Heavy Equipment - Finish Grade Excavator Operator

Employer: Harco Developments Inc.

Job Location: Based at 242144 112 St, De Winton AB, T0L 0X0, but required to work in various locations in the Calgary and surrounding areas (Airdrie, Crossfield, Chestermere, Okotoks, etc.)

Wage: $38.00 - $45.00 per hour (based on skills and experience, salary increases per company policy)

Benefits: Extended medical

Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal, Full-time, Monday to Friday, and every other Saturday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. (10.5 hours per day; hours may vary depending on weather).

Vacancies: 6

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: Excavators (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 23 kg/50 lbs), manual dexterity, attention to detail

Personal Suitability: Dependability, reliability, efficient interpersonal skills, organized, team player, strong communication skills

Duties:
- Reach finish grade (within +/- 5 centimetres)
- Operate heavy equipment throughout all stages of land development landscape projects:
o 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
o 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 placement
o 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 inspections on equipment
- Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
- Operate equipment with and without the use of GPS technology
- Communicate via radio with supervisors, other operators, truck drivers, labourers, etc.
- Interpret plans and read stakes, follow specifications
- Monitor safety conditions

How to apply:

By email: applications@harcodevelopments.com

Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.