Tourism Jobs & Summer Jobs

Title: "Eco" Builder and Maintenance person
Employer: Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort 

Location: 30 Buchanan Drive, Englishtown, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, B0C 1H0
Housing: Staff Rental Housing and access to the kitchen are available onsite. Apply from anywhere in Canada.

 
Work Term: 8-16 weeks, Spring-Fall 2026 or longer
Compensation: $17-18/hourly for 35 hours per week; more experienced trade people may be able to be placed as well; submit resume, etc we wlll contact with more details for the right person(s)

Job Role and Responsibilities:

• Essentially help construct and assemble new structures
• Which include geodesic domes, sleeping barrels and a cedar sauna
• Help maintain and move existing yurts and tent
• All of which requires some skills at carpentry, some plumbing and occasionally working with concrete
• Also some framing and finishing work for inside a new dome, a dome cafe and a tiny house
• Ability to safely use a tractor, chainsaw, woodsplitter  and stack wood is a plus since we heat yurts and domes with wood/

We have active solar projects with a goal of ⅓ power generated by solar and we use wood as heat source for much of the resort and also the Event Space

• Help to maintain existing structures

Skills:

• Attention to detail, including following plans, working as part of a team
• Skillful and safe use of tools, taking care of them, cleaning up the site, and returning tools!!
• Willing to do demanding but rewarding projects and learn alongside people very experienced or just learning some new skills
• Be willing to work in and adapt to a challenging rural environment; inventory sometimes is a challenge, while we in recent years have faced droughts, fires and covid but still going after 21 years!

 
Essential Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills and outgoing personality
• Participate in a fun and dynamic team environment
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure, do multiple tasks, prioritise tasks and take initiative
• Pay attention to detail and fully complete tasks
• Enjoy being in a rural area of Cape Breton

General information:

• The applicant must be a Permanent Resident, Citizen, International Student or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

 
Housing

Staff Rental Housing and access to the kitchen are available onsite.

To Apply:

Submit your cover letter, resume and references to: frontdesk@cabotshores.com, with Subject: Builder Position (GoodWork).

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