Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection Operator

Highlights of the job

EPCOR’s Commercial Services group is hiring a Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection Operator [Full-Time Permanent] to join the Commercial Operations team working out of Chestermere location. This opportunity is open to internal and external candidates. Current EPCOR Employees, please ensure that you are using your “@epcor.com” email address.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has a natural interest in upholding safety standards and practices at work and is willing to promote the public health of Albertans – to join our team of skilled professionals with a passion for finding innovative ways to bring safe and clean water to homes and communities in the area. If you want to be part of an innovative company that is a growing industry leader in the area of water and wastewater treatment, this is an excellent role for you!

As a Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection Operator, you will report to the Site Manager and are accountable for the daily operations of the water and wastewater distribution, and collection (D&C) systems and laboratory testing while meeting all internal and external reporting requirements and quality standards. Additionally, you will perform assigned duties in compliance with the International Standard Organization (ISO) 14001 certified Environmental Management System that has been implemented at the Chestermere site.

What youеҳ be responsible for

• Maintaining, inspecting, and repairing water distribution and wastewater collection facilities and infrastructures.
• Servicing of infrastructure in wastewater collection systems, water distribution systems (i.e., water quality sampling, process monitoring, evaluation and control, residuals management, equipment isolation and shutdowns, cleaning, and QC / QA testing).
• Collecting samples and conducting lab analysis, meeting internal quality assurance / control desta (QA / QC) standards.
• Developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), completing daily work permits and safe work plans, and maintaining all required records such as operating and maintenance logs, chemical inventories, and repairing part inventories.
• Gathering and analyzing data for monthly regulatory and operational reporting.
• Upholding EPCOR Health Safety & Environment (HS&E) policy, ethics and compliance standards while ensuring EPCOR’s plant operations are in compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO Promotional 14001 safety and environment quality standards.
• Proactively anticipating and resolving potential process issues through the download and analysis of information from our SCADA system and lab data as well as completing data entry in LIMS and Microsoft applications (Hach WIMS, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Troubleshooting day-to-day operational issues to develop effective solutions and responding to customer inquiries and emergencies such as service interruptions andWorking leaks with tact and professionalism.
• Handling meter installs, investigations, replacements and meter reading when required.
• Managing external contractors; participating in internal and external compliance audits.

What’s required to be successful

Grade 12 diploma or equivalent is required.

2+ years of directly related experience in the water and / or wastewater field.

Must have a valid Alberta Class 5 Motor Vehicle Operator settles's License.

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