (within +/-5cms) throughout all stages of land development landscape projects: **- Earthworks:** * Bulking materials in and out to shape and contour the land * Rough grading and fine grading subgrade materials * Coring boulevards, medians, traffic circles * Levelling sports fields, multi-use sites and future school sites * Grading slopes for storm retention ponds, environmental reserves and other natural sites * Prepping for pathways, future playground equipment , entry feature structures, site furniture and other hardscapes by achieving the correct grade and compaction * Fine grading to the final acceptable grade * Digging tree pits, augering fence post holes, preparing for seed and/or sod, creating shrub beds **- Landscape Construction:** * Placing and distributing final materials like rip rap, bark mulch, pea gravel, washed rock, crush, etc. (project dependent) * Operate heavy equipment to help landscape construction workers and labourers plant trees, lay sod, plant shrubs and ornamental grasses * Build beds or tree wells with bark mulch * Occasional site furniture placements **- Post-Construction:** * Tree removal and replacements * Material top up * Repairing damages such as large ruts or grade corrections due to settlement - Work alongside Operators, Drivers and Labourers through phases of landscape construction - Conduct extensive pre- and post- use inspection on equipment - Clean and lubricate equipment and refill fuel tanks - Operate equipment with and without the use of GPS technology - Communicate via