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Asbestos Abatement Specialist

Employer

ServiceMaster Restore of Fort McMurray

Date Posted

May 14, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Fort McMurray, AB
  • Earnings $36.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 04, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

ServiceMaster Restore of Fort McMurray

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Institutional
  • Remote location
  • Residential
  • Rural area
  • Urban area

Tasks

  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Prepare tenders and quotations
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Supervise other workers
  • Clean and prepare surfaces
  • Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
  • Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
  • Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
  • Utilize laser alignment system
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Supervision

3-4 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Specialization or experience

Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Area of specialization

Asbestos abatement and removal

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Manual dexterity
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sound discrimination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Tight deadlines
  • Walking
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • On call
  • Day
  • Overtime available

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Asbestos Abatement Specialist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Lathers
METHODICAL

Interest in copying information to attach metal and gypsum lath to studs and furring using nails, screws, clips and wire ties

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets; may install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboards and laths

innovative

Interest in installing corner beads and wire mesh around beams for plastering

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