General Description
Reporting to the Director of Engineering & Operations, the Team Lead, Infrastructure Operations leads the day-to-day operation and maintenance of LTFN's infrastructure, facilities, and housing stock — on and off reserve. As a working team lead with a technical or engineering orientation, this role oversees housing tenant management and home maintenance, facility and grounds upkeep, roads and seasonal operations, solid-waste and recycling services, wood supply, and water and wastewater operations, ensuring safe, reliable, and regulatory-compliant service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Housing tenant management & maintenance
- Manage housing tenant relations and the regular operation and maintenance of homes on and off reserve — repairs, unit turnovers, and preventive maintenance.
- Respond to tenant service requests and coordinate housing maintenance scheduling.
Facilities, grounds & roads
- Maintain community facilities, lawns, and parking lots.
- Maintain roads and ditches and lead snow and ice management.
Waste, recycling & wood supply
- Operate and oversee solid-waste management and the recycling program.
- Coordinate the community wood-supply program.
Water & wastewater
- Oversee the operation, monitoring, and maintenance of water treatment and distribution and wastewater systems.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and public-health requirements, including sampling, reporting, and EOCP certification standards.
Crew leadership, assets & emergency response
- Supervise, schedule, and coordinate the operations and maintenance crew, including daily work planning and task assignment.
- Maintain asset-management and work-order data through the Nation's maintenance management system.
- Participate in an on-call rotation, lead the response to infrastructure emergencies, and integrate newly built assets received from the capital team.
Health, safety & reporting
- Create and enforce standard operating procedures and lead regular safety talks.
- Track and report operational performance to the Director (uptime, compliance, work-order completion).
Qualifications
Education & credentials
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC), or eligibility for registration, is considered an asset.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset.
- Water/wastewater operator certification through the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) or the ability to obtain it within a defined timeframe, or a demonstrated ability to lead EOCP-certified operators.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in infrastructure, public works, utilities, or housing operations and maintenance, including lead-hand or supervisory experience.
- Water and wastewater systems experience; housing maintenance or property operations an asset.
- Municipal or First Nation community civic operations experience are an asset.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
- Solid knowledge of operations and maintenance practices and equipment operation, and the ability to read plans and specifications.
- Familiarity with maintenance-management / work-order systems.
- Strong commitment to health and safety; sound judgment and problem-solving under pressure.
- Effective crew supervision, tenant/customer service, and clear communication.
Assets
- Experience working with or for First Nations communities.
- First aid, confined space, and traffic-control certifications.
- Class 3 driver's license, or willingness to obtain.
Working Conditions
- Combination of field-based work (physically active, outdoors in all weather) and some office/coordination time.
- Participation in an on call / emergency rotation.
- Valid BC driver's license required (Class 5; Class 3 an asset).
- OT eligible.
- Must have positive criminal record check including vulnerable sector
Benefits:
Lheidli T’enneh offers full benefit package after three (03) months which includes extended health, dental insurance, disability, life insurance. On top of salary and vacation pay, we also provide 18 days of paid elective days in a calendar year, two (02) weeks of paid additional vacation during Christmas, % matching pension plan, mileage allowance/use of company vehicle for work purposes etc.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
How to apply:
Submit resume with cover letter merged into one document, via email to the email address below.
Human Resources
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
1041 Whenun Road, Prince George, BC, V2K 5X8
Website: http://www.lheidli.ca
Email: [email protected]
Preference will be given to individuals with Lheidli T'enneh membership who meet the qualifications. No phone calls, please.
Pay: $85,000.00-$105,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
