Painter, Longitudinal Markings

Requisition ID: 22294
Department: Public Works Dept.
Service: Traffic Services
Branch: Traffic Operations Branch
Employment Type: Multiple Full-time Permanent; Multiple Full-time Temporary
Work Hours: 40.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
Salary Information: $58,988.80 - $69,022.72 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: 175 Loretta Street
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Labourer Jobs
Application Close: 21/05/2026

Successful applicants meeting the employer's qualification standard will be placed on an Eligibility List valid until December 31st, 2026.

JOB SUMMARY

Signs and Pavement Markings is responsible for managing the design, installation, modification, maintenance and removal of traffic signs, specialty signs, and pavement markings.

You are responsible for installing pavement markings on roadways and highways within the City of Ottawa, and maintaining tools and equipment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of Grade 12

Minimum of 7 months of experience working on a road painting crew that may include cone truck driver or paint machine operator

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Valid Ontario unrestricted DZ class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

KNOWLEDGE

• Ontario Traffic Manuals and Highway Traffic Act of Ontario
• WHMIS
• City of Ottawa standards and procedures (e.g. skip system operations) for installing pavement markings on city streets, roadways and highways
• City of Ottawa Traffic By-laws
• Operations of paint marking installation components (e.g. temperature, and high pressure gauges, hydraulic systems, computers, side cameras, etc.) of a specialized vehicle; and procedures and processes for maintaining and repairing paint marking components, including screens, vats, paint tubing and for mixing and handling chemical and toxic solutions
• Methods, techniques and standards for preparing work sites, including removing/erasing surface markings prior to the start of work
• Commercial Vehicle Operating Regulations (CVOR);
• Road and highways network and pavement marking system within the City of Ottawa; and
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Refined motor skills
• Ability to operate and calibrate hydraulic, computerized and high pressure gauges, and carry out routine/preventative maintenance on specialized equipment;
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot and solve technical and mechanical problems;
• Ability to understand work orders, road plans and drawings;
• Ability to follow instructions;
• Ability to communicate with tact;
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with work crews;
• Strong mental and visual ability/ focus
• Refined perception and reaction time while operating equipment and motorized vehicles
• Attention to detail;
• Team player;
• Dependable;
• Tactful and personable
• Ability to work night shift, as needed
• Good physical health and physically fit

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted DZ class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
• You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.