Traffic Control Technician - Highway Construction

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Posted: May 20, 2025
Job ID: R24538
Job Status: Full-Time

Description
Ledcor is now hiring an experienced Traffic Control Technician to work alongside our Highway Construction team on various projects throughout Alberta. You are a team player who ensures the well-being of others and lends a hand where needed.

Discover what it’s like to work with Ledcor by clicking the link below. Take the next step in your career by joining a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and safety, apply today to join the Highway Construction team on various project across Alberta.

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Essential Responsibilities:
• Ensuring that all safety procedures and protocols are followed
• Setting up closures with adequate signage, barricading and cones, lane markings
• Safely maintain and monitor all closures
• Removing and relocating traffic equipment as needed
• Performing flagging activities to safely direct vehicles, heavy equipment and foot traffic for the safety of road users and work crews in a construction environment
• Completing daily traffic inspections and reports
• Safely driving the buffer truck

Qualifications:
• Previous experience in traffic control in a busy, high-traffic environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, as part of a team, and multitask within time constraints
• Physically capable of standing for long durations, moving traffic equipment and working outdoors in various weather conditions
• Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license with a clean 3-year driver’s abstract

Work Conditions
• This is a field-based position from May to November 2025
• Flexibility to work on projects throughout Alberta is required
• Shift rotations involve 10–14-hour workdays, including nights and overtime
• A living-out allowance of $140 per day is provided
• Preference is given to candidates with an RV or trailer, as a camp area with hookups is provided

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Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

We are committed to the long-term success and wellbeing of our employees. Employees are provided with a comprehensive health and benefits package which includes extended health and dental, vision care, disability, and life insurance coverage as well as access to mental health and wellness resources through an employee family assistance program.

Employees also receive a competitive retirement package. These programs are administered through the Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable collective agreement.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

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