Engineering Jobs in Penticton, BC

Penticton is a vibrant innovative healthy waterfront City focused on sustainability community and economic opportunity. At the City of Penticton our goal is to serve our residents businesses and visitors through good governance partnership and the delivery of effective and community-focused services.

The City of Penticton has a 4-month (May-Sept 2026) opportunity for a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Co-op Student who is enrolled in a Water Engineering Technology program.

Reporting to the Water Quality Supervisor the Water Treatment Plant Co-op Student assists the Water Treatment Plant operations teams in performing operational and maintenance work. This involves performing operational and maintenance duties in order to maintain water quality that meets or exceeds all compliance criteria outlined in Citys Permit and Provincial and / or Canadian Drinking Water Legislation.

Key Responsibilities :

• Assist in the observation of gauges meters and control panels and advises the WTP operator accordingly.
• Assist in the operation of water treatment plant processes.
• Performs maintenance of water treatment plant processes.
• Perform laboratory tests and take water quality and beach samples as required.
• Other reasonable duties as required.

Required Knowledge Abilities & Skills :

Education Training & Experience :

At the City of Penticton we recognize that great talent and great ideas come from a variety of backgrounds. Tapping into the diversity of our community makes us all stronger and allows us to serve Penticton even better.

Thats why we welcome all applicants to consider joining our team. We encourage Indigenous persons people of colour all genders and expressions 2SLGBT2QIApersons living with disabilities and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace to apply.

So if your experience is close to what were looking for we would love a chance to talk about working with you. We welcome your cover letter and resume by December 23 2025 .

Position type :

Four months May-September (40 hours per week typically from Monday Friday including some evenings)

Wage :

$21.92 - $23.74 per hour (CUPE) / The rates of pay will vary according to the term identified by the institution.

Benefits :

Additional 15.5% in lieu of benefits vacation and statutory holidays

Comp # : 25-138

Key Skills

Cognos,ABAP,Civil Construction,E Learning,Agricultural,Application Engineering

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 21 - 23