Published
10 July 2025
Expires
25 July 2025
Location
Oak Bay, Canada
Category
Default  
Job Type
Job Posting
Company Name
  • District of Oak Bay

Description

General Foreman

Regular Full-Time ($43.48/hour – 2024 Rates) Pay Grade 12

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, notably the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, the District of Oak Bay is committed to recognizing and celebrating their historic and ongoing connection to these lands.

 

The District of Oak Bay is a picturesque seaside community located within the Greater Victoria Region, with a population of +18,000. While offering all the amenities of a large metropolitan urban centre, Oak Bay has succeeded in maintaining all the peacefulness and charm of a small community. Residents enjoy an exceptional quality of life, with kilometers of spectacular ocean shoreline, brilliant beaches, parks and greenspace, quaint tree-lined streets and vibrant, boutique villages just beyond their doorsteps.

 

Are you a leader who thrives when building and maintaining essential community infrastructure? As a General Foreman in the Public Works department, you won't just supervise; you'll be at the forefront of critical projects, overseeing teams and shaping the vital systems that keep the District running smoothly. If you're ready to take on diverse and complex construction and maintenance challenges with considerable independence, we invite you to lead the way!

 

The General Foreman role involves supervising and directing, sometimes through a subordinate foreman, crews of skilled, semi-skilled and other workers and equipment operators, when required, who are engaged in construction and maintenance projects of varying complexity. The work is distinguished from that of Foreman and by the degree of involvement in the overall planning and coordination of all aspects of the project, by the delegation of responsibility through subordinates, by the broad range of construction work that may be assigned, and by the complexity of individual construction projects. A General Foreman is allowed considerable independence of judgement in dealing with non-routine situations that arise during their work but refers policy or engineering issues to a superior.  The work is subject to general supervision by Public Works and Engineering superiors.

 

Our ideal candidate has completed Grade 12 or equivalent, supplemented by related technical training or equivalent Public Works experience, along with experience directing the work of crews in a Public Works environment, and extensive experience with all facets of Public Works maintenance and construction. Additional requirements include an appropriate and valid BC Driver’s License, Water Distribution Level II Certification, and Wastewater Collection Level I Certification. This position is represented by CUPE Local 374.

 

In order to be considered for this position, a candidate must possess all the required qualifications. Internal candidates who do not have all required qualifications will only be considered if they are registered to write the exam before the anticipated start date for this position, and are asked to indicate on their cover letter when the exam will take place.

 

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a supportive and collaborative work environment, continued career and professional development opportunities, employee engagement events, work-life balance, and a staff membership to the weightroom, fitness classes, skating and pool. An employer of choice, the District of Oak Bay is committed to fostering a culture of empowerment, accountability, and teamwork.

 

If your qualifications and experience align with our needs, we want to hear from you! Please apply in confidence by 4:30 p.m. on July 24, 2025, with a resume and cover letter to:

 

oakbayjobs@oakbay.ca

 

A detailed job description can be found on our website at oakbay.ca/careers which outlines in greater detail the key accountabilities and required qualifications.

 

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. If you have been shortlisted and require accommodation throughout the hiring process, we would be pleased to discuss how to best accommodate your needs.

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