NWT Construction | Skilled Grader Operator

Colas Western Canada Inc.

📍 yellowknife, north slave region, Canada

Full-time Other-General Posted June 19, 2026

Job Description

135 Kam Lake Road, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R2 Telephone:

NWT Construction, a division of NPA, is one of Western Canada’s largest paving contractors, with over 700 employees helping us provide products and services throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories.

Summary

The Grader Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the self‑propelled motor grader. This position performs either rough or fine grade finishing, precisely spreading and mixing materials in order to dry and prepare roads, construct road surfaces to precise grade specifications, lay cold mix and/or shave and rip out old road surfaces.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate the grader and other heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
  • Perform daily maintenance and safety checks of equipment.
  • Precisely operate grader blade to windrow gravel to the center of the road.
  • Operate grader controls to ...