Advisor, Water and Wastewater Strategic Infrastructure Planning  Public Works - Water and Wastewater  Status: Three (3) Regular Full Time positions  Salary Range: $114,196 to $142,747 per annum (plus comprehensive benefits) Work Mode: Hybrid; 2 Onsite days per week *see below for more details about this work mode.  Location: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton  Hours of work: 35 Hours per week Who we are:  Peel is known as a leading water and wastewater service provider. We deliver exceptional service to our customers by ensuring the community is provided with a safe and dependable drinking water supply, wastewater is efficiently collected and properly treated, and both the environment and long-term financial management is considered into every decision we make. Join our diverse team and be part of our vision. Think big. Channel your creativity. Make a difference. At Peel Region, we can create lasting impact, together.   Are you passionate about strategic infrastructure planning and asset management and want to join an organization that manages 27 Billion worth of water and wastewater infrastructure and plans to build another 5 Billion worth of water and wastewater infrastructure in the next 20 years? These opportunities may be what you are looking for!   We are recruiting for three (3) positions supporting the following portfolios of work:  Water and Wastewater Asset Management Advisor (Strategic Asset Management in W&WW)  Linear State of Good Repair Planning (for Transmission, Sub-transmission watermains)  Vertical State of Good Repair Planning (for Facilities such as Water Pumping Stations, Reservoirs and Elevated Tanks, Wastewater Pumping Stations, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants and Production Wells) 

Assists to maintain and provides technical support for the Division’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, related technical information, databases, and networking hardware. Provides reports and adapts applications to meet divisional staff’s requirements (e.g., monitoring, reporting, water billing).  

 

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Wastewater Treatment Operator Primary Duties The Wastewater Treatment Operator operates and monitors all City owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities and pumping stations. They will maintain wastewater facilities in compliance with applicable regulations. Key Responsibilities: Monitor treatment plan and facility processes and record activities consistent with regulatory requirements. Complete Chain of Custody documentation and delivery of samples to lab for analysis. Identify non-compliances and report any spills or overflow events. Respond to alarms, troubleshoot and rectify issues as they arise. Evaluate trends and identify visual and audible abnormalities to determine process performance. Take appropriate corrective action to address incidents of non-compliance and deviations from design objectives. Identify and propose improvements to operational plans, procedures, workflow processes and infrastructure. Review internal and external facility testing results and determine treatment efficiency, identify potential process issues and administer the appropriate operational changes. Conduct routine maintenance checks on facility equipment and notify appropriate stakeholders of issues or required repairs. Comply with all health and safety requirements, maintain a safe work environment, report hazards and promote a culture of safety in the workplace.

Reporting to the Manager, Water Operations, the successful applicant will be directly responsible for the administration of staff, material, equipment and contractor resources utilized in the inspection, maintenance and construction of the potable water distribution system. The incumbent will plan and supervise the work of the Water Distribution area to ensure the work is completed accurately and efficiently while minimizing the inconvenience to customers. The duties include but are not limited to: maintaining the potable water distribution system; attending pre-construction meetings; monitoring training progress to ensure training requirements are met; monitoring work practices and adherence to safety procedures; providing ongoing onsite job instructions and recommendations; organizing and monitoring response to emergent issues; providing detailed reports on activities related to this role. The Supervisor, Water Distribution is assigned as Operator in Charge (OIC) over the assigned sub system in compliance with Ontario Regulation 128/04 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The successful applicant must also be able to substitute as the Overall Responsible Operator (ORO) on an “as needed” basis, have overall knowledge of the status of all potable water distribution system projects/jobs and respond to any questions from the Ministry of Environment office. The successful candidate may periodically be required to be on-call and will be required to work after hours when emergent issues arise

In the years since the Walkerton Inquiry first introduced source water protection requirements to Ontario, Toronto Water's source water protection responsibilities have steadily increased to a point that a dedicated position for Source Water Protection Advisor has been created. The Source Water Protection Advisor will be responsible for fulfilling Toronto Water's source protection commitments.