Department

Government of Yukon -> Yukon Housing Corporation - Capital Development and Maintenance

Location

Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 CA (Primary)

Job Type

Permanent

End Date

Full/Part Time

Full-time

Standard Hours Bi-weekly

75

Classification

OS10

Salary

$71,322.00 - $82,549.00

Union

YEU

Days Off

Other

Travel

75%

Admissibility

Open to all Candidates, Preference - Canadian Indigenous Ancestry, Preference - Yukon First Nations ancestry

This competition is open to all candidates who meet the above noted Admissibility. A hiring preference will apply for qualified candidates of Canadian Indigenous ancestry, with a priority for qualified Yukon First Nation candidates. This initiative is in support of Yukon government’s goal for a representative public service. For more information on the hiring preference visit www.yukon.ca/hiring-preference**.**

Job Summary and Requirements

This is a full-time perm position.

At YHC, respect is our foundation, we build solutions and we are committed to a sustainable future with the goal of meeting the housing needs of all Yukoners.

Are you interested in making a real difference in the lives of Yukoners that are most in need? As a Building Maintenance Worker, you will have the opportunity to provide service to our clients by maintaining and repairing the homes they live in.

For more information about this position, please contact Eric Gaucher, Manager, Building Maintenance at Eric.Gaucher@yukon.ca or 867-333-9988.

For more information regarding the recruitment process, please contact Jynessa Kaulback, Human Resource Consultant at Jynessa.Kaulback@yukon.ca or 867-332-0486.

Essential Qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume; ensure you use a month/year to month/year format and include the duties you performed in each of your positions.

• Journeyperson certification or working towards journeyperson certification in carpentry, plumbing or electrical trade
• Recent experience performing minor plumbing repairs and maintenance
• Recent carpentry experience maintaining, repairing and renovating single-family and multi-family residential buildings
• Experience managing a high volume of maintenance requests across multiple properties
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel

Candidates who have education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above will be equally considered.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability

Candidates should have and may be assessed on:

• Ability to use strong interpersonal skills to provide client service to a diverse and vulnerable client group

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize workload on a daily basis

Conditions of Employment

• Valid driver’s license

• Valid vulnerable sector security clearance

Job Requirements

• Must work after hour and weekend on-call shifts on a rotational basis

Eligibility List

12 months

Post Date

29 May 2026

Close Date

11 June 2026

Job Description

Building Maintenance Worker Job Description