The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is the second largest employer in Whistler, after Whistler Blackcomb, providing programs, services, and infrastructure to Whistler’s 12,000 residents and 3 million annual visitors.
Employment Areas
The RMOW provides challenging and rewarding career opportunities in the following areas:
Finance Information Technology Legislative Services Bylaw Enforcement RCMP Fire Rescue Service Recreation Whistler Public Library Emergency Planning & Preparedness |
Engineering Services Roads Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant Central Services Transit Development Services Subdivision Energy Systems Emergency Planning |
Planning Services Building Services Strategic Alliances Parks & Trails Operations Landscape, Turf & Irrigation Building Maintenance Village Maintenance Village Host Village Events & Animation Facility Construction Management Cultural Planning & Development |
Communications Corporate, Economic and Environmental Services Human Resources |
Job Classifications
The RMOW provides non-union and union positions. The majority of positions are non-union. There are some departments with union positions. The following are types of job classifications
Non-union
- Casual: Allows for varied hours of work, which may be for short or extended period of time
- Term: Working a regular workweek (full-time) for a specific and defined period of time ranging from three months to one year
- Permanent (part-time, full-time and job-share): Employees who work year-round and work standard scheduled hours
- Volunteer: Unpaid positions in various departments offering valuable practical work experience
Union
- Regular full-time: Employees who have successfully completed the probationary period and are employed for an indefinite period of time in a full-time position
- Regular part-time: Employees who have successfully completed the probationary period and are employed for an indefinite period of time on a regular schedule of at least 20 hours or more each week, but less hours of work than a regular full-time employee
- Temporary: Employees who are employed for a definite and limited period of time on a full-time or part-time basis (which may be extended or shortened by circumstances, which could not be reasonably foreseen at the time of hiring)
- Auxiliary: Employees who are employed on an as-needed basis to augment or substitute for regular staff